15/05/2020
Hello lovely people,
Wishing you all a grounding and restful weekend ahead.
We’re sharing ideas and resources for supporting children and young people, parents/carers, schools, teachers and community supporters. Have a look through the topic areas and there might be some things that could be helpful for you in supporting well-being. Please ask for an area you are interested in or concerned about.
Also feel free to share any of the resources, websites or posts to anyone you feel would benefit. We really want to support those who are most in need and seeking advice but not receiving it or who don’t have the same access to literature and resources as we do as psychologists working in the NHS, charities and two local authorities. There are psychologists and psychotherapeutic, somatic and holistic therapists alsoin the group.
We want to provide learn child-centred, hope-filled resources and ideas for strengthening connections, building self-esteem, connecting with nature and strengthening emotional well-being. We advocate for children’s rights to happiness and healthiness through a holistic approach to supporting their minds, hearts, bodies, higher sense of self and their connection to the world.
All children deserve to live without fear and they need to experience love so as adults in their lives, we need to nurture ourselves in order to be able to fully give and receive the love that we all deserve/deserved as children.
If all children grew up feeling secure in themselves and loved by others so that they can care for others and treat all humans equally... well then the world would be a happier more just place. Children and all of us deserve to feel safe, loved, nurtured, and given opportunities to build empathy for others, to find their gifts and passions, to build resilience and coping strategies to overcome their struggles with psychological balance. We want children to feel connected to ourselves, others and nature.
We need to work hard to care for and heal all of the parts of ourselves, our relationships and our communities that have experienced trauma, social injustice and/or attachment insecurity through the way we were parented. Other people need our support to help them to be able to meet their needs for them to be happy and healthy. Some people need us to help them find their voice, their confidence or their skills.
So we would like access to help more people to have resources and learning about areas of child psychology and child development.
We’re aware that everything is only in English and not very accessible to some people.
A lot of information is being put up and we don’t want to overwhelm so you may want to switch off your notifications and check in each time you want to look for a topic area.
If anyone is thinking about supporting others’ mental health and well-being within their communities and would like to think ideas through with a psychologist, please be in touch.
With love x