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.

Exploring the Causes of Childhood Anxiety

One of the most common questions I get asked by desperate, worried parents is "Why is my child so an...

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Understanding Childhood Anxiety Disorders

This week I want to focus on the subject of anxiety disorders - what they are, how to recognise the ...

How Anxiety Feels in your Child's Body

In my work as a child therapist, I've often witnessed the profound impact that anxiety can have o...

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Does Your Child Have Anxiety? Identifying the Symptoms

It’s not long now until we launch From ‘Fearful to Fearless’ again – this is our fabulous online c

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Back to School Anxiety

Many parents contact me asking for help with back-to-school anxiety, particularly at this time of...

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Helping Your Teen Cope With Disappointing Exam Results

Here in the UK, teenagers across the country have already received their A level results or are abou...

Helping Your Child Sleep Peacefully: 3 Effective Breathing Techniques

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

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A Good Night's Sleep - My Top Tips

This week I am sharing a post from the blog archive on the subject of sleep, as I know many child...

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Today is a special day 🎉

Today is a special day here at Brighter Futures for Kids HQ . . . . we are celebrating the fact that...

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Nurturing Young Voices: Supporting Children Who Fear Speaking in Public

As parents, we often witness our children experiencing a wide range of emotions as they navigate the...

Understanding the Plight of 'Ghost' Children: Mental Health & School Absence

In recent years, a concerning phenomenon has emerged in educational settings, where children ar

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From Challenges to Triumphs: Championing the mental health of children with special educational needs - Part 2

Welcome to this week's blog post in which I continue exploring the mental health challenges faced by...

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Frances is an award-winning Child Therapist who is known for using an innovative and creative approach to help her young clients overcome their difficulties and transform their lives. She has spent almost 30 years working in her own successful private practice based in the UK - Brighter Futures Personal Growth - seeing adults and children, and also worked in the NHS as a Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Therapist for a number of years within 2 CAMHS teams. As well as working with children, young people and their parents professionally, she is also a Mum and Step-Mum, and has eight grandchildren.

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