The Youth Fairy Guildford

🙌 Yes to the School Holidays!

The summer reading challenge is in full swing in our house.
We love a trip to the library. 📚

I also chose 2 for me 📖🌟👌

🧚‍♂️ This week the blog was all about friendships, so for today’s ask your kids what they love about their friends.
It’s great for them to think about the qualities they like in a friend.

For any adults joining in why not tag your friends and tell them the best thing about your friendship - let's share the love this Saturday! ❤️

If you missed this weeks blog - Nurturing Young Friendships - here's the link again to take a read today...

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/nurturing-young-friendships-a-guide-for-parents-of-primary-aged-children/

So True 🙌

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🌟 On the Blog 🌟 Friendships are a cornerstone of a child's social development, playing a crucial role in their emotional well-being and self-esteem.

💚 As parents, understanding and supporting your child's friendships can help them navigate common challenges and build strong, healthy relationships.

In this week’s blog, we explore:

❣️ the common friendship troubles,
❣️ the impact of conflicts,
❣️ how you can support your child through these formative years,
❣️ and the fascinating neuroscience behind developing empathy in children.

🧚 Grab yourself a cuppa ☕️ and head on over to The Parent Pad to read the blog in full.

Take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/nurturing-young-friendships-a-guide-for-parents-of-primary-aged-children/

This week our blog explored the important issue of keeping our children safe online.

While we can’t completely eliminate the risks, we can educate and support our young people to make informed and safe choices online.

Check out the blog below for more information 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/safer-internet-day/

I just love getting creative in sessions. This week it was my turn to learn something new! One of my clients taught me how to draw a number mouse using a 7,2,8 and a cross. 🐁
Drawing is such a great thing to do to switch off from a busy life.

(How to video in the comments) 🧚🏻🧚🏻

Testimonial -

***Names changed to protect confidentiality***

I was so happy to receive this lovely feedback from a young lady I was working with. Seeing how quickly she was able to engage with our sessions was wonderful.

You can read the full testimonial below (names changed to protect privacy) ⬇️:

‘I found Lynne very easy to talk to, she was a good listener and helped me to find strategies to cope with my anxieties around school and learning.

I was really nervous at first but Lynne soon put me at ease.

I would recommend Lynne to any teenager facing similar worries as her strategies are easy to use’.

✨ On the Blog ✨ We’re going back to basics for this week’s blog in recognition of National Simplicity Day.

This day is marked each year to encourage us to reflect on our busy lives and consider ways we can make life simpler in order to help reduce stress and live more peacefully – something all of us parents want more of in our lives, we’re sure!

There is no denying, that with modern-day demands, family life can feel overwhelming and simply frantic at times. Whether we’re:

🤯 Rushing to get the kids out of the door for school
🤯 Running children to after-school clubs and activities
🤯 Dealing with jobs around the home or at work
🤯 Or cramming in a bit of guilt-laden self-care at the end of the day

There are times when we would love nothing more than for life to simply slow down!
And as much as technology has brought us so much convenience, it is also of course partly to blame for our fast-paced lives and those modern-day stresses. We live in a world where everything is at our fingertips, where instant gratification is an expectation, and where our lives are broadcast and compared on social media. Not only can this feel overwhelming for us as parents, but it is a message our children receive daily too – and this can make life feel far from simple.

Studies show that living more simply not only reduces feelings of stress but also produces positive effects on the brain in a number of ways, including:

👉 Boosting creativity
👉 Improved concentration
👉 Enjoying a better night’s sleep
👉 Improved relationships

Living more simply, of course, means something different for everyone and every family. It’s about ditching those things that no longer serve us and which we continue to do (or don’t do) largely out of habit. And, when we consider the fact that the majority of our behaviours every day are performed using the sub-conscious, habit-forming part of the brain, it comes as no surprise that consciously reassessing family life from time to time can work wonders for our feelings of overall well-being. We all know how productive and energised we feel after a good spring clean - and this is really no different!

