11 Ways to Help Children (TW Mag)
TW Magazines have published this article I wrote for their April editions. As screen usage increases what can we do to protect our children?
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5 – Neuro-Development, Autism & Primitive Reflexes (Interview)
NeuroDevelopment can help with learning & behavioural difficulties. It is particularly interesting if you are a parent, work with children, or have difficulties yourself.
Read moreNeuro-development for Learning & Behavioural Difficulties
Niki McGlynn tells us how NeuroDevelopment can help with learning & behavioural difficulties. It is particularly interesting if you are a parent, work with children, or have difficulties yourself.
Read moreProtecting Our Children’s Brains
Read this and your child will thank you later. A recent review of 1500 scientific studies shows the clear impact screen usage has on children, their brain development, learning capacity, IQ and emotional health. A MUST read for all parents.
Read moreHow To Help Anxious Children (Essential Surrey)
Richmond Magazine and Essential Surrey have published this article I wrote for their June edition. It is a good summary of my recent talks for parents of anxious teenagers..
Read moreWhat Parents of Anxious Children Must Know (Talk)
I see more and more children, particularly adolescents, who are very vulnerable to anxiety at this crucial stage in their emotional and cognitive development. I want to talk with you, the parents, as it’s essential you know what is available and what works for your child.
Read moreAnxiety Solutions
There are many therapies out there and it can be difficult to find the right one to match the person…
Read moreDrawing Therapy Helping Children
When a young child or adolescent begins to display unhealthy behaviours, at school or at home, they don’t have the necessary language to express themselves, so it comes out in other ways, usually negatively, such as anger, violence, sadness, anxiety, withdrawal, etc.
The core of Drawing & Talking is not for therapist intervention, or to interpret the drawing, but to allow the child to feel emotionally better.
Helping Children Dealing With Unresolved Events
When dealing with trauma, either with a capital or small ‘t’, not everyone can verbalise their emotions, or indeed their thoughts.
Very young children certainly struggle, as they haven’t yet gained the capacity for expressing through language. Any trauma, upset, or unresolved events, present or past, could be negatively affecting their behaviour and emotions, at home or in the classroom.
Read moreDrawing Therapy For Children
I’ve recently finished a training in Drawing and Talking, which allows young people to express negative emotions, and ultimately to move forward in their life.
Where D&T differs from many other therapies is that instead of being a formal therapy it’s very much focused on the child (or adult) expressing parts of themselves, and what they may be going through internally, currently, and/or historically.
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