Tag: anxiety
Stop Your Anxiety (Part 2)
3) If you are someone, like me, who is highly visual, then you will be good at making up scenes in your mind. It may be that you have a super overactive imagination. A wonderful imagination can be a brilliant thing – providing that you put it to[…]
Read moreStop Your Anxiety (Part 1)
I wanted to share with you three simple things that can help you to combat anxiety. Now, I know that anxiety is an issue that causes problems for many people, not just young people but adults too. What I’m going to share with you today isn’t necessarily going[…]
Read moreParents & Professionals: When it’s Behaviour and Not Anxiety
Ok, confession time. I *think* sometimes poor behaviour is getting labelled up as anxiety in children and young people. I’ve thought this for a while and today I decided to fess-up publicly and say so. So young people need boundaries and fewer options to help them cope better.[…]
Read moreThe Tale of The Boy, The New School Year and The Level Headed Mum.
It’s the eve of ‘return to school’ and my son is starting Year 2! He has without a doubt had a brilliant summer, although if you were to ask him he would just say it’s been ‘boring’ and do a kind of roll of the eye face[…]
Read moreNo Failing, Only Feedback
Some children are just not equipped to deal with failure. This can lead to a pattern where they expect to fail, then they actually fail and then they suddenly become fearful in failing again which then prevents them from trying. This pattern of behaviour affects them in many[…]
Read moreWelcome to the NLP4Kids Team- Tamsin Moore-Jones
NLP4Kids are delighted to announce a new member to the NLP4Kids team. Tamsin Moore-Jones, from Peterborough, is our newest NLP4Kids Practitioner. Tamsin offers a safe nurturing space and positive support for children and families dealing with both the day to day hurdles and more complex struggles we all[…]
Read moreAnxiety within the Classroom
In working in schools over the past few weeks, it is apparent that pupils are experiencing high levels of anxiety which are affecting their attitude and performance at school. Most of these students cite the heavy workload and family stresses as the lead factors in their anxiety. Their[…]
Read moreParents & Professionals: Why Parents Need to Be Persistent
Children are persistent creatures and after a hard days work at school, they still have more energy and commitment to their cause than most adults. This can lead to problems with discipline and enforcing boundaries as they begin to learn that when their parents are worn out or[…]
Read moreChildren and Teenagers: Stop Your Anxiety
3 tips from me to help you begin to gain control of your anxiety. If you have developed your own management strategies that work, or you’ve overcome your anxiety completely let me know how you did it!
Read moreWhen OCD Takes Over Your Life
OCD is an anxiety disorder which affects the thinking, feeling and behaviours of those who suffer with it. It takes many forms but can be summarised as: Obsessions – thinking repeatedly of a thought. Compulsions – the rituals/habits that the suffer does to relieve the obsession. OCD affects[…]
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