So, perhaps living more simply for you and your family might involve:

✨Ditching unhealthy habits
✨Spending more time in nature
✨ Taking more time out for YOU
✨ Relying less on technology
✨ Becoming more organised
✨ Enjoying more quality time together
✨ Practising gratitude for the things you have
✨ Decluttering your home
✨ Setting realistic goals
✨ Or, all of the above!

So, in reading our blog today, we invite you to consider the last time you stopped and reflected on your life as a family. How closely does it align with your values and goals and what small changes might you like to make?

And, as always, if you need a little fairy-inspiration to get you started, grab a cuppa ☕️and head on over to The Parent Pad to read our blog in full!

Take a read here:
👉 https://www.theyouthfairy.com/simply-stress-less/

😀 Time to Smile

The Youth Fairy SMILE programme works with children struggling with the symptoms and behaviours associated with anxiety, stress, anger, excessive negativity and low confidence. It’s designed to help them regain a greater level of emotional resilience, control and develop a much more optimistic, positive and confident outlook on life. 🧚

It can help to...

✨ Boost feelings of overall happiness
✨ Feel calmer in everyday situations
✨ In control of thoughts, emotions, and reactions
✨ Increased confidence and self-recognition
✨ Develop a more positive attitude
✨ Interact with others more positively
✨ Cope better with life challenges
✨ Ditch unwanted habits: e.g device obsession
✨ Improve sleep problems

Find out more details at the website...

www.theyouthfairy.com

It’s July so we will BBQ, even in the rain. ☔️

A lovely weekend with friends and family and even a win for England to top it off!

💪 Life is tough my darling...
But then so are you.

✨ On the Blog ✨ This week we look at the benefits of getting creative and how this can have a positive and beneficial impact on our children’s overall feelings of happiness and general well-being.

Some of us, or our children, might identify as creative people, perhaps being:
🎨 artsy and crafty
✍️ great at writing
🎵 music or dancing
🤔 or just thinking outside the box.

The truth is though we don’t need any particular talents in this area to reap the benefits. Just a willingness to explore is all it takes!

And, with lots of families having time together over the coming holidays, what better time to try!

Getting creative enables us to see the world with a different set of eyes – it gives us a new and fresh perspective on the world around us. Not only that, but it can allow us to explore and project a different part of ourselves that we might not otherwise show, allowing deeper emotions to be explored and released.
In fact, many people find that it is during their darkest, most difficult times, that their creative energies really flow. Take well-renowned singers and songwriters, for example, who create some of their best work as a result of pain, hardship or sorrow. This is because being creative allows us to ‘voice’ feelings and emotions in ways we might otherwise feel unable to express – and this is even more true when it comes to children!

Three quarters of the brain develops after a child is born, until children reach early adulthood around their early twenties. It is during this time that creativity or creative play stimulates receptors in the brain that help it to develop connections between nerve cells. This impacts on a child’s ability to process information in a range of ways and areas of development, including:

👉 Social development and interaction with others
👉 Emotional development
👉 Cognitive development and thinking skills
👉 Physical development
👉 Intellectual development

So, not only can getting creative be really helpful during difficult times or times of stress, but we are helping our children to lay the foundations for good all-round health.

And by encouraging our children to establish creative habits as a fun form of self-expression, we can also support them in better managing their emotional well-being and mental health in the long term, which is so important.

Creativity can help children (and parents) to:

😊 Reduce feelings of anxiety and depression
😊 Relieve stress
😊 Process emotions, including trauma
😊 Increase positive emotions
😊 Solve problems by enabling us to think in new and different ways
😊 Improve the function of the immune system
😊 Improve relationships and develop social skills
😊 Unblock old, unhealthy patterns of thinking
😊 Relieve feelings of boredom and increase motivation
😊 Increase self-awareness and self-esteem

So, grab a cuppa and head on over to The Parent Pad to read our blog in full and find out:

👉 More well-being benefits for getting creative
👉 The positive impact creativity has on the brain
👉 Ways to get your child involved in being more creative

Take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/creativity-for-well-being/

🧚 What does a Youth Fairy do?

