Tag: communication
Disproving Learning Difficulties – How to Lift the Label
I recently met a child who was behind in his academic learning somewhat. She would become frustrated in school, often with the other children and had been aggressive more than once towards her peers. As a result of this, the SENCO at school had suggested that perhaps the[…]
Read moreBuilding Resilience in Children
Two years ago, I worked in a primary school as their resident NLP4Kids practitioner. One of the requests that the school had made to me was to help the pupils, over the course of the term that I worked with them, to build up their levels of resilience.[…]
Read moreWorking With Children from Conflict Zones
A new area of work that some of the NLP4Kids practitioners have embarked upon this year is supporting children in the British education system who have fled with their families from conflict zones. Aside from the obvious challenges of conditions such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) which[…]
Read moreI Feel Lonely Even When I’m in a Room Full of People
Have you ever been in a room full of people and felt like you were on the outside looking in? Feeling everyone else has something in common that you don’t know about? Or perhaps like they’re speaking a language you don’t understand? You may feel you don’t have[…]
Read moreGetting Well Soon
This is a tricky subject to write about, as it is an area where I have no direct experience. So this article is indented to reach all of the children who would most benefit from reading it, and perhaps too for the parents of unwell children who want[…]
Read moreI Haven’t Got Any Friends
Imagine you could chose your family. That you could custom pick each individual member for their personal qualities and traits that you would most like to have around you in your life. Just consider that you get to have the kind of brother or sister you would have[…]
Read moreWhy Talking Therapies Are So Important For Teenagers
I love my teenage son but, boy, he can be really moody and completely non-communicative (when he feels like it!). He comes home from school and goes straight upstairs to talk to his friends on skype. At best, I get a “can I have something to eat and[…]
Read more5 Ways To Calm Disruptive Children in Schools
When kids realise that someone is rooting for them and you hold to your beliefs…because you KNOW that they can…you carry that belief and ‘act as if’ because…one day they too will begin to believe and they will …because they can! KEY STATISTICS ▪ One in Four (26%)[…]
Read more5 Ways to Increase a Child’s Self Esteem
A child with a healthy self-esteem is one who generally has a can do attitude. He/she is willing to give things a go and feels good about themselves. In contrast, a child with poor self-esteem has a hard time finding solutions to problems and when faced with new[…]
Read moreHow Do You Eat an Elephant?
I first heard the question “How do you eat an elephant?” about two decades ago in my corporate life. “One bite at a time” seemed an uninspiring answer for an ambitious marketer looking out for the latest hot management theory. Little did I know, it would become one[…]
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