Why You Should Self-Reflect: Children and Young People

Self-reflection is the process of looking at how you are showing up in the world and how you are perceived by others. It gives you an opportunity to correct mistakes and to plan better ways of behaving in the future. However, if you are an over-thinker or serial[…]

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The Fastest Way to Get Rid of Mental Health Issues: Children and Young People

When it comes to anxiety, depression and OCD we’re all keen to help children to get better as quickly as possible. CAMHS is often a long wait and young people are looking for speedier solutions.  Often a combination of prescribed medication and a CBT type of therapy is[…]

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The Benefits of Scheduling: Children and Young People

If you are (or know of) a young person who is feeling: Overwhelmed Is struggling to prioritise Forgets important things Sets unrealistic expectations on their time Procrastinates Then they require a schedule! Particularly when young people begin to juggle their time between revision, exams, a more active social[…]

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Getting Annoyed (and how to avoid it) – Children and Young People

Feelings of annoyance can really zap your energy and positivity. Worst of all, it’s a massive waste of time to feel that way! In this video I share with you 3 tips for overcoming the feelings of being annoyed, The most important, in my opinion, is that the[…]

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Stop Holding a Grudge – Children and Young People

“Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to get sick.” Basically, holding a grudge is only going to harm you, use up your energy and your concentration that you could be spending on far better things. In this video, I’ll share with you[…]

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Stop Comparing Yourself – Children and Young People

If you’ve noticed yourself comparing yourself to others, and noticed how it makes you feel bad, there are a few things you might want to consider doing. Comparing yourself to others might at times make you feel good – or smug – when you realise that you are[…]

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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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Parents and Professionals: How to Stop Being Flaky

How do you get the balance right between being a parent/professional working with children when it comes to friendship vs boundary setting? Does it cause any harm if you negotiate with children at their request instead of laying down the rules? Does it cause harm if you favour[…]

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*Trumped-Up Language

I watched a clip this week on the BBC News of Donald Trump “listening” to family and friends of those who lost their lives in the recent school massacres in the USA. After the “listening” period, President Trump then went on to suggest how American schools can stop[…]

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Taking Control of an Unruly Child

Let me first begin by excusing the title of this article. I know that for many parents or professionals who are reaching a point of desperation in the relationship or interaction with a challenging young person, the idea of taking control would have captured your eye. However, just[…]

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