This is the website for Dr Shelagh Wright Systemic and Family Psychotherapist
| EARLY INTERVENTION OR TODDLER TAMING | |
Recently (2006) Mr Blair has insisted that the Government must intervene early to prevent children from ‘going off the rails'. This ‘early intervention' idea has received a lot of positive media coverage with shows like ‘house of tiny tearaways' and ‘super nanny' clearly recognising what health care professionals working with children and adolescents have known for some time, that behavioural issues with adolescents start in toddler hood.
The practical way to enlist this ‘early intervention' for families with young children is to seek professional help with a systemically trained psychotherapist or family therapist. Contrary to popular opinion ‘family therapy' is not for families who are or have failed or for parents who are unable to parent their children; it is however for parents who would like some help and support in how to manage all the unexpected and expected trials that children present to their parents on a regular basis. Often change can be achieved in as little as 2-4 sessions.
Any parent knows only too well how hard it can be to manage day-to-day life with one or more little ones demanding attention; there are many differing theories about what a good parent does with regard to managing a child's behaviour. What there is not is a foolproof method that works for everyone.
We can now offer a service to parents that can address this issue. Dr Shelagh Wright, systemic psychotherapist, can meet with parents for an initial assessment and offer guidance on how to manage the specific difficulties that parents may be facing with their child. This guidance will be tailor made to deal with the specifics rather than a general ‘rule of thumb' that a parent may reading a book or see on television.
I hope that you find what you are looking for but if for some reason you don't then please contact me and I will be happy to help. I aim to respond to all inquiries within 1 working day of receiving them.
Contact me: info@drshelagh.com