Tag: Family

This situation is quite common and can be a psychological problem. Giving birth is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful moments for most women. Having the ability to bring a new life into the world after spending nine months sheltering it inside is something that fills every mother who wishes to be one

These ways of emotionally bonding with others define part of our personality. Affection, friendship, love … are concepts linked to the fact of manifesting an emotional bond with another person, which is relevant to us and to which we feel united. It is a type of affective relationship of great importance for us and that

What is attachment and why is it so important for children to grow up happy? The theory of attachment is a theory that was born a century ago, namely in 1907, to explain individual differences (also called attachment styles ) about how people think, feel and behave in interpersonal relationships.  The concept of “attachment” refers

During pregnancy, some pre-mothers may feel deeply sad. Pregnancy is a period marked by illusions, but also by suffering. Some mothers experience, shortly before or after childbirth, what is known as perinatal depression (PND). This form of depression, which can be especially tragic for both her and her child, is a peculiar manifestation that requires

The classic “slap” is not a good method to educate. The physical punishment has been for many years a standard type of punishment. Until relatively recently, spanking was common practice in most families with young children; even today it is easy to hear statements like “a slap on time never hurts.” Fortunately, in recent years

A curious experiment with monkeys that gives us an explanation for a psychological phenomenon. When talking about psychology, many people may think  of personality traits ,  mental disorders, or  cognitive biases. In short, elements that we can relate to a single person: each one has their level of intelligence, the presence or absence of a

Tips to minimize the chances that a young person will develop anorexia. Anorexia has become a veritable epidemic in recent decades. Eating disorders are among the leading causes of death at an early age and are one of the most common chronic diseases in adolescence. The body dysmorphia associated with this disorder causes patients to

These processes are usually very demanding on a psychological and emotional level. Infertility, in all its variables, is an increasingly widespread problem, mainly due to the increasing age at which we consider becoming parents, although it can be due to multiple factors and, on many occasions, there is not even an explanation for why the

Are we demanding too much of our little ones? Parents who direct their children to a huge amount of school activities, hours dedicated to homework that are swallowed in the middle of the afternoon, the need to make their children stand out in any of the hobbies we push them into … Childhood has its

The psychologist Patricia Sánchez Merino tells us about the PAPMI® Program and its benefits. As much as babies do not speak and are not able to think from concepts as complex as those handled by adults, it is clear that their mental world is very complex and dynamic. In fact, in many ways paying attention