How to Identify and Treat Emetophobia in Teenagers
How to Identify and Treat Emetophobia in Teenagers By Emma Innes, Author of The Emetophobia Survival Guide As a parent, there are few things worse…
Tag: Children’s mental health
Building Blocks of Emotion: Helping Children Understand Big Feelings Through Play
Help children to understand feelings like anger using play! This World Children’s Day, the author of the Creative Ways books Fiona Zandt shares an engaging method for helping children understand and regulate their emotions, using a playful activity with interconnecting blocks.
How Children’s Literature Can Lessen the Stigma Around Mental Illness
This blog post was written by JKP author Lourdes Ubidia. The genre of Mental Health and Wellness in children’s literature is crucial to creating a…
Understanding the BRAIN -> SENSES -> BEHAVIOR Connection with Riley the Brave
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH. Everything we feel, think, say, and do is related to the information coming in through our…
Feeling Safe and in Control with Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH. Here’s the magic of understanding our senses. Joe (real person but not his real…
Assessing children in the therapy room through play
Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety by Fiona Zandt and Suzanne Barrett is packed with therapeutic activities to help children aged 4-12 years and…
Person-centred approaches: a useful tool for supporting CYP mental health
By Dr Samuel Kelly, author of The Greater Me Cards As an Educational Psychologist, my role is often to collaborate with schools and organisations to…
Anger is part of all human relationships – we shouldn’t try to wipe it out
Authors Sara Godoli and Sarah Trueman discuss ‘Anger the Ancient Warrior’ a book that challenges the perception of anger, helping children manage big feelings.
The Mental Health of Children and Young People Survey
The NHS Digital report on this survey of the mental health of children and young people in England was published on 22nd November 2018 and is…
Improving the Psychological Wellbeing of Children – A World Mental Health Day Blog
Over recent years, every survey has indicated both an increase in psychological distress amongst children and young people and a serious lack of capacity in…