Life is full of ups and downs. Parents want their children to have a carefree and happy childhood. For many children, however, growing up in today's busy and ever changing world can feel anything but carefree. I have noticed that many more children nowadays feel anxious and stressed. Perhaps you have noticed this in your child too? Children can sometimes really struggle to cope with what is troubling them and how they feel.
Often a child's behaviour on the outside gives us important clues that they are overwhelmed and confused by how they are feeling on the inside.
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Is your child struggling with....
Anxiety
High emotional sensitivity
Fears/phobia
Emotional outbursts
Grief/loss
Bereavement
Low mood
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Identity issues
Low self esteem
Low self confidence
Self harm
Negative thinking
Intrusive thoughts
OCD
Separation issues
Hyperactivity
School problems
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Hair pulling/skin picking
Sleep difficulties
Controlling behaviour
Oppositional defiance
Angry outbursts
Soiling
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Trauma
Attachment difficulties
Sexual abuse
Parental separation
Family conflict/stress
Sibling rivlary
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ResilientKidz helps children and young people (aged 3-18 years old) resolve their struggles, build their emotional resilience and develop the psychological armour that they need to thrive in the world today. Being emotionally resilient helps children to cope with stress and worries, deal with the trickier moments of life, adapt to change and carry on. This supports the emotional well being of children, and helps to prevent mental health difficulties which affect approximately 1 in 4 children in the UK (Mental Health of Children and Young People in England survey 2022).
Therapy helps children to make sense of their thoughts and feelings, work through their worries, find healthier ways to express themselves and manage the difficulties they are experiencing at home and school. I help children to gain a sense of calm contentment and confidence so they feel 'just right' within themselves (healthy mind/body balance).
Some children keep everything bottled up inside because it's just too difficult to say how they feel. They may become anxious, unhappy, withdrawn, lonely or low in mood. Other children struggle to hold such BIG feelings inside and may explode with anger, meltdown, be defiant or oppositional as their behaviour becomes more challenging at home or school....
As children develop emotional resilience they build the courage and confidence to try new things because they believe they can (positive, optimistic mindset). They become more creative and flexible in the way they think and overcome problems…. the impossible becomes possible.
​ " I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship"
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Louisa May Alcott