Psychology Hacks to Thrive at High School

27/08/2025

This is a very informative listen for parents with children managing school changes this year. Friendships shifting and/or ending can be big for all of us

Navigating the leap from primary to secondary school can be a rollercoaster for young people. Lucy Keller from Aston University shares that about 61% of primary school friendships don't continue into secondary school. No surprise there's an academic dip! 📉 How can schools better support this critical transition? Hear more on the podcast 👇
https://changingstatesofmind.libsyn.com/navigating-friendships-the-hidden-struggles-of-school-transitions

28/09/2024

Due to parent requests, I’m offering a second, tailored exam workshop to A level students 🤩🤩 in October half term. This one is online so doesn’t matter where the teenager lives, they can attend 😊😊 please pass this on to friends and family who have teenagers studying A levels or leaving certificate 🥰🙏

06/11/2023

I was fortunate to review this book pre-launch and I very much enjoyed reading ti both form the stance of parent and as psychologist. Emer, the author writes in a very relatable style and has designed great exercises for us parents to do as a useful strategy to help us understand better our stance in the parent child relationship and interactions. The book is also well informed from evidence based psychological material too. A worthy read an a useful resource for many adults, including those who work with young people too.

Understanding Teen Stress & Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Building Love And Connection: Easy Step-By-Step Toolkit And Workbook To Be The Parent Your Teenager Needs To Succeed

12/10/2023

Great illustration making a brilliant suggestion 🥰🥰🥰

In uncertain times, one thing that is certain is the profound power of you to help their world feel safe enough. You are everything to them and however scary the world feels, the safety of you will always feel bigger.
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When the world feels fragile, they will look to us for strength. When it feels unpredictable, they will look to us for calm. When they feel small, we can be their big.
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Our children are wired to feel safe when they are connected and close to us. That closeness doesn’t always have to mean physical proximity, but of course that will be their favourite. Our words can build their safe base, “I know this feels scary love, and I know we will be okay.” And our words can become their wings, “I can hear how worried you are, and I know you are brave enough. You were built for this my love. What can you do that would be brave right now?”
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We might look for the right things to do or the right things to say to make things better for them, but the truth of it all is the answer has always been you. Your warmth, your validation, your presence, your calm, your courage. You have the greatest power to help them feel big enough. You don’t have to look for it or reach for it - it’s there, in you. Everything you need to help them feel safe enough and brave enough is in you.
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This doesn’t mean never feeling scared ourselves. It’s absolutely okay to feel whatever we feel. What it means is allowing it to be, and adding in what we can. Not getting over it, but adding into it - adding strength, calm, courage. So we feel both - anxious and strong, uncertain and determined, scared and safe ‘enough’.
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When our children see us move through our own anxiety, restlessness, or uncertainty with courage, it opens the way for them to do the same. When our hearts are brave enough and calm enough, our children will catch this, and when they do, their world will feel safe enough and they will feel big enough.♥️


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19/09/2023

This is a fantastic space for teenage girls who would benefit from time in nature doing fun stuff 🤩🤩🤩

We love an adventure at Chichester Forest Schools and Sunday was our first session back with the Space to Breathe Girls. remembering our forest school priniciples the girls quickly erected a shelter for a "just in case" senario - rain was forecast at the end of the session. However one hour in the thunder and lightening arrived. Unperturbed we loaded up and followed our emergency plan and relocated with a trolley full of provisions to the field museum on the edge of the wood just as the rain really kicked in.
Hot chocolate and cake was enjoyed and offered to those very damp walkers who joined us sheltering from the storm. We tracked the storm on our lightening tracker app and got busy making some natural leaf prints. Once the storm had passed and rain had eased we returned to our camp - the shelter was still up and intact - but needed a bit of bailing out. The heavy rain returned but a fire was skill fully made at the edge of the shelter and pizza tortillas enjoyed by all. We even washed up! The girls had an amazing time, lots of laughter and fun. Not a single complaint and a real sense of achievement on return to the car park !!!

If you have a daughter who is struggling and in in need of some wellbeing and adventuring sign up on Eventbrite for our Space to Breathe group on Sundays. We are have a warm and friendly group that enjoy all the adventure a day at Kingley Vale can bring.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-to-breathe-girls-woodland-support-group-ages-11-16yrs-tickets-712862770737?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/09/2023

Here’s the details of my exam success online workshop for teenagers 🤩🤩 please share with others with have students who would benefit from it 🙌🙌

10/09/2023

I will be delivering my annual October online workshop for all those in year 11, 12 and 13. This is relevant to leaving certificate students too. If you're away on the day, I will provide you with a recording. I will help your teen to understand the science behind the best ways to study and revise so that they motivate themselves to put the right effort into the best tasks and see the results quickly! Message or email me to book a place.

17/10/2022

This is such a clear reminder to all us parents, quality time always trumps quantity of time🥰 chats over dinner mean more to our teenagers than sitting side by side watching TV while scrolling our phones😳. How can you connect with your teenager today? Thanks Institute of Child Psychology for the images 🙏

16/10/2022

Hi all just in case you missed this, I will be running a live online workshop for all teenagers who are learning how to study and revise effectively this year. It will be suitable year 10,11,12, 13 and leaving certificate students. And if they can't it the date, a recording is available too! Any questions just comment below otherwise message of email me to book a place. 😀

09/10/2022

Wow! This is definitely needed judging on the uptake so far! Here's a reminder if you missed my last post. Please share to your friends and family 🥰'm delivering a workshop aimed at year 11 students and year 12 & 13 A Level students that will give them the tools to stay on top of the studying AND maximise their memory skills. They will gain clear ways forward in how to organise and stay on top of the ongoing learning as well as how to revise previous learning. Message me to book your child's place. Recordings will be available if you are away / busy in the half term. Any questions comment or message me privately 😀

04/10/2022

I'm delivering a workshop aimed at year 11 students and year 12 & 13 A Level students that will give them the tools to stay on top of the studying AND maximise their memory skills. They will gain clear ways forward in how to organise and stay on top of the ongoing learning as well as how to revise previous learning. Message me to book your child's place. Recordings will be available if you are away / busy in the half term. Any questions comment or message me privately 😀

20/06/2022

What an amazing support service available to parents 🥰🥰