I often see parents at my private therapy practice in Hertfordshire and we often look at the values of a ‘good parent’. I get the pair to brainstorm ideas about what key things a parent should do or provide in order to be classed as a ‘good parent’.[…]

Parents & Professionals: Stop Coronavirus Worries & Anxiety: Children and Young People Children & Young People: How to Be Honest Without Causing Worry: Parents and Professionals Whilst this video isn’t explicitly about coronavirus, it would be silly not to talk about it. In fact, since I recorded this,[…]

Parents & Professionals: Getting Young People to Listen Children & Young People: How to get Motivated We each have different listening and speaking styles and understanding which you and your young people have can be crucial in maintaining positive and proactive communication with each other. Some people take[…]

Parents & Professionals: Creating Family Values Children & Young People: I Can’t Do It! Our values exist at a much deeper level than our beliefs and can therefore have a great deal of influence over how we end up reacting and behaving. They can instal in us good[…]

Sometimes I’m in agreement with children that they need to have access to information: like knowing why they aren’t allowed to do or have something, why they may be disciplined, what your reasoning is behind the decisions that you make (particularly if it affects them) and why it[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Parents And Professionals: What CAN You Do? Children And Young People: When You Want To Quit As parents and professionals, you’re hard wired to notice what’s not yet learned or where your young person is falling behind. In today’s video, we’re going to talk about what we can[…]