Supporting your child through praise
Praise is a great way to encourage positive behaviour in your child.
Praise is a great way to encourage positive behaviour in your child.
Say what you want to see
As parents, stating what we don’t want to see can increase anxiety in our children and can also act as a hidden command. Instead, it can help to say what we want to happen as this can more clearly let our children know what we’d like them to do.
As parents, stating what we don’t want to see can increase anxiety in our children and can also act as a hidden command. Instead, it can help to say what we want to happen as this can more clearly let our children know what we’d like them to do.
Annie (Practitioner)
The benefits of listening
Listening to your child helps them feel heard, supports them to process their own emotions, and builds trust in your relationship.
Listening to your child helps them feel heard, supports them to process their own emotions, and builds trust in your relationship.
Annie (Practitioner)
Separating the child from the behaviour
When addressing challenging behaviour, try to describe the behaviour that you would like to see.
When addressing challenging behaviour, try to describe the behaviour that you would like to see.
Annie (Practitioner)
Little Person, Big changes
Parenthood isn’t about having a spotless house or checking off every to-do list item. New parents, give yourself permission to just focus on being present with your baby, and take everything else one step at a time.
Parenthood isn’t about having a spotless house or checking off every to-do list item. New parents, give yourself permission to just focus on being present with your baby, and take everything else one step at a time.
Claire (Parent + practitioner)
The worry box
For those worries that they can’t do anything about, creating a worry box can give you and your child the opportunity to talk through their worries and can also help to create a little distance between your child and their fears.
For those worries that they can’t do anything about, creating a worry box can give you and your child the opportunity to talk through their worries and can also help to create a little distance between your child and their fears.
Ruby (practitioner)
How to support your child when they share difficult feelings
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.
Ruby (practitioner)
Talking about feelings
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.
Annie (Practitioner)
Connecting with your teenager
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.
Annie (Practitioner)
Morning routine
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.