Chana Hughes

Chana Hughes is a pyschotherapist and rebbetzen of Radlett United shul

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Family Matters: Helping kids face their fears

We are made sad and anxious by much less painful experiences than those of our grandparents - here are five ways to develop resilience for yourself and your children

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A young girl with her hair in pigtails and her face painted has a shocked expression on her face as she runs through the muddy woodland in the pouring rain.

A group of Orthodox Jewish men wearing protective face masks and keeping a safe distance from each other, hold a noon prayer in a street in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on October 22, 2020. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Some parts of Orthodoxy should be for men

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Scared daughter holding mother's hands in autumn park. Child girl express sad emotions, complain about their own problems

Family matters: The halo effect that can con us

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Sex abuse complainants need more than talk

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Family Matters: When the baby blues turn dark and dangerous

Around one in five mothers struggle with their mental health - fortunately, attitudes towards maternal mental health have changed significantly in the past two decades

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November 17, 2022 15:06

Young mother with a nine-month-old baby in the bedroom, thoughtful and tired

Family Matters: Warring parents must put their children’s needs first

When a couple go through a messy separation it is only natural to want to cut ties, but that is not possible when children are involved

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October 20, 2022 14:36

Break up, divorce, shared custody of children and breaking family apart concept. Bad parenting. Legal fight about kids. Couple ripping a paper with man, woman and child icon.

The benefits of mourning our Queen

'Sublime, spiritual experiences are not just good for the soul, they are good for psychological well-being too'

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September 19, 2022 00:44

Family Matters: ‘It’s not fair!’: How to survive the battles between siblings

Whether children complain about their siblings having more devices, screen time, money, trips or attention, jealousy seems par for the course in most families, especially when children are close in age

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August 26, 2022 15:27