Christmas and the holiday season can be a magical time for children, filled with excitement, anticipation and fun times spent with family and friends. But, with changes to routines, general upheaval and hectic schedules, it can also be a distressing, worry-filled time for some kids and teens…
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Stories, news, and practical ways to help support positive mental and emotional health and well-being in children.
Rates of Child Neglect Continue to Rise
Figures from the NSPCC show neglect offences have risen by a fifth in the last year alone…
How To Talk To Your Kids About Porn
It’s a sensitive subject at any age. Should we be talking to kids about pornography? How can we get the conversation started? We share advice from the experts to help you get started…
How Affirmations Can Help Kids Build Self-Esteem
We talk to coach Natalie Costa about building self-esteem in children and how affirmations can play a key role…
How To Help Kids Balance Learning, Play and Screentime
Former teacher and children’s learning app founder, Daniel, shares his thoughts on the benefits of learning through play…
Teaching Kids About Yoga and Kindness
Help kids discover how to recognise, express, and handle complex emotions with the help of yoga…
Nadiya Hussain on her goal to ensure no anxious child suffers in silence
Nadiya Hussain is on a mission to tackle the taboos around mental health, starting with her own. In her new BBC documentary, she explores the condition that has plagued her since she was seven years old, and her ambitions to ensure no child suffers in silence in the future…
How To Help Teens Cope With Body Image Issues
Over 60% of girls in the UK have low self-esteem, with only 39% of girls having high body confidence. Clinical Director for Mental Health at Bupa, Pablo Vandenabeele, shares his thoughts on how parents can help teens cope with body image issues…
4 Ways To Help Shy Kids Speak Up and Be Heard
TEDx speaker and author Lindsay Maclean shares how we can begin teaching our kids to speak up and be heard through our actions, not words…