Relax Kids Harrogate with Nicola

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What is mindfulness? - CBBC Newsround Mindfulness classes are happening in some schools in the UK. Newsround has taken a look at what it's all about.

So very true.

Childhood is precious and has its own value. It isn't just preparation for adulthood! Anna x

Childhood Depression and What You Can Do About It When N was diagnosed with depression last year, I was devastated! He was only 7 years old...I felt like I had failed as a mother. I me...

Teaching children to love themselves inside and out. Educate children to love, learn and live through their hearts and develop resilience to educate others to do the same💞💜

As adults, parents, carers, teachers, it is our responsibility to look beyond the behavior and respond rather than react. Anna 🌸

Every day is an opportunity for parents and caregivers to provide the best gift possible, a strong foundation for a child's mental health ❤️❤️

5 Little Ways To Show Your Kids The Importance Of Mental Health From the “emotional volcano” method to a children’s book about mindfulness.

"Take your children out into nature and leave the toys behind." - Clare Caro, British writer and Nature Play founder.

6 Ways to Be an Effective Parent in 2019 Expert advice on how to raise children who are resilient, confident and able to handle stress.

So true! Let’s make sure our children have full buckets!

6 unique ways to bring in the New Year with Kids - Rosie Dutton Calm and mindful activities to enjoy as a family

10 Best Articles of the Year for Supporting a Child's Emotional Well-Being Here are the top 10 most talked about articles on Parents with Confidence that will help you learn how to be a good parent.

Mindfulness for Children Children of all ages can benefit from mindfulness. It can help parents and caregivers, too. Here are tips for children and adults of all ages for how to be more present.

The Decline of Play and Rise in Children's Mental Disorders There's a reason kids are more anxious and depressed than ever.

Zen Warriors

NEW SESSIONS FROM JAN 2019! ⭐️

RIPON

Wednesdays (Term Time)
10am Allhallowgate Church Hall
Ages 2.5-4 years
£4 (Pay as you go or Block booking discount available)

Saturdays (Term Time)
10am The Mindfulspace Well-being Studio
Ages 5-9 years
£4 (Pay as you go or Block booking discount available)

HARROGATE

Monday’s (Term Time) Westcliffe Hall
1.30pm Ages 2.5-4 years
5pm Ages 5-9 years
£4 (Pay as you go or Block booking discount available)

100 Everyday Ways To Strengthen Your Child's Mental Health Every day is an opportunity for parents and caregivers to provide the best gift possible, a strong foundation for a child's mental health

Hey Sigmund - Karen Young

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Anxiety can come from anywhere and often makes no sense at all. This is because anxiety is a primitive, instinctive response, not a rational one. It’s driven by a strong, beautiful, healthy brain that is doing what brains are meant to do - protect us from threat - and separation, humiliation, exclusion all count as threats.
Brains are ‘do-ers’ before they’re thinkers (but they are excellent at both) so they’ll act first to get us safe, then decide later whether or not the response is warranted. Sometimes this can save our lives and sometimes it can cause unnecessary anxiety.
The problem is that in that one tenth of a second the amygdala takes to respond, it can send the ‘thinking brain’ offline so it doesn’t get in the way of a quick response by organising a committee meeting about possible strategies. By then, the fight or flight neurochemicals are surging through us as though they have nowhere else to be. The feelings that come with this feel awful and will will fuel anxious thoughts (‘I feel as though something bad is going to happen, so I think something bad might happen’), which fuels anxious behaviour - avoidance (flight), aggression (fight). Here’s the next problem - the part of the brain that can receive rational info (such as ‘there’s nothing to worry about) has been told by the amygdala to sit this one out, so it does.
When anxiety is at full throttle, we have to speak to the primitive, instinctive part of the brain. With the thinking brain on leave, we have no other option. Do this by encouraging strong, steady breathing, and be ready with warmth, validation and connection. (‘I know this feels big for you.’) Breath is our most basic and most powerful support. When breathing is strong and steady, so are we, but it’s the first to go when anxiety hits. Strong steady breathing reduces blood pressure, heart rate, changes brain waves to a pattern more consistent with a relaxed state and brings the thinking brain back online. Validation, touch, warmth, connection speaks to the emotional amygdala to let it know that support is here. Also, it feels lovely, and is right up there at the top of the list of things we humans need to feel safe ♥️

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