NLP4Kids Blog
If you want to have less arguments, more clear thinking and better understanding the key is in your communication and specifically the questions you ask. Using good quality questions you can begin to discover what is behind the behaviour and emotions of others for better understanding. ———————————————***———————————————- SNAPCHAT[…]
Read MoreThis year we’re making a statistical difference to anxiety and depression in children and young people – and we can prove it! I’m going to share with you something very interesting – and exciting(!) I’m going to be sharing with you the results of a research project that[…]
Read MoreSometimes it is not appropriate to sit down with your young person and do a formal intervention. Maybe you’re not in the right time or the right place to make that happen, or maybe the subject doesn’t warrant that level of severity yet. So it’s a very useful[…]
Read MoreAt my Hertfordshire based therapy clinic, I see not only children and young people but a lot of parents too. One thing that many parents come and see me about is the high levels of anxiety their child or young person is experiencing, whether this is at meal[…]
Read MoreResilience is a buzz-word used by lots of people these days and often it gets muddled up with confidence and self-esteem. Resilience is your ability to bounce back after having a bad experience or some kind of negative situation. It’s not about whether or not you are affected,[…]
Read MoreIf it is possible that children learn everything they know from the adults (parents and teachers) who interact with them, is it possible that they can also take on board mental health issues of others around them? Often self-harm issues around young people come in clusters – it’s[…]
Read MoreGiving your time to the young people in your life is so incredibly important – both for them and for you. I know that you are tired, stressed and already short on time, so I feel somewhat guilty asking you to eat up another section of what little[…]
Read MoreWouldn’t it be easier to change the way you behave if you had a bit of support in doing so? The problem is to know how to ask for it. Often we get too fixed on the behaviour we want to avoid and then miss the opportunities to[…]
Read MoreWhy do we have walls on our house and fences around our gardens? Well, the answer might not be all that different to the reasons why rules, boundaries and discipline are good for the children you work with or look after. Both are designed to create a sense[…]
Read MoreLast month I talked about how parents can help improve concentration in their children and received an overwhelming response from professionals asking how they can help out too. Never fear I have some advice for you too! There are some really simple exercises we can teach children to[…]
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