The rise of dating apps such as Tinder appear to be helping Kiwis open up about their feelings, with one in five people admitting to using phones or apps to confess their love for the first time.
Author: Dr Anna Martin
Parents feeling the pressure and the need to conform
Parents will often discuss the pressure they feel to conform to how other people raise and discipline their children. As a collective society we tend to follow trends and what we come to know, yet, at times we are unsure how we have come to know it.
1-in-5 Kiwis use phones and apps to say ‘I love you’ for first time
The rise of dating apps such as Tinder appear to be helping Kiwis open up about their feelings, with one in five people admitting to using phones or apps to confess their love for the first time.
Is Your Smartphone Use Impacting on Your Relationship?
A new survey has revealed many New Zealanders are unhappy with their partners’ smartphone usage.
Social media – a blessing and problematical
Seeing things through a variety of lens helps you take a more flexible approach and depersonalise situations.
Phone addiction ruining relationships – study
New research shows our love affair with our phones is ruining our real-life relationships.
It’s also revealed we’re choosing to text or email bad news rather than having those difficult conversations face-to-face.
Disciplining kids – the dos and dont’s
Dr Anna Martin is an Auckland based family therapist who has been looking into disciplining children for a decade and her PHD findings are interesting to say the least. She says old school needs to be challenge and that other disciplining methods are outdated.