Children’s Mental Health

Guidance for parents of teenagers: how to spot and soothe news anxiety. We’ve become used to children seeing difficult things on the news. War, natural disasters, political unrest - it s... Read More

  Help your child feel safe when the news gets scary. We’re a 24 hour news society with an endless stream of information filtering into our homes whether we want it or not. So ... Read More

Most of us realise that going for a walk in the park or forest with our children is beneficial for both their health and our own. Most kids love to run around, play hide and seek or simply look at th... Read More

Elaine Halligan, Director of the Parent Practice ( theparentpractice.com ) offers some expert advice for parents on how to manage screentime this summer. The summer holidays are almo... Read More

As many parents and teens head into the final stretch of GSCE and A level exam preparations, the key message is Don't stress!  This is so easy to say but hard to do especially as c... Read More

Depression is a serious disorder that, unfortunately, is very common among students. Research shows that in 2022, the number of American students diagnosed with depression reached 33%. Another s... Read More

Whilst some children have a great understanding of what feelings are and how they feel in their body, others have very little insight. It’s not uncommon even for older teenagers not to be clear... Read More

There are certain things that you can do to help keep your child safe and well online. Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg has put together the following advice so that you can protect your child from the assoc... Read More

Managing change is something we have always needed to prepare our children for in the past.  Living through a pandemic has demonstrated that as human beings, we are incredibly adaptable.  A... Read More