The Benefit of Teenagers Being in Nature

Whilst we think about teenagers as reaching a point in their lives where they want to be away from the family unit, and spending their time socialising and interacting with their friends in the outside world, the reality is that this is happening less frequently than the media[…]

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Struggling with Body Image

Children are becoming aware of their physical appearance from a much earlier age. This is likely to be caused by the number of images that they are bombarded with these days and how those images have been used to represent a sense of beauty, wealth, or achievement. Most[…]

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Helping Children and Teens Face Internet Bullying

Alongside a parent’s worries about the persecution and physical or verbal bullying that their child may experience during their time throughout education, there is in this modern-day and age an additional threat in the form of cyberbullying, otherwise known as internet bullying. Due to the rise in children[…]

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My Child Has a Poor Diet

In this article, I would like to explore the concept of eating a poor, unhealthy or low nutrition diet. In my work as a therapist in Essex, I work with children, young people and teenagers in which over the years I have noticed an upward trend in the[…]

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Help! My Child Has a Learning Difficulty

Upon discovery that your child or teenager is experiencing challenges with their learning, it is, of course, natural to feel some fear and anxiety. There are lots of unknowns and uncertainties that can cause both you and your child to feel a sense of uncertainty about what this[…]

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Concentration Skills

Even the brightest children can face obstacles in learning and achieving their very best if they lack the all-important skill of being able to concentrate. It is expected that a child’s concentration levels can be calculated by adding their age to 10 minutes. For example, if your child[…]

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Summer Anxiety

Summer is often thought to be one of the most enjoyable experiences of the academic year for children and young people. However, this is not the case for everyone. First of all, there is the fear of transitioning to secondary school, for those who are leaving a much[…]

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