We specialise in working with children and teenagers struggling with the effects of anxiety, stress, anger, low mood and low confidence.

We use solution-focused, evidence-based approaches that actively encourage children to:

⭐️ Re-focus on the positive aspects of their lives

⭐️ Recognise strengths and capabilities

⭐️ Improve quality of sleep

⭐️ Engage more in positive activities/interactions

⭐️ Feel more in control of their emotions and lives

🙋‍♀️🙋 Whether you are a parent seeking help for your child, a school looking for wellbeing initiatives to support your students and staff or you would like to become a Youth Fairy yourself and help to impact positively on children’s mental health, please browse the website to find out more

https://www.theyouthfairy.com

The best

✨ Pick yourself up
✨ Dust yourself down
✨ and start all over again

Be their greatest cheerleader!

⭐️ You can do it!
⭐️ Great job!
⭐️ You're Amazing!
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😒 On the Blog 😒

Toilet anxiety in children is a common yet often overlooked issue that can cause significant stress and discomfort for your child, but also can lead to a great deal of stress and worry for you as a parent too.

From fear of using public toilets, to holding on to urine or stool, or feeling overwhelmed by the sensory experiences of toilets, such as a flushing toilet or noisy hand dryers, toilet phobia can be debilitating for a child, fuelling anxiety for not only the child but the whole family too.

😔 And, like any form of anxiety, the more we worry for our children, the more it can fuel this negative cycle.

If your child shows signs of anxiety around using the toilet, it’s important to help them to break this negative association.

In this week’s blog, we look at:
😒What toilet anxiety is
😒How to recognise it
😒The problems it can cause
😒And provide some practical tips for you to try at home

So, head on over to The Parent Pad to read this week’s blog in full!

Take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/understanding-and-managing-toilet-anxiety-in-children/

✨ Happy Tuesday

I wanted to pop on to say Hello and to reintroduce myself to my new followers ...

I’m Rosie and I use modern, solution-focused approaches to positive change, including Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, which actively encourage children to:

🧚 Re-focus more on the positive
🧚 Recognise strengths
🧚 Improve quality of sleep
🧚 Engage more in positive activities
🧚 Feel more in control of their emotions and lives

I have always loved working with children and before training in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, I worked in Surrey as an Educational Psychologist for over 11 years.

I have a vast range of experience of working with children and young people of all ages with a range of needs and and some of the areas I can help with include:

✨ Anxiety
✨ Low mood
✨ Emotional regulation
✨ Lack of confidence
✨ Stress & Anger
✨ Sleep difficulties
✨ OCD
✨ Trauma
✨ Phobias & fears

👉 Find out more about me here 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/fairies/rosie-lee/

🧚‍♂️ We just love inquisitive minds - keep asking Why!

Happy Monday. 🧡

🧚‍♂️ Keep those positive.

Worrying doesn't change anything - It just messes with your mind and steals your happiness.

Don't waste your time! ✨

💙On the blog 💙 Nightmares and Night Terrors in children

😔 As parents, we have likely all experienced the challenges bed time can bring. Whether our children are not tired, too tired, too hot, scared of monsters under the bed, scared of sleeping alone or wake frequently in the night, bed time can be a challenge - and this is compounded even more so when our child experiences nightmares or even night terrors.

😔 Nightmares and night terrors are terrifying for children and equally distressing for us. But what exactly are they, and how can we help our kids (and ourselves) get through them?

This week’s blog covers:
😵‍💫 What nightmares and night terrors are
🧠 The neuroscience behind why they happen
👍 Top tips to support your child at home
🧚 Where to go for further help and support

So, grab a cuppa ☕️ and head on over to the Parent Pad now to take a read and help you and your little one get a peaceful night’s sleep 🌙💤.

Take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/understanding-nightmares-and-night-terrors-in-children/

🧚 What does a Youth Fairy do?

We specialise in working with children and teenagers struggling with the effects of anxiety, stress, anger, low mood and low confidence.

