What if My Child Has Low Self-Esteem? | Sonia Mainstone-Cotton
Sonia talks about younger children with low self-esteem and how we can best support them by finding positive ways through challenges.
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Sonia talks about younger children with low self-esteem and how we can best support them by finding positive ways through challenges.
Nic talks to Clare about gender and stereotypes, particularly for girls, and how these might influence behaviour.
Understand the importance of consistency when supporting behaviour.
Clare talks with expert guest, Lucy Flower, about school attendance and behaviour.
In this episode, Clare and Lauren highlight the importance of positivity in relation to behaviour.
Dr Emma Clarke explains the clues that body language gives about behaviour.
Mary Twomey explains the impact that play therapy can have on behaviour
Clare and Debs explore the challenges of returning to school after lockdown.
Jonathan Newport explains the importance of a positive approach to behaviour.
In this episode, Clare looks at how behaviour stereotypes can influence our approach to behaviour support.
Author Georgina Durrant explains why play is a great way to help your child calm down and understand their emotions.
Sensory support for children who don’t feel cold, pain, or hunger, or seem unaware of where their body is in space.
Dr Tina Rae explains how to support children experiencing grief and loss, from family members, to family pets, and even important belongings.
Explore the benefits of the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’, an easy model designed to help us frame how to look after ourselves and our children.
Clare discusses creating safe spaces for conversations, bullying in gaming sites and chat groups, and how to celebrate differences.
Clare discusses bullying related to gender, gender identity, and sexuality with Lauren, CEO of an anti-bullying charity.
Helly explains how the free My Family Journal app can help you understand your child’s behaviour.
Guest Ian Timbrell discusses how you can talk with your child about their sexuality in a sensitive and supportive way.
In the second-part of this bumper edition, find out why it’s important to remember self-care in order to support your child
Find out why it’s important to think about your own care needs, particularly when you’re supporting a distressed child.
Expert guest Carl discusses the importance of a healthy lifestyle with ideas to help your child become more active
Nina explains the huge impact music can have on helping your child calm down, feel energised, or even revise for exams
Expert guest Lisa talks about how to build strong relationships and the impact trauma and adverse experiences can have on wellbeing
Find out why your child’s senses can have a big impact on their behaviour and the best ways you can support
Join our expert guests as they discuss ways you can build a strong relationship with your child’s school
Guest Kelly Evans explains the importance of understanding what’s driving your child’s anxiety and the impact masking can have.
Find out about the signs your child may have an eating disorder and how you can best support them.
Guest Leith Tarling discusses ways to understand your child’s behaviour and the importance of self care.
Anthony Benedict talks about suspensions and exclusions from school and the work of pupil referral units
Melanie Pilcher shares ways you can reduce food battles and help your young child eat well
Join Claire as she talks about triggers for anxiety in children with ADHD and ways you can best support
Join Claire as she explains what ADHD is with practical ideas for you to reduce your child’s stress and anxiety
Mica discusses how we can meet individual needs both at home and in the classroom, and the importance of celebrating neurodiversity
Find out what neurodiversity is, strategies to support, and why it’s something to be celebrated
Online safety consultant Traci shares practical ways to keep your child safe online
Our expert guest Chris, explains how you can best support your child if they struggle to learn.
Listen in as our expert guest shares simple ways to prepare your autistic child for secondary school
Find out how to build secure attachments with your child and the benefits this has for the whole family.
Expert guest, Dr Powell-Jones, shares ideas to help you keep your teenager safe on social media.
Find out how to build healthy sleep habits and routines so everyone can get a good night’s sleep.
Dr Claire Hughes-Lynch talks to Clare about parenting autistic children and focusing on their abilities.
Join Dave Smallwood as he talks to Clare about how best to support autistic children and their sensory needs
Gary Nicholls talks to Clare about behaviour in young children, wellbeing, and what it means to be healthy.
Sonia Murray talks to Clare about the importance of play, and why it’s crucial to your child’s development.
Debs Kemp talks to Clare about anxiety around attending school and possible reasons for not attending.
Lauren talks to Clare about bullying and how to support children of all ages if they’re being bullied.
Dr Claire Conlon talks to Clare about understanding and supporting behaviours shown by children with additional needs.
Beth talks to Clare about how mental health and how young people struggle to understand and manage the emotions going on inside them.
Josephine Aligwekwe talks to Clare about anxiety and the impact it has on children’s and young people’s behaviour.
Rachel talks to Clare about anger and shares simple ways to help your child calm down when they feel angry.
Expert guest, Sarah Johnson, talks about behaviours that can challenge us as parents. She explains how we can really notice what’s going on and decide the best way to respond.
Trish and Emma explain how you can help your child talk about their emotions so they recognise how they are feeling.
Dr Emma Clarke explains the importance of quality conversations, and how to be “respectfully confident” when talking with your children.
Debs Kemp shares a simple and effective way to start conversations about difficult topics with your child.
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