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Childhood

Welcome to the childhood archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about childhood or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

How Horses Helped Me To Be Free Of Feeling Unwanted

A photo of Grace Olson posing with the book she wrote on how horses saved their life, while standing in a field to represent the topic of this unwanted life story - How Horses Helped Me To Be Free Of Feeling Unwanted

Welcome to the unwanted life story of Grace Olson – an author, therapist, and animal lover – who shared their story of how horses saved them

An Unwanted Life Story: A Eulogy For My Socially Distant Father

A photo of Scott, his wife, and his two daughters to present the content of his story - An Unwanted Life Story: A Eulogy For My Socially Distant Father

Welcome to the seventh Unwanted Life story, where Scott Beller from the Daddying blog talks about their relationship with their father

How To Handle Toxic Family Members

8 June 202420 April 2022 by Unwanted Life
A white women in white wearing a gas mask to represent the topic of the article - How To Handle Toxic Family Members

Reading Time: 11 minutesToxic family members can really do a number on us during our childhood and even in our adulthood. But it’s never too late to decide to do something about it

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Childhood, Family, Racism, Relationships, What is...49 Comments

How To Teach Children About Mental Health

9 June 20243 November 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a little black girl and a little east Asian girl playing together around a table to represent the topic of the article - How To Teach Children About Mental Health

Reading Time: 8 minutesLearning about mental health and how we can look after our wellbeing is important to learn about at any age, but the sooner we do, the better

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Childhood, LGBTQI+, Racism, Self-Care, Support74 Comments

Family Dynamics: Happy Mother’s Day?

28 January 202518 March 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Asian mother feeding her baby in a highchair to represent - Family Dynamics: Happy Mother's Day?

Reading Time: 6 minutesMother’s Day is a day to pay tribute to the mother who raised you, but for others, it’s a reminder of how not all mothers are worth praising or remembering

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Childhood, Family, Happiness, Parents29 Comments

Suicidal Child #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek: A Lesson In Abuse

20 June 20248 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A kids hand drawing using crayons from a pot of crayons next to their hand. The top right corner of the picture has the title of the article "Suicidal Child #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek A Personal Lesson In Abuse"

Reading Time: 13 minutesTo highlight the importance of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek I decided to write about my school years, which led me to become a suicidal child

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Attachment, BPD, Bullying, Childhood, Education, Family, Friends, Racism8 Comments

Childhood Neglect: An Awkward Phone Call With My Mum

20 June 202420 January 2019 by Unwanted Life
A man screaming in anger at an old style house phone with the article title (Childhood Neglect: An Awkward Phone Call With My Mum) in the top right corner

Reading Time: 5 minutesHaving an awkward phone call with my mum which lead to her hearing things about my childhood that made her feel guilty and uncomfortable

Categories General, MeTags Abuse, Attachment, BPD, Childhood, Family, Suicide15 Comments

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