Improving Communication in Your Family

Sometimes in families, it can feel as if everyone is speaking a completely different language — and actually, that’s not too far from the truth! We all have different ways in which we process information and different ways in which we like to be acknowledged. Some of what[…]

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Helping Your Child to have a Smooth School Transition

One of the most common problems to occur for children and young people is the transition from primary school to secondary school. Whilst this can be an incredibly exciting time filled with lots of opportunity for growth, making new friendships, and undertaking lessons that they’ve never had before,[…]

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Exam Stress

Whether you have a primary aged child who is going through their SATs, a young person in secondary school who is embarking on mock GCSEs, GCSEs, or A-levels, or some other kind of exam (even up to the age of university students), the pressure that those young people[…]

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Self Image in Your Child

Many teenagers and young people are feeling growing pressure to enhance their self-image and appearance. This is in part due to the ever-increasing pressures of social media. Young people are inundated with images more than they ever were before, and the photoshopped role models that they see on[…]

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Anger and Frustration in Children and Teens

Every single child has experienced anger or frustration before they reach the age of walking. It is one of the most primary human emotions and is also thought of as one of the most damaging and negative feelings that can be experienced any human being. It is, of[…]

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Friendships

Children of all different ages and at all different stages of their lives can experience challenges in their friendships. Very often these are caused by poor communication skills, however, this is not always the case. Friendship groups can take on many different dynamics, and sometimes the entry (or[…]

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Dealing with School Phobias

Whilst many children form great memories of their time in education, some children find it a torment and a struggle every day to get themselves into school. Very often this issue occurs as a result of a change in circumstances. It may be that the child has moved[…]

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Helping Your Child Overcome Low Level Anxiety

Anxiety can be a crippling and debilitating condition for many children. However, there are many cases where anxiety exists but isn’t causing enough of a problem to warrant therapeutic intervention. In the cases where low-level anxiety is present, it is recommended to begin tackling this issue by initially[…]

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Bullying

Of the many worries that parents have about their children, one of the greatest is the fear that your child will be bullied. In situations like this, parents often feel completely helpless about what they can do to best support their child through this difficult time. When children[…]

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Fun without Technology – The 3 Week Challenge

Growing up is a serious business and these days it’s far more serious than it ever was before. Whilst children may appear to have far more than they have ever had at their disposable by way of shiny new things, colourful new toys made of plastic, endless access[…]

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