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16Jan

How Does Divorce Affect Young Children?

Pat Capel

children, divorce, father, mother, parenting

Therapists

Therapist Pat Capel explores the impact of divorce on young children, and how therapeutic techniques can help
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17Dec

7 Things We Should be Teaching Children

Will Hussey, Andy Cope & Gavin Oattes

children, parenting, school, teenagers

Mind

How can we raise our children to be resilient and comfortable in their skins? Authors of Diary of a Brilliant Kid have seven tips
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30Nov

New Research Shows Benefit of Mindfulness Techniques in Schools

Alice McGurran

children, education, health, mindfulness, school, society, teenagers

Mind

Classes on mindfulness, relationships, resilience, emotional health and wellbeing are improving teenage mental health across schools in England
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04Oct

How Place2Be Therapists Support Children and Young People

Place2Be

children, education, school, teenagers, therapists

Mind

Working within 282 British schools Place2Be therapists help children and young people. Trainer Dr Niki Cooper posts on their vital work
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03Oct

Jonny Benjamin's New Charity to Bring Mental Health into Schools

Alice McGurran

campaign, charity, children, education, school, society, teenagers

Mind

Jonny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn have founded a charity, Beyond Shame, Beyond Stigma, to help schoolchildren deal with mental health problems
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27Sep

How Can Art and Drama Therapy Help Young People?

Emma Warden Rasalingam

arttherapy, children, creativity, dramatherapy, education, therapy

Therapists

Seeing children aged three to 18, therapist Emma Rasalingam posts on how art and drama therapy can provide much needed space in young people's increasingly stressed lives
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01Aug

The Questing Adolescent: How Heroic Narratives Can Help Teenagers

Suzanne Rider

children, parenting, teenagers

Therapists

How can ideas of a 'hero's journey' help teenagers navigate new territory in their personal lives? Hertfordshire counsellor Suzanne Rider explores
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20Jul

School's Out: How Can Parents' Support Teens During Times of Change?

Sarah Dean

children, education, family, parenting, school, teenagers

Therapists

Both parents and teens need the summer holidays to relax and re-energise posts Oxfordshire therapist Sarah Dean
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08Feb

How to Support a Child or Teenager Who Self-Harms

Lizzie Prince

children, family, father, mother, parenting, selfharm, teenagers

Therapists

Rates of self-harm among young people are on the rise. What can you do to help if your child, teen or friend is self-harming?
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24Jan

How to Spot if a Child is Vulnerable to Body Dysmorphia

AXA PPP

body, bodyimage, children, health, parenting, teenagers

Body

The self-consciousness of teen years can sometimes lead to body dysmorphic disorder, where an individual believes their body is ugly and unacceptable
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