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Daryl Taylor, BSc (Hons) Psychology, PGDip

U.K.

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Expertise

My expertise covers everything and anything to do with growing up, being a teenager or a young adult or being the parent of one of the pre-described. I can cover issues on identity, sexuality, love, relationships, families, drug/alcohol abuse and anything and everything in between.

Experience in the area

I have volunteered for AllExperts.com for over ten years now, but even before that I was trying to use my experience to help others by working with Advice4teens.co.uk, Teenadviceonline.org and even Lycos and Ask Jeeves. My experience comes from being a teenager primarily but this lead me to work with young people from the age of 13. I have worked front line, face to face and over the telephone, e-mail and webchat for a government department called Connexions UK (aimed at young people aged 13-19); as well as being student counselor in New York, a Peer Mentor, a student teacher and working for my school, college and University to help raise the aspirations of young people. My life has not been easy and I have been through my fair share of issues; so there is little that I haven't been through in reality opposed to just reading it from a book or from my academic studies. I have been featured as a case study as achieving through adversity for a number of magazines and I have featured in a couple of books on both sides of the Atlantic; even though I am UK based.

Publications

The Dean and Chapter Positive Nation GTEN Television Aim Higher

Education/Credentials

BSc(Hons) Psychology Post Graduate Diploma in Multidisciplinary Design Innovation Basic Counselling Skills Effective Listening Skills Mental Health First Aid

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Student achievement Adult learner's Award

What do you like about this subject?

Young people are not ignorant or stupid; they just sometimes as the questions that other people are scared to ask.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope to help young people see their own potential for the better and to help them understand their own abilities.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Giving your children everything is just as bad as giving them nothing, spoiling them is not the solution to turning them into good people.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Lillian	05/14/12	10	10	10	Sorry for this late reply, I didnt .....
Sarthak	05/12/12	3	8	10
Cheryl	05/10/12	10	10	10	Thanks for ur advice :)
Shane	05/09/12	10	10	10
Cheryl	05/03/12	10	10	10	Thanks, I tried talking today, even when .....

Recent Answers from Daryl Taylor, BSc (Hons) Psychology, PGDip

2012-05-07 Embarrassing Erection Issue:

Hi there Shane, Thank you for taking the time to write to me and I hope that I can help. Firstly, let me put your mind at rest straight away and say to you that you are 'normal'. A lot of young guys

2012-05-07 Adolescent Sexual Fantasies:

Hi there Teresa, Thank you for taking the time to write to me and I hope that I can help. Firstly, let me tell you that you have done all of the right things so far by moving the computer to a more

2012-05-04 What's the problem with my friends?!:

Hi there Cheryl, Thank you for taking the time to write to me again (I do remember you). Your friend sounds like she is pushing you and pulling you which is not fair on you; as I mentioned previously

2012-05-01 How to deal with disruptive students:

Dear Mr 'Wilson', Thank you for taking the time to write to me and I hope that I can help. There is nothing worse when you are trying to teach than having someone who seems intent on disrupting everything

2012-04-26 What's wrong with me?:

Hi there Cheryl, Thank you for taking the time to write to me and I hope that I can help. Firstly, let me apologize for the delay in getting back to you, this has been avoidable and I usually get

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