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08Dec

Teaching Your Kids to Self-Soothe and Manage Big Emotions

Deborah Ann Davis

children, coaching, emotions, family, home, parenting

Relationships

How you manage your own emotions serves as a model to your children. Parenting coach Deborah Ann Davis offers some practical tips to help you teach your children to self-soothe.
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30Nov

7 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Your Teenager

Paul McGee

adolescents, children, family, home, parenting, teenagers, tips

Relationships

Relationships between teenagers and parents can be fraught and challenging. Paul McGee offers 7 tips to help parents keep the relationship on track.
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23Nov

4 Steps to a Good Night's Sleep with Young Children

Lyndsey Hookway

body, children, family, father, health, insomnia, mother, parenting, sleep, stress, tips

Body

Sleep is a vital part of good health – many new parents may have forgotten what being properly rested feels like. Lynsey Hookway shares four tips to boost your chances of a good night's sleep, for you and your child.
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15Oct

6 Tips for Parents Following an Autism Diagnosis

Janine Hodge

autism, brain, child, children, family, learningdisabilities, parenting

Therapists

An autism diagnosis can bring up a range of emotions for parents and caregivers. Therapist Janine Hodge offers six tips on how to work through them.
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05Oct

The Impact of the Pandemic on Children's Mental Health

Place2Be

children, coronavirus, society

Mind

Place2Be, a children's mental health charity, share their inside knowledge on how the pandemic has affected children and young people, as well as details of their new training programmes for teachers and mental health professionals
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23Sep

3 Ways to Practise Mindfulness with Your Children

Amanda Ashy

children, family, meditation, mindfulness, parenting

Soul

Mindfulness is a great tool for emotional regulation, and it doesn't have to be complicated. Amanda Ashy offers three ways you can practise mindfulness with your children, to help them manage their emotions and feel well.
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14Sep

4 Ways to Encourage Healthy Body Image in Your Daughter

Dr Charlotte Markey

body, bodyimage, children, family, parenting, teenagers, tips, women

Mind

While the issue affects boys too, many young girls unfortunately grow up with complicated body image issues. Dr Charlotte Markey offers 4 ways parents can encourage a healthy body image in their daughters.
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24Aug

8 Tips to Help Your Anxious Child

Poppy O'Neill

anxiety, child, children, family, fatherhood, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, parents, tips

Relationships

Anxiety can be particularly difficult for children to manage, especially if they are too young to be able to communicate their feelings to you. Poppy O'Neill, author of 101 Tips For Your Anxious Child, offers 8 practical ways you can support your child in managing anxious feelings.
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02Jul

How We Coped With Our Teenage Daughter's Anorexia

Mark Simmonds

anorexia, children, eatingdisorders, family, fatherhood, parenthood, parenting, teenagers

Mind

Mark Simmonds shares how he and his wife supported their daughter Emily, who lived with anorexia as a teenager. Family therapy gave Mark and his wife helpful tools to ensure their own behaviour gave Emily the best possible chance of recovery.
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02Jan

Can Hypnotherapy Be Used With Children?

Natasha Kelly

childhood, children, hypnotherapy

Therapists

Hypnotherapist Natasha Kelly explores the use of hypnotherapy to help children with the symptoms of anxiety, selective mutism, and low confidence
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