Janetta Boshoff Occupational Therapist in Mental Health

12/12/2025

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Ready to make habits that stick in 2026? Atomic Habits author JAMES CLEAR reveals the science behind building lasting habits, breaking bad ones, and how 1% i...

09/12/2025

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The 12 Pillars of Safer and Balanced Technology Use - A Roadmap or Guide For Parents and Caregivers

Over the past several years, conversations about kids, teens, and technology have grown louder and more emotional. Many parents and caregivers feel caught between two extremes. One side pushes for bans and hard restrictions. The other pushes for early and unrestricted access, however, reality sits somewhere in between. Youth and teens are growing up in a world where technology shapes relationships, learning, identity, play, and work. The question isn’t whether they will enter that world, but how prepared they will be when they do.

This guide introduces 12 digital pillars to help you bring technology into your child’s life in ways that fit their development, protect mental health, support equity, and build skills in safety, privacy, and AI readiness, without sliding into fear-based extremes. To read the full article, click this link https://www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/the-12-pillars-of-safer-and-balanced-technology-use-a-roadmap-or-guide-for-parents-and-caregivers

29/11/2025

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29/11/2025

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📢ReBOOT 30 Day Digital Detox📵❗️

To stay emotionally healthy and perform well at school and work, one need to set healthy boundaries when it comes to social media📲💻

Social media doesn’t just robs us from reality:
➡️It steals our silence, leaving no space for our own thoughts.
➡️It steals our stories, replacing real moments with staged ones.
➡️It steals our togetherness, pulling us away from the people who matter most - our family and friends❤️

Too much screen time floods the brain 🤯 with dopamine, the “feel-good” chemical. It makes you crave more watching, more scrolling, while draining your focus, tiring your brain, and leaving you restless🥴

📍Join ReBOOT's 30-Day Digital Detox Program - in collaboration with SFC South Africa - running from 13 December to 13 January❗️

Scan the QR code to register and ReCONNECT this festive season🎄 with family and friends🦅

📧info@rebootinstitute.co.za
📱083 397 6694

28/11/2025

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Free YOU ARE NOT ON YOUR OWN: A BOOKLET TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADULTS TALK ABOUT A PARENT’S DRINKING
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This 16-page booklet is specially designed for children aged 10–14 who are affected by a parent’s drinking. You Are Not On Your Own helps young people understand that they are not alone and it's not their fault. It offers reassurance, emotional support, and practical advice for staying safe and finding trusted adults to talk to.

The booklet includes sections on how parental drinking affects daily life, emotions, and safety. It also provides activity sheets to explore feelings, reduce anxiety, and encourage hope through hobbies and future goals. Adults will also find tips to support open, caring conversations. With real quotes from young people, safety planning tools, and contacts like Childline, this booklet is a vital resource for families navigating the challenges of alcohol misuse.

25/11/2025

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A strengths-based look at how autism and ADHD coexist (AuDHD) reveals five capacities that deepen perception, creativity, insight, and authentic connection.

16/11/2025

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Emotional support is an increasingly common reason people turn to AI chatbots and wellness apps, but these tools currently lack the scientific evidence and the necessary regulations to ensure users’ safety.

See areas of concern and science-backed recommendations from our new health advisory: https://at.apa.org/9d13ad

16/11/2025

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How to help your teen tackle life's challenges and setbacks

16/11/2025

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How to help your teen tackle life's challenges and setbacks

16/11/2025

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Working memory is like a scrapbook in your mind...it's where we temporarily hold and organize bits of information to complete tasks or make decisions. Just like flipping through a scrapbook, we arrange and access important pieces of information in a way that helps us stay on track.

🖼️ Working memory helps us arrange thoughts and ideas, such as remembering a sequence of steps or keeping track of a conversation. This organization is essential for staying focused and completing tasks effectively.

🔄Working memory constantly updates itself. For instance, when following directions, you might discard earlier steps once they’re completed to make space for new information. This flexibility is key to adapting in real time.

🔗 Scrapbooks often combine past memories with the present to tell a story. Working memory does something similar by integrating previously learned information with what’s happening now. This process allows us to connect ideas, solve problems, and make informed decisions.

📏 Just like a scrapbook has a limited number of pages, working memory has a finite capacity. It can only hold so many details at a time before becoming overwhelmed. This limitation makes it important to prioritize and focus on what matters most in the moment.
Here are resources and tools to support working memory: https://www.theottoolbox.com/how-to-improve-working-memory/
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14/11/2025

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