11/02/2026
This is My Place 😊
This Children’s Mental Health Week, I’ve been thinking about what our children and teens are really carrying.
It’s more than mood swings or attitude, it’s anxiety, overwhelm, and big feelings about friendship, school, the world, body image, and identity.
From the outside, it can look like:
💛 Moodiness or “attitude”
💛 Shutting themselves away
💛 Exploding over small things
On the inside, it’s often fear of not being good enough… or simply feeling overloaded.
A few gentle ways to support them right now:
💛 Name it, don’t fix it. “Looks like today felt really heavy” opens more doors than solutions.
💛 Create small pockets of connection, short walks, drawing together, music in the car, hot chocolate side-by-side.
💛 Normalise feelings, worry, anger, sadness are all valid.
💛 Offer choices, not pressure, talk, draw, write, move, or just sit together.
How I can help
In my creative counselling sessions, I provide a safe space where children and young people can explore what’s going on beneath behaviour. Through art, story, play, movement, and sensory tools, we help them feel they truly belong, their place. I also support parents with simple, practical ways to respond at home so you’re not left guessing.
If you’re reading this thinking, “This sounds like my child or teen…”
You’re not alone. Even on the messy days, you’re doing better than you think. 💛
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