We use solution-focused, evidence-based approaches that actively encourage children to:

⭐️ Re-focus on the positive aspects of their lives

⭐️ Recognise strengths and capabilities

⭐️ Improve quality of sleep

⭐️ Engage more in positive activities/interactions

⭐️ Feel more in control of their emotions and lives

🙋‍♀️🙋 Whether you are a parent seeking help for your child, a school looking for wellbeing initiatives to support your students and staff or you would like to become a Youth Fairy yourself and help to impact positively on children’s mental health, please browse the website to find out more

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/the-parent-pad/

🌱 Keep growing...
Keep Dreaming. ✨

🧚‍♂️ Leaving you a reminder.

⭐️ On the Blog ⭐️ With the sun shining and the weather hotting up, many of us may already be getting our fingers green in the garden and so this week we’re highlighting the benefits of gardening for your child’s emotional wellbeing in recognition of National Growing for Wellbeing Week.

🪴What better time to get your children involved in the garden!
🪴 Whilst gardening is something many children enjoy; they can be keen to see the results of their hard work almost immediately.
Not only is gardening a brilliant analogy for life for helping our children to understand the important skills of patience and resilience but it also offers many well-being benefits too, including:

👉 Fostering responsibility and confidence
👉 Developing an understanding of teamwork
👉 Increasing awareness of the environment
👉 Developing mindfulness
👉 Promoting physical activity
👉 Boosting feelings of positivity, productivity and general feelings of well-being

🪴So, if you’re ready to make the most of the outdoors in this glorious weather and give your child’s well-being a boost, take a look at this week’s blog!

Grab a cuppa ☕️ and head on over to the parent pad to learn more about the benefits for your child.

Take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/national-growing-for-wellbeing-week-2023/

⭐️ Did you know?

I offer a free 1-hour consultation to discuss your child’s situation and how I can help them regain more emotional control and feel happier, calmer and much more confident in a relatively short amount of time.✨

🧡 I passionately believe that educating children about their mental health is an essential part of the change process, so I will explain to you and your child how the brain works to create their specific problems and associated feelings, behaviours or symptoms.

🧚‍♀️ The Youth Fairy has a series of programmes that can help and inspire.

🧚‍♀️ I work with & help a range of ages of children from primary school age right up to teens & young adults.

Head on over to my website to find out more...

www.theyouthfairy.com

🙌 Yes Taylor Swift!

Sharing one of my favourite quotes. ❤️

Keep unfolding..

🌟On the Blog 🌟 June is , a month to celebrate the LGBT+ community in all of its rainbow glory! The Youth Fairy is a proud supporter and a strong ally of the LGBT+ community, supporting young people and families with their mental health however they identify ❤️🧡💚💛💜💙

🌈 Pride Month is celebrated with rainbow flags, banners of support and entertainment. Many cities and towns hold marches, a parade for LGBT+ and allies to stand together in unison for equality, inclusion and justice. There is no better time than now to embrace these values and to teach our young people to move towards a fairer society.

This week’s blog is a guide for parents to help open the discussions about inclusivity, equality and diversity so that you can feel proud of raising children who are open and inclusive. To help you address these topics with your young people, no matter what age, we have compiled some top tips.

In this blog you’ll find

🌈 How we learn from our family first as our tribe
🌈 Ways to find out how inclusive you are as a family
🌈 How British Values can start at home
🌈 Ideas for books to introduce LGBT+ topics
🌈 Helpful signposting to support you further

So go ahead, grab a cuppa ☕️ and take a read here: 👇👇👇

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/pride-month-2/

If you are looking for a place to find helpful tips, advice, insights and resources, to help you support your child’s well-being....

Here it is! The Parent Pad ⭐️

Every week a great new blog - previous weeks topics have included...

🧚‍♀️ Solution Focused Conversations
🧚‍♀️ Emotional Based School Non Attendance
🧚‍♀️ Spotlighting Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

Head on over and take a read

https://www.theyouthfairy.com/the-parent-pad/