Children’s Mental Health

During May you may have noticed that conversations around mental health have increased. With the awareness weeks for Maternal Mental Health and Mental Health nearly dovetailing each other, it’s... Read More

We’re constantly shown violence in the news We’re a 24 hour news society with an endless stream of information filtering into our homes whether we want it or not. So when violent att... Read More

Most of us realise that going for a walk in the park or forest with our children is beneficial for both their health and our own. Most kids love to run around, play hide and seek or simply look at th... Read More

Elaine Halligan, Director of the Parent Practice ( theparentpractice.com ) offers some expert advice for parents on how to manage screentime this summer. The summer holidays are almo... Read More

As many parents and teens head into the final stretch of GSCE and A level exam preparations, the key message is Don't stress!  This is so easy to say but hard to do especially as c... Read More

Depression is a serious disorder that, unfortunately, is very common among students. Research shows that in 2022, the number of American students diagnosed with depression reached 33%. Another s... Read More

We live in a society where we expect children and adults to conform. We are quick to judge those who are different, and if our children behave inappropriately we often believe this behaviour is a ref... Read More

It’s a time of disruption and heightened emotions for many but what if your child’s anxiety is something to really worry about? Given that many adults still feel the sense of “... Read More

As we grapple with the overwhelming and terrifying fact that Russia has declared war on Ukraine, it’s normal to be wondering what to share with your children and it’s with a heavy heart t... Read More

Whilst some children have a great understanding of what feelings are and how they feel in their body, others have very little insight. It’s not uncommon even for older teenagers not to be clear... Read More

Through out every child’s life there will be occasional periods when they may feel a little anxious,such as when they are faced with new situations such as starting big school for the first tim... Read More

Happy Space is a mental wellbeing charity, dedicated to helping children ask and answer the question “Why don’t I feel okay?”. Happy Space understands that feeling happy isn&r... Read More

There are certain things that you can do to help keep your child safe and well online. Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg has put together the following advice so that you can protect your child from the assoc... Read More

Managing change is something we have always needed to prepare our children for in the past.  Living through a pandemic has demonstrated that as human beings, we are incredibly adaptable.  A... Read More

In this new chapter of juggling home-schooling on top of full time remote work and managing the household chores, there is a lot of stress on families. Mindfulness, very simply, is the practice of in... Read More