Vancouver Counselling & Therapy: The Wishing Wells Counselling Service

We provide children, individual, couples and family counselling service in the Oakridge area in Vancouver, BC.

Articles about Children & Parenting


Motivating & Helping Your Child Succeed

By Pablee Wong, MC, RCC, RMFT, RPT-S

Every parent wants their children to succeed.  It is very common these days to see moms and dads taking their children, toddlers or even infants to various play groups or classes. It is the parents hope that by attending these classes, their children will be smarter, happier and more social able.

Vancouver is a multi-cultural city. More often you will see children of mixed racial backgrounds.  How can parents help their children to learn in this diverse culture or technology advanced generation? What will be the best way for your child to learn? What are the “tips” for helping them to succeed?
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Dealing With Your Child’s Acting Out or Challenging Behaviors

By Pablee Wong, MC, RCC, RMFT, RPT-S

Parenting is a life long commitment. At times parents may feel rewarded, proud and joyful in this parenting journey. At other times parents may feel discouraged, frustrated and exhausted. It is especially difficult to enjoy parenthood when we feel defeated, rejected or need to deal with our children’s challenging behaviors.

Having an understanding of normal childhood development stages can be helpful in releasing your stress and adjusting your expectations. For instance, it can be fairly normal for a child of 2 years old to be challenging and “defiant” – the time of the “Terrible Twos.” Being prepared and knowledgeable about childhood development can help parents to be prepared, equipped and to cope with unexpected challenges.
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Media Interviews & Articles 媒體訪談及文章

The following links lead to PDF articles of press interviews with some of our therapists on select topics. To view these documents you may need to download Adobe Reader.
下面的中文專題文章是一些記者採訪我們有關於輔導治療的主題。
要查看這些文件,您可能需要下載PDF格式條款 Adobe Reader.


9大秘訣讓愛情保鮮 - 9 Tips for building healthy relationships
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - Ming Pao Daily News | D1
2009 年 2 月 10 日 星期二 - 明報 | 醫健

玩的力量 - The Power of Play (上)
Sunday, June 7, 2009 - Ming Pao Daily News | D1
2009 年 6 月 7 日 星期日 - 明報 | 生活派

玩的力量 - The Power of Play (下)
Sunday, June 14, 2009 - Ming Pao Daily News | D1
2009 年 6 月 14 日 星期日 - 明報 | 生活派

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