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…
Tag: Children’s mental health
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…
Making therapeutic board games with kids
Dr Fiona Zandt and Dr Suzanne Barrett, authors of Creative Ways to Help Children Manage BIG Feelings, are clinical psychologists who currently work in successful private…
The Importance of Talking to Kids About Mental Health
Helen Bashford, author of Perry Panda, has experience working in the mental health field, most recently as Carers Lead for a Mental Health Trust, providing…
The making of Robin and the White Rabbit
Illustrator Emma Lindström talks us through how Robin and the White Rabbit came to be, and shares her process for creating the striking water colour and…
Self-harm, autism, and the desperate need to be understood
The heartbreaking motivation that compelled Åse Brunnström to find a way to help carers communicate visually with hard to reach children. One day in 2009 sparked the…