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.

Food for Thought: How Poor Diets are Linked to Increasing Rates of Mental Health Problems in Children and Teens Mar 17, 2023

Welcome to Part 10 of my mini-series exploring possible causes for the sharp increase of...

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Rising Mental Health Concerns in Children and Young People: The Role of Genetics Feb 17, 2023

Welcome to Part 6 of my mini-series exploring possible causes for the sharp increase of children...

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Rising Mental Health Concerns in Children and Young People: Magical Microbiome Feb 03, 2023

Welcome to part 4 of my mini-series exploring possible causes for the sharp increase of children...

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The Worrying Rise Of Mental Health Problems In Children & Young People Jan 13, 2023
Recently released figures in the UK show the number of children requiring treatment for serious...
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The Effects Of Diet On Mental Health May 06, 2022

According to a recent study carried out in the UK, the diets of British teenagers are 'unhealthy...

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The Food Mood Connection - Part 3 - Could Your Child Be Comfort Eating To Avoid Big Feelings? May 28, 2021

In this final part of the 3 part series on the connection between food and mood, I wanted to...

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The Food Mood Connection - Part 2 - What foods can help improve your child’s mental health? May 26, 2021

Welcome to the second post of this 3-part mini series on the issue of the connection between your...

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The Food Mood Connection - Part 1 - Could your child’s diet be aggravating their mental health? May 24, 2021

There's a wealth of documented evidence now available to show the connect between diet and...

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