General

As revealed in the Youth Epidemiology and Resilience study (YEAR) by NUHS, adolescents in Singapore tend to experience an increasing volume of stress and anxiety as they grow older due to academic expectations and other circumstances. To keep these mental health symptoms at bay, resilience serves as a buffer to help protect their well-being. The study especially emphasised the significance of good parenting in building resilience and maintaining children’s mental health.

Screen time is defined as the time spent on various electronic devices (such as computers, tablets, smartphones, or watching TV or video or hand-held computer games) (HealthHub SG, 2022). While it is tempting for parents to resort to electronic devices to provide convenience and entertainment for their children, excessive screen time can hinder crucial aspects of a child’s development.

Bullying is a very huge concern for parents and schools. According to research, 1 out of 4 students have been bullied before, and about 12 per cent have experienced cyberbullying (Khong et al., 2018).

Imagine yourself learning to drive a car in a car racing arcade machine. After you earn a high score, you are immediately given a driver’s license and put on the road and in a real car. How do you think you will do? Fortunately, you and I know that that’s not how we are going to get our driver’s license. But are you aware that that’s how therapy in a clinical setting can sometimes feel like?