Psychologist

  • HealthYahoo Life UK

    Pandemic diary of a child psychologist: 'There’s been a worrying increase in children with problems'

    Dr Melanie Smart, clinical director of Chichester Child Psychology, says referrals have increased five-fold since before the pandemic.

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  • NewsMarie-Claire Dorking

    Fitness Instructor Slammed For Offering Pole Dancing Classes To Children

    Think of after-school classes for children and chances are pole dancing wouldn’t immediately spring to mind. Zoe Hardy, 33 from Derbyshire who runs Pole Intentions with her twin sister Kelly, and offers a weekly group in Nottinghamshire for children of eight and above, has denied suggestions the classes contain ‘sexual connotations’ instead she claims it is a fun and innocent way for children to work out. The mother-of-two explained: “Many people still associate pole dancing with seedy strip c