Finding Your Way by Kay Brophy

01/09/2025

01/09/2025

Back to school this week, what are you feeling? 😃😩😡🤢😱😲

Top Tips for Parents

Active listening:
Listen to your child without dismissing them or immediately trying to problem-solve.

Validate their emotions:
Reassure your child that it's normal to feel many emotions and that you understand.

Establish a routine:
Gradually adjust bedtimes and mealtimes to a school-like schedule before the term begins to ease the transition.

Talk and ask questions:
Ask open questions about the school day to encourage open communication.

Use creative ways to communicate:
For children who find it hard to talk, try using feelings charts, picture books, or acting out scenarios with toys to help them express themselves.

Seek support:
If your child is struggling, tell school, they have experience and can offer support.

Best wishes to all parents and children going back to school this week 🌈 🍀

19/08/2025

Tickets available now 😊😔😱😡🤢😲

Tickets are now available for WS7 South Warwickshire Literary Festival & WRITING FOR CHILDREN WORKSHOP with KAY BROPHY at The Fold, on Saturday 20th September 2025. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

28/07/2025

https://www.southwarwickshireliteraryfestival.com/festival-2025

07/07/2025

Workshop event on Saturday 20th September at 1.15pm, venue - The Fold, Leamington Spa 😊👉🏻 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/leamington-spa/the-fold/ws7-south-warwickshire-literary-festival-writing-for-children-workshop-with-kay-brophy/e-ddaxpb

16/05/2025

UK Mental Health Awareness Week 12th-18th May 2025

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06/03/2025

Happy World Book Day from Finding Your Way 😔😱😊😡🤢😲

01/03/2025

Happy St David’s Day from Finding Your Way 😔😱😊😡🤢😲

04/02/2025

Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 - Know yourself, grow yourself! To find out more visit www.lifeland.co.uk 😔😱😊😡🤢😲

04/02/2025

Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 - Know Yourself, Grow Yourself!
To find out more visit www.lifeland.co.uk
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04/02/2025

It's Children's Mental Health Week!

This year, the theme is 'know yourself, grow yourself.'

'Know yourself, grow yourself' is designed by our friends at Place 2 Be to encourage children, young people and adults to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them.

The more we understand about ourselves, the more prepared we are to tackle life's ups and downs.

Our brand new toolkit contains resources to support schools and colleges during Children’s Mental Health Week. Materials for pupils are designed to help them understand their emotions and grow in their ability to connect with others to form strong and healthy relationships. Materials for staff aim to help them encourage their pupils to express their voice and emotions.

Access your free toolkit: https://orlo.uk/PxCU2

04/02/2025

Books for Children's Mental Health Week 💙

Children's Mental Health Week 2025, organized by the charity Place2Be, takes place February 3-9 2025, with this year's theme being "Know Yourself, Grow Yourself".

This year the theme Know Yourself, Grow Yourself comes in partnership with Here4You, supported by The Walt Disney Company and the Inside Out 2 characters. The organisers want Children's Mental Health Week 2025 to encourage children, young people and adults to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them. This will help them grow and develop resilience to cope with whatever life throws their way 💪💚

For children, books can provide a powerful springboard to learn about themselves and to develop self belief as they navigate the world around them.

Our team has some stellar book collections to help your school to explore the theme. You can view them here 👇

✨ https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/pshe-emotional-literacy-citizenship/mental-health/

✨https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/pshe-emotional-literacy-citizenship/emotional-literacy-elsa/

✨https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/science-maths-computing/all-about-me/