The Easter holidays are an ideal time to practice relaxation and breathing. A time to gather and take a moment to connect, calm and just be. Here are a few simple ideas ( and free audio) you can use now to help you and your family. Let’s be...
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Fears are really common in childhood, however, for some children they simply don’t grow out of it and they escalate over time. Within this blog, I would like you to understand what a phobia is, what symptoms to look out for and what you may...
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Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in children, it doesn’t distinguish between age, background or social group. Anxiety UK suggests 1 in 6 young people will experience an anxiety condition at some point in their lives. There are...
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It is perfectly normal for all children to go through periods where they may seem a bit shy and are really anxious around strangers or may show anxiety when they start a new club or school.” Stanger Danger” can start between the ages...
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It’s the Autumn term and for children who suffer from anxiety, it may be a time when you notice some big feelings. They may present as angry or oppositional prior to starting school. They may have a big outburst at school, upset that class...
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Every parent knows that returning to the school is not just about buying pens and packing their backpack. It can be a time for worry, dread as well as excitement and relief (it’s over!) too. Over the years I’ve learned the best way...
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What is Separation Anxiety and Disorder? Separation anxiety is a normal developmental stage. During these ages, it is normal to have fears separating from your parents or carers, children are totally dependent on their carers so it’s...
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I am a great believer in empowering parents in my clinic room. I like to share my skills in order for you to enable your child’s capacity to regulate in times of stress, anxiety and anger. We sometimes need to help them to find some calm in...
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When we look at the adverts of Holiday Camps, we see lots of children enjoying sports and generally looking happy being there. Holidays can be anxious time for parents and children. You may have to work or you may be on holiday and want to ensure...
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It’s tricky isn’t it when your anxious child may really struggle in social situations such as a play date or an after school club, does your child cry or refuse to go? I know that on my recent anxiety workshop, ( thank you, everyone...
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OCD is a persuasive disorder and I know lots of people joke that they have OCD of they are very tidy or worry a lot. Many people worry and some people worry a lot that does not necessarily mean that you or your child have OCD. Obsessive...
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Children often don’t have the capacity to tell us they are anxious. This is for many reasons, sometimes they’ve yet to develop the reflective capacity, they are overwhelmed by the anxiety or they might not even have learned the right...
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