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Scribble game: how to help kids relax and open up about emotions

Scribble game: how to help kids relax and open up about emotions

by Sinead Rowe | Aug 20, 2020 | Children and Young People, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people

Edith Kramer, a pioneer in the field of Art Psychotherapy, created the ‘scribble game’ for use in the early stages of therapy. Her idea was to create an unthreatening way for children to express themselves and open up about emotional issues. In this article, Children...
Easing lockdown: how to help children learn new rules

Easing lockdown: how to help children learn new rules

by Ross Gemmell | Jun 18, 2020 | Children and Young People, Coronavirus, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people

As the process of easing lockdown gathers pace, the rules we need to adhere to are becoming more complex. Younger children may struggle to understand or stick to them. Presenting parents and carers with the challenge of helping them understand and follow the new...
Back to work after lockdown: how to manage your child’s anxieties

Back to work after lockdown: how to manage your child’s anxieties

by Dee Barker Creggan | May 21, 2020 | Children and Young People, Coronavirus, families, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people

In the weeks ahead, parents will begin returning to work after lockdown. For children of all ages, the easing of Coronavirus restrictions may create, or heighten, anxieties and fears. From an emotional perspective, children have come to rely on and become accustomed...
Using active listening to help ease our way out of lockdown

Using active listening to help ease our way out of lockdown

by John Kennedy | Jun 22, 2020 | Children and Young People, Coronavirus, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people

The easing of Coronavirus lockdown is cause for much celebration. But for some households, it may increase tension between family members. Children and Young People’s Counsellor John Kennedy looks at why active listening could help parents and carers manage...
Loss: how to help children and young people cope

Loss: how to help children and young people cope

by John Kennedy | May 26, 2020 | Children and Young People, families, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people

Change is an inevitable and necessary part of growing up. With every change there is an element of loss, even when the changes are welcome. Whether it is the grief that comes with the loss of a favourite toy as a child or the death of a beloved grandparent, change...
Understanding the teenage brain: a short introduction for parents

Understanding the teenage brain: a short introduction for parents

by Dee Barker Creggan | May 18, 2020 | Children and Young People, parenting, relationships, the spark, Tips, young people

Neuroscientists consider 25 to be the age at which the human brain becomes fully developed. Until then, they should be considered a work in progress. Which is particularly the case for the teenage brain.For generations, parents have wrestled with the conundrum that is...
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