Tag: Parents and Professionals
Parents And Professionals: NLP4Kids 2019 Research Project
This year we’re making a statistical difference to anxiety and depression in children and young people – and we can prove it! I’m going to share with you something very interesting – and exciting(!) I’m going to be sharing with you the results of a research project that[…]
Read moreParents and Professionals: Is Poor Mental Health Contagious?
If it is possible that children learn everything they know from the adults (parents and teachers) who interact with them, is it possible that they can also take on board mental health issues of others around them? Often self-harm issues around young people come in clusters – it’s[…]
Read moreParents and Professionals: How Unwanted Behaviour Links to Being Unsafe
Why do we have walls on our house and fences around our gardens? Well, the answer might not be all that different to the reasons why rules, boundaries and discipline are good for the children you work with or look after. Both are designed to create a sense[…]
Read moreParents and Professionals: Encouraging Children to Invest
If you are in need are you exempt from giving? Should you be? I believe there is value in teaching children and young people kindness, no matter what their background or circumstances. Compassion, like manors, is a skill that young people have to be taught in order to[…]
Read moreParents and Professionals: Problem Spotting vs Problem Solving
Your house is on fire. Do you first figure out the source of the fire and then run, or do you just run? I guess that may depend upon how bad the fire is but I see a lot of cases of diagnosing where we could instead be[…]
Read moreParents & Professionals: When it’s Behaviour and Not Anxiety
Ok, confession time. I *think* sometimes poor behaviour is getting labelled up as anxiety in children and young people. I’ve thought this for a while and today I decided to fess-up publicly and say so. So young people need boundaries and fewer options to help them cope better.[…]
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