A learning resource about a boy named Simon who gets physically bullied
Age range: Ages 11 to 16 Description: A story about a boy named Simon who gets an orange thrown at him by a group of…
Category: Self-help
Self-help exercises to help older children manage worry and anxiety
Age range: Ages 9+ Description: An engaging, self-help guide based on cognitive behavioural therapy that teaches young people mindfulness techniques to alleviate their worry and…
The University Years: Claire Eastham discusses living with social anxiety
University can be a difficult time for anyone, but throwing social anxiety into the mix just makes it that much harder. Claire Eastham, author of…
Creative coping strategies to help young people manage stress, anxiety and other big feelings
Age range: Ages 8 – 14 Description: A colouring book and journal filled with uplifting quotes and poems that encourages children experiencing stress, anxiety and…
Anti Bullying Week: Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing – Pooky Knightsmith
Poetry can prove a great way into difficult conversations in therapeutic, classroom or family settings. In this chapter from Using Poetry to Promote Talking and…
Pooky Knightsmith: Three good reasons to write bad poetry
You don’t need to be a poet to write poetry, and you don’t need to write ‘good’ poetry to get a lot out of it. …
Download a therapeutic resource from Pooky Knightsmith’s new book ‘Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing’
There are five poems in this extract from Pooky Knightsmith’s new book Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing. Each poem, written by Pooky, is…
How CBT and attribution retraining can improve self belief – including a free extract
Alicia Chodkiewicz, Child Development psychologist with over ten years’ experience supporting students both inside and outside of the classroom, and co-author of Believing You Can is…
Fight, flight or freeze; your body’s alarm system – author interview
K. L. Aspden has worked as a therapist with both children and adults since 1998. She has particular interest in the areas of trauma and…