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Children and young people’s mental health services are the Cinderella of the NHS. While there is new money through the £1.4bn Future in Mind programme, many areas are starting from a low base. But even with the new money, it will not be possible to help every child[…]
Read MoreIt is stated by child psychologists that between the ages of 3 years and 11 years is an imprint period. This means that childhood experiences between these ages are likely to have an impact on who that child becomes, how they feel, behave and represent the world to[…]
Read MoreFor me, the art of decent book writing comes down to three main things: Attention to sensory detail Apprehension/uncertainty Relief/humour Last year I had an article published about effective story telling and ultimately how if you can tell a story well, it really can bring even a poor[…]
Read MoreFor children who present challenging behaviour in school, at home and in the community; there is a lack of fundamental education about how to relate to others and understand the world from a perspective other than their own point of view. Some schools are supporting young people from[…]
Read MoreI have to say, I do not know how technically true it is (though it makes a great deal of sense if it were true) that toddlers who do not have their tempers attended to appropriately end up having temper tantrums as teenagers, and if the still do[…]
Read MoreChildren in Pupil Referral Units across the UK are struggling with emotional challenges. We recognise that there are three key needs, which if resolved, would make a significant difference not just to pupils, but those they interact with in mainstream school, their families and those who teach them.[…]
Read MoreIn recent months, NLP4Kids has set up a not-for-profit branch to the company. This has allowed us to begin to access funding to deliver our services to schools, without the schools having to pay for it. You’d have thought they would be biting off our hand to get[…]
Read MoreEvery child is made by two parents, whether they come to know and like those people or not. Within this two parent rule, implies that every child has access to a family, yet that is sadly not the case for all children. Due to a multitude of differing[…]
Read MoreJoin Gemma and her iPhone on a trip across Bulgaria to collect copies of the NLP4Kids book ‘Stop Anxiety and Grow Confidence’ (https://nlp4kids.org/stop-anxiety-grow-confidence) and see the book production from start to finish at the factory where it was made. Remember Michael Palin’s ‘Round the World in 80 Days?’[…]
Read MoreIt’s a fact that children who grow up in poverty are less likely to do well academically – but why? It would be easy to make assumptions and perhaps claim that children in poverty have less knowledgable parents who cannot support their children with homework or who lack[…]
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