What can teachers and parents do to help children experiencing loneliness?
Child loneliness and its effect upon emotional wellbeing is becoming an increasingly explored topic, as shown by recent NSPCC and Child Line campaigns. But what can…
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Helping children to have a more positive body image
Chris Calland and Nicky Hutchinson, authors of Minnie and Max are OK!, talk about body confidence, how it can influence children’s self-esteem and what adults…
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Anorexia and Obesity: Two of a Kind?
Dr Nicola Davies is a health psychologist, counsellor, and writer specialising in raising awareness about health, wellbeing and weight loss. She is a member of…
Managing Anxiety and Depression on the Autism Spectrum
The dramatic increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum conditions among children and adolescents and the correspondingly large number of youth transitioning into adulthood has…
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Borderline Personality Disorder: One Step at a Time
Tracy Barker, author of A Sad and Sorry State of Disorder, is an expert by experience on how to live with and manage borderline personality disorder…
What is it like from a birth parent’s perspective to have your children living in foster care?
In this extract from Welcome to Fostering, Annie describes what it is like from a birth parent’s perspective to have your children living with foster…
Peace Inside: How meditation can transform your mental health
Sam Settle, editor of Peace Inside, examines how the time tested practice of meditation – sitting in silence and paying attention to the breath –…
What are the different forms of bullying and what strategies can be used to overcome the problem?
Michael Panckridge, co-author of Be Bully Free, takes a look at the different forms that bullying can take and suggests strategies that victims of bullying can…