The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 is ‘my voice matters’, focusing on encouraging and empowering children to freely express their feelings, thoughts and opinions, and to be listened to and acknowledged.
The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 is ‘my voice matters’, focusing on encouraging and empowering children to freely express their feelings, thoughts and opinions, and to be listened to and acknowledged.
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme for this year is ‘my voice matters’, focusing on encouraging and empowering children to freely express their feelings, thoughts and opinions, and to be listened to and acknowledged. In honour of this week, we’re amplifying the voice of the young person.
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme for this year is ‘my voice matters’, focusing on encouraging and empowering children to freely express their feelings, thoughts and opinions, and to be listened to and acknowledged. In honour of this week, we’re amplifying the voice of the young person.
If you think there might be something on your child’s mind, try engaging them in a gentle activity that you both enjoy and start a conversation from there.
If you think there might be something on your child’s mind, try engaging them in a gentle activity that you both enjoy and start a conversation from there.
When heading out with your little one don’t forget to pack a little something for yourself.
When heading out with your little one don’t forget to pack a little something for yourself.
Seeing your child upset can be difficult, but try to avoid immediately jumping in with advice, ideas or ‘ fix its’ as this can discourage your child from learning to problem solve. Instead try these simple tips.
Seeing your child upset can be difficult, but try to avoid immediately jumping in with advice, ideas or ‘ fix its’ as this can discourage your child from learning to problem solve. Instead try these simple tips.
Showing interest in and learning about your teenager’s hobbies can help you both to build a stronger connection.
Showing interest in and learning about your teenager’s hobbies can help you both to build a stronger connection.
Help and encourage your child in the morning by breaking tasks down into smaller steps using a visual timetable. You could even get creative and design one together.
Help and encourage your child in the morning by breaking tasks down into smaller steps using a visual timetable. You could even get creative and design one together.
It can be tempting to repeatedly reassure children when they feel anxious. You might notice it can help them feel better in the short term. Over time, however, they may begin to rely on repeatedly seeking reassurance about the same fear instead of using new information to learn that they can cope.
It can be tempting to repeatedly reassure children when they feel anxious. You might notice it can help them feel better in the short term. Over time, however, they may begin to rely on repeatedly seeking reassurance about the same fear instead of using new information to learn that they can cope.