Psychologist Thinking Aloud

Psychologist Thinking Aloud

A combination of positive psychology, media experience and writing on learning, development and life in general. The views that I express are my own and I do not write on behalf of anyone else or any organisations.

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    • Free School Meals
    • A Focus on Adolescent Mental Health
    • ASPIRING PARENTS of CHILDREN WITH SPORTING TALENTS (The need for balance and perspective. The need for both parents?)
    • Children’s vocabulary skills declining at start of secondary school
    • Educating children at home
    • The effects of new technology on children
    • Summer-born children starting school
    • The family connection has nothing to do with boomerangs
    • Why mobile phone bans in secondary schools doesn’t work
    • Diagnosis of Psychopathologies in the Very Young
    • The Difficult Topic of Meat Production: how and what do we teach the children?
    • Sleep and Teenagers
    • EXAM PREPARATON – Balance and Perspective
    • An equation that parents and grandparents may find useful: B = f (P x S)
  • Life In General
    • THE SOCIAL SOLUTION TO HEALTH (If you want to live longer and more healthily, have friends)
    • FOOTBALL – WHY I LOVE IT BUT DOES IT LOVE ME?
    • ‘FROZEN’ – Thoughts on a play about child sexual abuse and adults’ emotions
    • THOUGHTS ON THE DEMISE OF THE NOVEL
    • ACTION COUNTER-TERRORISM
    • Fairytales and what they offer children
    • Can you take the kids away and still have a holiday?
    • Academic and Applied NOT Academic or Applied Psychology
    • CHILDHOOD OBESITY – NO QUICK FIX
    • PARENTING OLDER CHILDREN AND PARENTS’ OWN LIFE-LONG DEVELOPMENT
    • ALIENATION AND THE POWER OF LOVE
    • Generosity on the Tube
    • PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE
    • Disappointment Can Be Useful
    • Grandparents
    • Writing Novels and Book Blogs – the Battle for Authenticity
    • A night of comedy and why I couldn’t help but take it personally
    • Why be a Psychologist?
    • Ageless Beauty
    • Politics
    • Marriage – All you need to know for £22.00
    • Social Media and TV in the Lives of Children* Is it doing them good?
    • Psychology and the Material World
    • Is it Possible to be a Part-time Mother?
    • Why difficult books can be so rewarding – thoughts on Zola’s ‘The Masterpiece’
    • Groups are Individual
    • What makes people decide to have therapy?
    • Happy Families
    • Surprises in the Dark
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January 12, 2026 Kairen Cullen

The Fifth Step

July 30, 2025 Kairen Cullen

Back yourself 

June 11, 2025 Kairen Cullen

Age Without Limits Day

April 11, 2025 Kairen Cullen

ADOLESCENCE

February 4, 2025 Kairen Cullen

AGEING WELL (and the need for new metaphors and better representation)

February 26, 2024November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

The Unhappiness of Others

November 26, 2020November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

Positive Values, Positive Actions

November 15, 2020April 17, 2021 Kairen Cullen

Associations

November 14, 2020November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

Mask as Fashion Statement?

October 21, 2020December 20, 2020 Kairen Cullen

Intuition and Reason

October 13, 2020November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

Why would anyone write about parenting teenagers?

October 5, 2020 Kairen Cullen

So what does a psychologist working with media really do and should they?

September 16, 2020November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

I sense it is time..

September 1, 2020November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

What should we do about Teenagers’ anxiety?

August 24, 2020November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

A Reminder of Hope, Beauty and Kindness

August 14, 2020November 8, 2025 Kairen Cullen

Do we need to talk to a real person?

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