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: Is Their Life More Stressful Now? Feb 24, 2023

Welcome to Part 7 of my mini-series exploring possible causes for the sharp increase...

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Rising Mental Health Concerns in Children and Young People: The Impact of Change Jan 27, 2023

In this week's video - part 3 of my mini-series exploring possible causes for the sharp increase...

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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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Helping Your Child Cope With Big Feelings at Christmas Time Dec 16, 2022

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

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...

Is My Child Anxious or Just Behaving Badly? Jul 15, 2022

This is a question I get asked so often by parents! It can be hard to tell whether your...

Is Your Anxious Child a Fighter, a Flyer or A Freezer? Jun 24, 2022

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

How To Help Your Child Cope With Big Feelings At Christmas Time Dec 22, 2021

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

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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...

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...

How to Calm a Child Who is Having a Meltdown May 19, 2021

Have you every tried to reason with an angry or anxious child, and then found yourself getting...

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How to Tell If Your Child is Stressed or Overwhelmed May 12, 2021

Sometimes our children seem to behave badly, and it can feel like they are being really...

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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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