Our lives are ever so busy and we have created opportunities for our children that keep them involved constantly. Breakfast Club, School, after school club, weekend activites. What opportunities are there for your little ones to be bored. I found out the importance of boredom from my youngest during a period of high extra-curricular activity […]
Calming Techniques For SATS Week
This week is SATS week for all Year 6 Students so I thought it would be supportive to provide calming techniques for SATS week to support your little ones manage the days ahead. The main aim during the week is to encourage and provide a calm energy whatever your child throws at you. The calm […]
Mental Health Support – Choosing the right fit for my child?
Part 1 – What Is the Difference in the Professions? I am very privileged to do the work I do and I come into contact with such courageous and inspiring individuals and their families within the child mental health support sector. One of the key questions that arises during initial parent consultations is ‘how do […]
Guide to the Joy of a Smile
It has been a couple of days since my last post as I am still recovering and have promised myself that I will not work at the weekend as this allows my body to reset from the week and I get time to make myself and my family spend time smiling. So here is my […]
Being a Child & Adolescent Therapist…What does this mean?
Many people ask me what I do for a living, it is usually one of the first questions after “Hello…my name is…” We are often defined by our role in life before we are defined by who we are. This is fine with me as many people find small talk challenging and this provides a […]
Top 10 Anxiety Reducing Tips for Tweens
When anxiety hits it can be so sudden and everything goes blank. Individuals respond in different ways, some struggle to move, some struggle to verbally communicate, some get so overloaded they explode or implode. Mix this with the development going on at this age and our young person can become confused, embarrassed on top of […]
Self Harm Awareness. Am I self harming if I …..
I am sitting at my desk this afternoon and have been reading about self harm awareness day, which is today, so I thought it would be open to talk about experiences with self harm and observations within the workplace. 10% of young adolescents will self harm. This may sound low but when we think about it […]
What Parents Say
Clients ask what we do and how our approaches work. Please find below some messages from parents who have been through the support process. Finding all round support for a child with problems is very hard as we found out. I would highly recommend Jacqueline to any other parents, who like us, were at the […]
Joy Versus Sadness
Having had a fun-filled extended vacation with my lovely family and friends I found myself today facing rain for the first time in a long while. Gorgeous daughter 1 had made plans so I found myself with gorgeous daughter 2 and lovely friend at a little loose end so we trundled off to the cinema […]
Testimonial – 8Yr Old Anxiety & Fears
I hired Jacqueline Dennaford in November 2014 to assist my eldest son, who was struggling with anxiety, worry and enuresis. Following a thorough assessment Jacqueline set out a programme of support to include developmental reflex exercises and Emotional, Social and Communication Development sessions to support my son in change. My son had his 10 week […]