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.

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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...

Rising Mental Health Concerns in Children and Young People: Your Parenting Style Feb 10, 2023

Another week has flown by and we have aleady reached part 5 of my mini-series exploring...

How To Protect Your Child (and yourself) During These Worrying Times Sep 30, 2022

How To Protect Your Child (and yourself) During These Worrying Times

As if collectively trying to...

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Helping Children Cope With Change: Part Five - Parents New Partner Dec 09, 2021

Knowing how and when to introduce your child to a new partner - either yours or your ex-partner's...

Helping Children Cope With Change: Part One - Moving House Nov 05, 2021

Lots of you have asked me to address the issue of helping your children manage change, so I have...

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How Shame Affects Children and Young People Sep 10, 2021

If your child is experiencing anxiety, or angry meltdowns, or perfectionism or low mood, it could...

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Separation And Divorce: What To Do When Your Child Doesn't Want To Visit Their Other Parent Aug 02, 2021

Is your child refusing to go on contact visits to see their other parent, or getting very...

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Protecting Children from the Negative Effects of Separation & Divorce - Part 3 Jun 04, 2021

Welcome to the third and final part of this 3-part mini-series of posts about separation and...

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Protecting Children from the Negative Effects of Separation & Divorce - Part 2 Jun 03, 2021

Welcome back to part two of this 3-part mini-series of posts about separation and divorce, and...

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Protecting Children from the Negative effects of Separation and Divorce - Part 1 Jun 02, 2021

When parents separate and/or divorce, it can be a deeply distressing experience for their...

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...

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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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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