Yvonne Earl Teen Psychology

13/04/2025

What can we do to help… Be predictable and clear with boundaries and have confidence in protecting those boundaries.

Children need boundaries to feel safe, they might not like them but they need them. As adults we can communicate clearly by using phrases like when … then, we can agreed them in advance so they are expected and we can be aware of our tone of voice to reduce perceived ‘threat’.

Boundaries can be respected with kindness and compassion.

08/04/2025

You can sign up for the next Young People (12-17) online support group now using the link below or in our Linktree. The group will be hosted by Mia and Laura this Thursday, who both have lived experience with OCD. Don't forget to register for Zoom! We hope to see you there. 😃

https://www.ocduk.org/support-groups/online/

07/04/2025

24/02/2025

I delivered a workshop to a group of social workers and foster carers on sensory and emotional regulation this morning.

How good is your self awareness . . .

Do you know what body sensations indicate to you that you are anxious?

Can you describe the sensations you notice when you are excited?

Do you know how to regulate your breathing and slow your heart rate?

What do you do to down regulate when your stressed? Take a bath, go for a walk?

What do you do to up regulate when your low? Coffee? Shower? A run?

This stuff takes a lifetime to learn but it is in our reach to teach our children to listen to their body and to learn that they have the skills to change how they think about their feelings.

If you would like to learn more about how to support your child with day to day activities, reduce tension at home and promote positive relationships, you would be welcome to join ‘Reframe and Regulate’ due to start on Monday. Email me: otmcalpine@gmail.com

09/01/2025

Research has shown over several decades that it is very common for autistic individuals to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with some research studies estimating the co-occurrence is up to 70%.  Even if the person does not meet the full diagnostic criteria for ADHD, they have daily p...

14/08/2024

Sign up for the next under-18’s support group now. The group will be hosted by Laura and Mia, who both have lived experiences with OCD. Registration link below and in our linktree and don’t forget to register for Zoom first! 😃

https://www.ocduk.org/support-groups/online/consent-form/

06/08/2024

Good luck to every young person receiving their exam results today.

Results day can be a day of mixed emotions for everyone in the family. If you're a parent wondering how best to support your child, Children 1st Parentline are here to help.

You can chat with our Parentline team online via webchat in the link in our bio or call free on 0800282233.

We'll be here until 9 pm tonight and are open every day of the year.

26/04/2024

Best of luck to every young person who is starting their exams this week.

This time of year can be really stressful for all members of the family.

Children 1st Parentline can help you support young people through it.

📞Call free on 08000 28 22 33 or visit: http://ow.ly/WVPo50NKrLx

17/04/2024

15/04/2024

Highly Sensitive kids

Does your child:

- Notice detail and small change in the environment
- Have heightened emotional reactivity to everyday interactions
- Feel the pain and distress of others
- Become stressed or overwhelmed in loud, busy and unpredictable environments
- Have a proneness to becoming over stimulated and have difficulty being at rest

Thoughts:

💭 Never assume their experience is the same as yours
💭Be curious to their perception
💭Offer validation and ongoing co-regulation (offer your calmness)
💭Teach them ways you manage rather than just tell them off

And remember people differ substantially in sensitively and that’s ok.

Has Covid potentially played a part, I wonder.

If you would be interested in learning ways to support your highly sensitive child, come and join my next Reframe and Regulate course. Drop me an email at otmcalpine@gmail.com

13/01/2024

08/12/2023

Reframe and Regulate

My four week parents group ‘Reframe and Regulate’ is absolutely packed full of up to date theory and practical strategies to support day to day family life and parenting. The focus is on reframing our understanding and supporting emotional regulation, both of the parent and the child.

Is your child on a waiting list for assessment and support? Or are you wondering if you need to seek professional advice to support anxiety, anger and/or social relationships? Would you like a reflective space to think about the needs of your child and how you can best support their emotional regulation and positive mental health and well-being?

Starting Mondays at 8pm- 9.30pm January/February dependant on level of interest.

30 min 1:1 meeting
Four 1.5hr group sessions online (Maximum 10 families)
Four accompanying workbooks
£250

Interested or if you have any questions drop me an email- otmcalpine@gmail.com

Feedback from families speaks for itself and I am grateful to each and every family that has gone before you.

Sensitive children need sensitive parenting ✨