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      7 Ways to Support Your Teen's Digital Wellbeing
    
      Although you may feel at times that your digital native knows more about the online world than you do, there’s actually still a lot you can teach them around their digital wellbeing. It’s important for you to be the...
    
        4 min
      
        17/04/2024
      
      Why should children start learning about mental health so young?
    
       How I Feel is packed full of 40 wellbeing activities to help you and your children explore mental health in a fun, accessible way. The range of activities allow your kids to talk more easily about their feelings...
    
        2 min
      
        30/01/2024
      
      How to reduce results day anxiety
    
      Results day is a marker in the sand. Not only does it tell your teen if their efforts over the previous two years have paid off it also significantly impacts what comes next for them. It is an...
    
        5 min
      
        07/08/2023
      
      How to help your child feel confident about going back to school
    
      We all want our kids to feel confident about going back to school. We want them to feel secure and positive about their friendships, their new teachers, and their ability to cope with and enjoy their schoolwork. Realistically...
    
        5 min
      
        02/08/2023
      
      How to Help Your Child Feel Confident about Exams
    
      Here are some tips to help your child feel more confident about exams and overcome some of the blocks that may get in their way.
    
        4 min
      
        26/05/2023
      
      Four ways to boost your teen's happiness
    
      Being a teenager has its own unique challenges and can be a particularly unsettling time to have to deal with big changes or uncertainty. Here are four very simple ways to help teens take control of well-being and boost happiness...
    
        3 min
      
        07/03/2023
      
      What to do about bullying at school
    
      Bullying at school is really common. Young Minds says it affects over 1 million young people a year. This DOES NOT ever make it okay though or mean that it should be tolerated. It is not to be...
    
        9 min
      
        07/03/2023
      
      Self-Kindness Pick and Mix
    
      A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. Francis of Assisi (philosopher, mystic and preacher).
Being kind to yourself really does matter, because you matter. Just teeny tiny acts of kindness towards yourself will lift your spirits.
    
        2 min
      
        07/03/2023
      
      How to support your child’s wellbeing
    
      Supporting a child’s wellbeing is just as, if not more important, than taking care of their physical health. Just as we teach them to exercise, brush their teeth and eat well we should also work on their emotional literacy, positive...
    
        4 min
      
        07/03/2023
      
      How to encourage journaling for mindfulness
    
      Journaling is the writing down and exploring of thoughts and feelings. It has increased in popularity over recent years, as we have begun to see its benefits in terms of mindfulness and emotional well-being.
    
        3 min
      
        07/03/2023
      
      How to encourage kids to go outside during Autumn / Winter
    
      Autumn and winter are here, and all most people want to do is stay inside.We all know the feeling – the daylight’s fading fast, it’s chilly, a bit damp and grey outside and it really doesn’t look all that inviting....
    
        4 min
      
        23/02/2023
      
      Negativity
    
      If your teen seems generally fed up and focused on the negatives in life don’t despair, there are lots of things that can help.
    
        2 min
      
        11/01/2023