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.

Under Pressure: The Link Between High Expectations and Kids Mental Health Mar 24, 2023

Welcome to Part 11 of my mini-series exploring possible causes for the sharp increase in the...

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Rising Mental Health Concerns in Children and Young People: Is Digital Media To Blame? Mar 10, 2023

Welcome to Part 9 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: Your Parenting Style Feb 10, 2023

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

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Rising Mental Health Concerns in Children and Young People: The Role of Trauma Jan 20, 2023

Following on from my video last week when I was talking about the very concerning increase in the...

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Is Your Child Emotionally Intelligent? Nov 04, 2022

Do you ever find yourself wishing that your child could just do something with ease, that you...

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Building Your Child's Self Esteem - Part Four Jun 10, 2022
Welcome to the 4th and final part of this mini-series on helping boost your child's self esteem.
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Building Your Child's Self Esteem - Part Three Jun 03, 2022
I know how tempting it can be to jump in and offer solutions when our child is struggling with...
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Building Your Child's Self Esteem - Part Two May 27, 2022

Have you ever had the experience of trying to talk to someone and realising they aren't really...

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Building Your Child's Self Esteem - Part One May 20, 2022

How your child feels about themself is super important for a whole host of reasons.  Good...

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Using Affirmations To Help Your Child Achieve Their Goals Jan 21, 2022
Would you like to learn a simple strategy that you can teach your child to help them achieve...
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How Goal Setting Can Boost Your Child's Self Esteem Jan 14, 2022

Have you ever set a goal for yourself - personal or professional - and experienced the wonderful...

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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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