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09May

66% of Primary School Children Struggle With Anxiety

Welldoing

anxiety, children, education, mindfulness, school, student, teenagers, youth

Mind

New research ahead of the launch of A Mindful Moment initiative has revealed that two thirds of primary school children have anxiety
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15Mar

What You Can Learn from Philippa Perry's Best-Selling Parenting Book

Philippa Perry

childhood, children, father, mother, parenting, parents, teens

Relationships

Renowned psychotherapist and broadcaster Philippa Perry believes that too many parents either try to control their children, or unthinkingly neglect them. Louise Chunn interviewed Philippa Perry about her new book for bi-monthly magazine Planet Mindful
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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

child, 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, youth

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

Dr Niki Cooper

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

Beyond Shame, Beyond Stigma: 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 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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08Feb

How to Support a Child or Teenager Who Self-Harms

Lizzie Prince

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

Therapists

Child and adolescent psychotherapist Lizzie Prince explains her work with young people who self-harm
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30May

Concert For Autism Breaks New Ground

Mike Chunn

autism, children, friendship, music

Soul

When Mike Chunn discovered that no-one would play in a band with a 16-year old boy with autism, he organised a concert for him and others similarly affected
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