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Miss Fu
Play Therapy & Counselling
Certified play therapist and counsellor with a postgraduate diploma in Play Therapy and an MSc in Counselling from HKU. Left private practice to become a full-time stay-at-home mum. Mother of two boys (ages 1 and 2), with a third boy on the way. Writes from the chaos of the living room floor — all the training, all the theory, and still completely outnumbered.
The Psychology of Grandparent Involvement in Grandchildren's Education: Help or Harm?
Grandparents are deeply involved in many Hong Kong children's education. The psychological research on when this helps and when it complicates.
When Academic Achievement Becomes the Family's Identity: The Psychological Cost on Children
In some HK families, academic achievement is so central to the family's self-concept that children cannot separate their worth from their results. The long-term costs are significant.
Two Under Two and Still Standing: The Mental Health Reality Nobody Posts About
Miss Fu's most personal piece — two children 13 months apart, in Hong Kong, while working. The isolation, the identity loss, the resentment, the joy, and what helped.
Attachment Theory and Homework Battles: Why the Fight Is Never Really About the Homework
The nightly homework argument in Hong Kong families is rarely about maths or Chinese. Attachment theory explains what's actually happening — and how to stop fighting.
Where Are the Fathers? The Research on Paternal Involvement in the Early Years
The evidence for father involvement in infant and toddler development — what it predicts, why HK's work culture makes it hard, and honest household negotiations.
The Scapegoated Child: When One Sibling Becomes the Family's Academic Problem
In some HK families, one child's academic struggles become the explanation for everything difficult. Understanding how scapegoating forms — and how to interrupt it.
Triangulation in the Family System: How Couples Use Children's School Performance as a Proxy for Marital Tension
When couples can't address tension directly, children's school performance often becomes the battleground. A family systems perspective on triangulation.
Introducing a Sibling to a Toddler: What the Research Prepared Me For (And What It Didn't)
Miss Fu had her second child when her first was 13 months. The research on sibling introduction and toddler regression — and the reality of living it in a 600 sq ft flat.
Parentification in HK Families: When Children Become Responsible for Their Parents' Emotions About School
The psychological pattern where children in HK families take on responsibility for managing their parents' academic anxieties — and the hidden cost.
Birth Order and Academic Expectations: Why Firstborns Carry a Different Burden in HK Families
The research on birth order and academic expectations — and why firstborn children in Hong Kong families often carry a uniquely heavy educational load.
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