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A couple of weeks ago NLP4Kids went into schools, offering free confidence building workshops in exchange for pupils donating to children in need. Lewis my assistant and I went into Christchurch School where we worked with four classes, years 3 to 6. Each class had over 30 children[…]
Read MoreAmongst stress and anxiety, depression in children is one of the top mental health conditions that young people face. When talking about child therapy depression comes up more often than not. Depression is an extreme feeling of hopelessness, sadness and lack of self esteem. Everyone feels sad sometimes,[…]
Read MoreWhen talking about child therapy anxiety is one of the hot topics of conversation. Anxiety is an intense feeling of fear or worry. Both of these are natural feeling but can cause a problem if a child feels unable to gain control of these emotions or if they[…]
Read MoreStress, Anxiety and Depression are the biggest mental heath issues for children and teenagers. For some the effects of these problems can be so acute and isolating, that suicidal thoughts take hold. For the first time, statistics on suicide victims in the UK have changed. Previously, males in[…]
Read MoreIn the world of child therapy it is now being recognised that more children are suffering from moderate mental health issues in the UK than ever before and the numbers are on the rise. There may be a number of factors that are contributing to this. For example,[…]
Read MoreWorking within the field of child therapy something I encountered for the first time many years ago (but didn’t have a “label” for yet) is selective mutism. The symptoms of this are characterised when a child who has an ability to communicate verbally does not. Often the child[…]
Read MoreCAMHS Doesn’t Work for Everyone! The number of children and young people with moderate mental health issues is on the increase and the supply of child therapy services to help overcome these issues just isn’t meeting the demand. CAMHS is the child and adolescent mental health service. They[…]
Read MoreDo you remember being at school and hearing your teacher say something like: “Can you pay attention and stop looking at the ceiling!” (When a pupil is looking up) “You won’t find the answers up there!” “I know he’s not listening as there is absolutely no eye contact!”[…]
Read MoreLast year I became fascinated by a T.V show called ‘Jamie’s Dream School’ in which Jamie Oliver created a brand new secondary school facility for a small group of youths who had dropped out of mainstream education but had recognised (albeit with some encouragement from their parents) the[…]
Read MoreI just finished working with a 14 year old with learning difficulties. He is in a new family as he was adopted at 2 years old following physical abuse from his real parents and possible sexual abuse. He suffered a non accidental injury to his eye and is[…]
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