Creating Kids Who Can

Welcome to our blog where award-winning child therapist, Frances Weston, shares advice for parents. Its aim is to help parents help their children manage and express difficult feelings and cope with life's challenges well, so they can feel happy and confident and experience positive mental health.

The Power of Teaching Your Child to Use Affirmations

 

Would you like to learn a simple strategy that you can teach your child to help them...
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Why Goal Setting Is Good For Your Child

 

Have you ever set a goal for yourself - personal or professional - and experienced the...

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Reviewing 2024 With Your Child: How to Do It and Why It's Important

Welcome to the first blog post of 2025! I hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas and...

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Big Feelings At Christmas Time: Helping Your Child To Cope

 

While Christmas is a magical time of year for most children, it can of course be a very...

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3 Simple Breathing Techniques to Help Your Child Sleep Peacefully

 

If you’ve been following me for a while, you will know that I am always eager to...

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πŸ‘» Halloween and Anxious Children πŸ•·οΈπŸ•ΈοΈ

Halloween is nearly here again and while it is a much-loved celebration for many children, filled...

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Perfectionism, Procrastination & Anxiety: Helping Children Break Free

As a child therapist, one of the common patterns I observe in my work is the complex relationship...

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Unpacking the fight, flight, freeze response

We hear a lot about the fight, flight, freeze response that gets activated in your child's brain...

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What Your Anxious Child Wants You To Know

Have you ever found yourself curious about what goes on in the mind of your anxious child?

In...

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Childhood Anxiety: Part 6 - Building A Peaceful Home & Knowing When To Seek Help

I’m excited to share the final installment of my mini-series on the top ten questions...

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Childhood Anxiety: Part 5 - Coping Strategies for Your Anxious Child

Welcome to this week’s blog, where I’m continuing my mini-series on the top ten...

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Childhood Anxiety: Part 4 - Ways To Help Your Child

Welcome to the fourth instalment of my mini-series, where I'm addressing the top ten...

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