5 Tips For Coping With Back To School Anxiety

We are currently living in unprecedented times and it is incredible to think about what our children are experiencing when we often struggle to process it ourselves as adults! With the ever-changing nature of the coronavirus pandemic, it can be difficult to predict what the future will look[…]

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The label of ‘Slow Learning’

I want to talk to you today about the label of slow learning. For some children, they do not keep up with their peers in aspect of their development and those children may be referred to as a slower learner or they may be given some other more[…]

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Parenting Tips: Home Schooling

Wow! I’m sure I’m not alone in finding parenting harder these days. At my therapy practice in Bath, I have been talking to parents and young children about the challenges they faced within the home. My children are 11 and 14 years so I feel very lucky that[…]

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How to Deal with Hate on Social Media (Part 2)

In addition to becoming more resilient so that you can see those comments and let them slide, there is another serious thing for you to consider. And that is simply blocking the people who made the comments. By responding to hateful comments you are giving that person your[…]

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How to Deal with Hate on Social Media (Part 1)

An increasing issue that I am helping young people manage when they come to see me in my Hertfordshire NLP4Kids therapy space is how to manage negativity on social media. Now, I’m not going to say that social media is a bad thing – I depend on it[…]

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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[…]

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Stop 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[…]

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How To Take Responsibility for Your Emotions

Through my work at my Hertfordshire Therapy Clinic I’ve noticed a regularly occurring issue amongst teenagers: being able to take responsibility for their emotions. What I’ve noticed with a lot of the young people that I have been working with through NLP4Kids seem to have this idea that[…]

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Reduce Child Dramas With Your Language (Part 2)

Now, I’m not saying that this was not a frightening experience. Having a child choke on your watch is a terrifying experience but there isn’t much to be gained by freaking out. And after the incident what is useful to do is give the child a sip of[…]

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Reduce Child Dramas With Your Language (Part 1)

Sometimes 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[…]

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