White Oaks Child Psychology

21/02/2026

Parenting is hard and this book could help.

Filled with interactive exercises and practical skills, The Compassionate Parenting Workbook will guide you in your journey to be a more compassionate parent.

We live in a world that is rife with criticism and, unfortunately, this has a vast impact upon our wellbeing, with self-criticism leading to anxiety, guilt, sadness, shame and hopelessness. This naturally makes parenting feel even harder.

On the other hand, applying self-compassion can make you more emotionally resilient, have lower stress levels and healthier relationships.

This book will introduce compassion to your life as a person, a parent, and in your approach to your child. Hopefully in the future, this will mean your child will adopt this way of relating to themselves and to others too.

https://www.whiteoaks.org.uk/thecompassionateparentingworkbook

18/12/2025

White Oaks Christmas notices:
The clinic is closed between Fri 19th December 2025 and Friday 2nd January 2026
Happy Christmas! 🎄

08/12/2025

White Oaks Christmas decorations are up for our 1st Christmas at the clinic. We wanted to share some wonderful hand made presents given to our team ❤️🎄

03/12/2025

A very successful 1st Christmas party for the White Oaks team. Thank you to all our wonderful associates for all your hard work in 2025. Merry Christmas ❤️ 🎄🎉❄️

03/12/2025

White Oaks is getting ready for it's 1st Christmas Party joint with Every Mind Psychology 🌲
See you soon!

13/11/2025

Check out They Are The Future latest blog article reviewing our Compassionate Parenting Workbook:

My Interview With Dr Katherine Hodson & Dr Jen Swanston If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed during a parenting meltdown, guilty about losing your temper, or worried you’ve damaged your relationship with your child, you’ll find this article helpful. Below, I’ve gathered expert answers to the ques...

04/11/2025

Check out our recently published BPS article on what good, neuro-affirming, autism assessments look like:

11/10/2025

Many adults want those top few levels from their neurodivergent kids.

To get to those higher levels, we need all the lower levels solidly built up.

If you have concerns about any of those higher skills, work on the blocks underneath.

Maturity and life experience also help with building this tower. Many of our kids will need accommodations in place to support some things, such as the purple level (executive function skills). Needing accommodations is not a personal failing- not for the kid and not for the parent. It's a sensible, practical, and necessary support.

If you are accommodating your ND kids, your ND students, your ND employees- you are amazing. Thanks for showing the world that it can be done.

Em 🌈

10/10/2025

Join our Monday 10am online coffee morning for general SEND & social care support and parent peer chat.

10/10/2025

As World Mental Health Day 2025 approaches, let’s pause and reflect. 💚

Mental health isn’t just a conversation for one day — it’s a daily reality for millions. It’s the quiet battles, the invisible weight, the strength it takes to simply keep going. This year’s theme is “Mental Health is a Universal Human Right” a powerful reminder that care, compassion, and support should never be a privilege.

Whether you’re thriving, surviving, or somewhere in between, your story matters. Your feelings are valid.

Let’s normalize:

• Checking in on friends without needing a reason
• Saying “I’m not okay” without shame

Let’s make this October 10th not just a day of awareness, but a spark for change. 💚

09/10/2025

Katherine Hodson and Jen Swanston attended the Compassionate Mind International conference in Birmingham this week. Lots of fantastic speakers disseminating the evidence behind a compassion focused approach 👏