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.

Children & Change - Introducing a New Partner

Introducing a new partner to your child, whether it's your own or your ex-partner's new relationship...

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Children & Change: Separation and Divorce

The separation or divorce of parents can introduce significant changes into a child's life, many of ...

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Children and Change: When a Loved One Is Ill
Welcome to the third installment of our mini-series focusing on aiding children in navigating thro
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Children and Change: A New Sibling

Welcome to the second installment in our mini-series on supporting children through change. This wee...

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Children and Change: Moving House
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Welcome to this week's blog and video.ย 
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Reviewing 2023 With Your Child
Welcome to the first blog post of 2024! I hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas holiday.
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Worried how your child will cope with Christmas?

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

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3 Ways Your Child Could Be Fuelling Their Anxiety (without meaning to)

Managing anxious feelings is really difficult for most children and young people, and sometimes when...

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Is my child anxious or just being naughty?

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This is a question I get asked so often by parents! It can be hard to tell whether your child i...
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๐Ÿ‘ป How to Make Halloween Fun for Anxious Children ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ
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While forย most children it's a...
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Understanding the fight, flight, freeze response

In today's video I am going to be exploring the fight, flight or freeze response that is triggered

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5 Things Your Anxious Child Wishes They Could Tell You

Have you ever wondered what your anxious child is thinking and feeling?

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