by Kaleisha | Mar 22, 2022 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Professional
Most professionals, or at least those trained in CBT approaches, are aware of the concept of exposure in treating children with anxiety. However, community studies suggest even those of us who are familiar with exposure, under-utilise it in practice. This article...
by Kaleisha | Sep 21, 2021 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Professional
The importance of parents and caregivers acting in warm, loving, caring and interested ways towards their children might seem obvious towards us as health/education professionals today, but it has only been in the last 50 or 60 years that these concepts have been...
by Kaleisha | Aug 17, 2021 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Professional
How long are you able to read something or think carefully about a topic without being distracted by something else? Do you feel satisfied with the length of time you can do this? Does it depend on the time of day or what you are doing? Has it changed over the years...
by Kaleisha | Apr 13, 2021 | Helping Kids Get Along With Others, Professional
Have you looked directly into someone’s eyes today when you spoke with them? Did it help you understand them? Or connect with them? Or did it make you feel uncomfortable? And (perhaps more interestingly) have you consciously thought about using this eye contact or...
by Kaleisha | Feb 2, 2021 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Professional
Imagine you have been unwell for several months – intermittent, low level but unpleasant symptoms – stomach pain, headaches and dizziness. A GP can’t find anything wrong with you and so you try diet changes, vitamins and getting more sleep – none of which...
by Monique | Oct 21, 2020 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Professional
Many children and young people we will work with have grief and loss experiences. One data source estimates 1 in 15 children experience the death of a parent or sibling by the age of 16, and another study found 80% of 11-16 year olds say they have experienced the...