Relax Kids Belfast with Sinead York.

05/09/2025

I’m Absolutely delighted to be asked by Duncairn Community Partnership to deliver Relax Kids sessions at this event on the 21st September. Come along for great family day out. 🥰

04/09/2025

🥳Great to be featured in the Belfast Telegraph again. 🥳

Latest article is all about how to have difficult conversations with children and teens. Unfortunately I missed the publication date, which was last week but here is a link to it anyway.

We’ve all heard the tag line “it’s good to talk”, which applies to so many aspects of our daily lives, but never more so than the relationship between a parent and their teenager.

04/09/2025

I’ve been inundated with calls and messages from parents whose children are finding the back to school transition difficult. There are many tools and techniques I can offer to ease this time.
Get in touch for more information on 1-1 sessions.

01/09/2025

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶s here can you believe it!🍁

𝘈 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴.

𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭.

𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 - 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!

30/08/2025

New starts can be daunting for some children. Sometimes all they need is little toolkit of emotional regulation strategies to help them through their day. Contact to find out more about 1-1 back to school sessions.

30/08/2025

Back To School Kit
For my 1-1 session.
Contact to book in.

29/08/2025

💜Happy Friday Folks💜

27/08/2025

🌟 Transforming Young Minds Through Relaxation🌟

As a Relax Kids Coach with over 9 years of experience, I’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of children in Belfast and beyond, helping them develop the tools they need to relax, build confidence, and improve their emotional well-being.

I offer fun, engaging, and effective group sessions and workshops tailored for:
✨ Schools
✨ Youth and community groups
✨ Health trusts
✨Scouts, Girl Guides, Brownies.

Through a unique combination of relaxation techniques, mindfulness and breath work, my sessions empower children to manage stress, boost their self-esteem, and improve their focus and resilience.

📚 What educators are saying:
Teachers and principals regularly share how these sessions have a profoundly positive impact on pupils, enhancing their behaviour with peers, emotional regulation, and readiness to learn.

If you’re looking to bring Relax Kids to your school or community group, I’d love to chat about how I can help support your children’s well-being journey. 💖

👉 Get in touch today to book a session or learn more about how I can make a difference to your group. Together, we can help our young people thrive!

27/08/2025

Back to school can be exciting for some kids , but for others it can bring butterflies in tummies and a feeling of anxiety. Whether they are starting ‘big school’ for the first time or moving into a new class, it’s completely normal for children to feel a little nervous. The good news is there are simple, fun tools we can use to help children feel calmer, braver, and more confident as they face these changes.

Tip 1: Balloon Breathing
🎈 Imagine blowing up a big balloon.
😮 Breathe in slowly through your nose.
💨 Blow out gently through your mouth, like filling the balloon.
Repeat a few times until your body feels calm.

👉 Try this with your child tonight or tomorrow morning before school. Simple, quick, and calming!”.........................................................................................
Tip 2: Starfish Hand Breathing ⭐
First days at school can bring BIG feelings 🌊. Here’s a calming trick little hands can do anywhere:

⭐ Spread out your fingers like a star.
👉 Use the finger of your other hand to slowly trace up and down each finger.
🌬️ Breathe IN going up, and OUT going down.

By the time they finish, minds will feel calmer........................................................................................

Tip 3: Worry Box 📦
Children often hold worries quietly inside. A Worry Box is a lovely way to help them let go.

📝 Write or draw the worry on paper.
📦 Pop it into a special box (or feed it to a cuddly ‘worry monster’!) You could even just pop it in the bin.
💡 Knowing the worry is safely put away helps children feel lighter and more in control.........................................................................................

Tip 4: Positive Affirmations 🌈
Did you know? The words children say to themselves really matter. 🌟 Try adding a little positivity to their morning routine:

✨ ‘I am brave.’
✨ ‘I can do hard things.’
✨ ‘I am calm and strong.’

👉 Write them on colourful cards, stick them on mirrors, or say them out loud on the school run. Confidence grows with practice ............................................................................................
Tip 5: Safe Place Visualisation 🏝️

“When the classroom feels overwhelming, children can travel in their imagination to a safe place.

👀 Close your eyes.
💭 Picture somewhere you feel happy (the beach, your bed, a playground).
🧘 Take a few breaths as if you’re really there.

It’s like carrying a secret pocket of calm wherever they go 🌈................................................................................................
Tip 6 : After-School Decompression 🌳
Big school days = big emotions. Give your child space to decompress after school:

🌳 Nature walk
🎨 Quiet drawing/colouring
🎵 Calm music
🤗 Gentle cuddle and chat

👉 Sometimes kids don’t need questions right away – just time to ‘land’ back home............................................................................................

If your child needs a little more personalised support to help with with back-to-school wobbles I offer tailored 1-1 sessions. Drop me a message to find out more.

21/08/2025

🌟 𝗧𝗼 my amazing daughter and 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆… 🌟

𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝. 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦.

𝙎𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝.

𝘽𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪; 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚. 💜

21/08/2025

My daughter along with thousands of students will receive their results GCSE results this morning. Many will be on cloud nine but for some it won’t be the positive news they were hoping for. Myself along with two other contributors are featured in this article in the give advice for them and parents to help deal with the disappointment.

While the long-awaited freedom is welcome to thousands of students all over the country, at the back of many pupils’ minds is the dreaded results, which will determine what steps they will take as they embark on the next stage of their lives.