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Sophie joins Paul to talk about how to help your child focus, improve their handwriting, and develop relationships with peers and parents alike. Many of these issues originate back in early childhood, but Sophie has lots of great advice on how to help your teen now. For more information about how Sophie can help your teen, please visit www.sophiethwaites.co.uk        

Having worked in education in different countries, Elizabeth set up www.myprivatetutoronline.com She joins us to give great advice to parents looking to find a tutor for their teen. 

This was originally broadcast as a Facebook Live event, but due to the huge increase in the number of questions we get about ADHD, we're also releasing the recording to our podcast platforms. https://www.adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/kate_moryoussef?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==  

Katie joins us to talk about how to look after your teen's mindset, while looking after your own. As they say on any aircraft safety briefing…. Fit your oxygen mask first before fitting that on your child.   Dream Big, Think Limitless  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915771315   Website www.thehappywellbeingclub.co.uk   Free ebook https://subscribepage.io/Change-Conflict-to-Connection-in-4-Easy-Steps   Instagram https://www.facebook.com/thehappywellbeingclub  

At last - we've landed a SENCO. Probably the busiest individual in any school, and the subject we get the most questions about. Kate answers all of the questions that have been pitched by members and people who follow our social channels.

Elspeth joins us to talk about how exercise can be so be so beneficial in the run up to exams.   Instagram.com/elspethfit Instagram.com/elspethphoto Instagram.com/elspethillustrates www.elspethvanderhole.com  www.elspethillustrates.com   

Sara Charles from Eduqas/WJEC joins us to talk about the dos and REALLY don'ts of tackling English Literature GCSE revision and exam papers.   Knowledge organiser - https://resources.eduqas.co.uk/Pages/ResourceByArgs?subId=57   https://www.shmoop.com/teachers/best-practices/subject/english.html   https://mrbruff.com/   https://www.sparknotes.com/

We talked to Tom about what we as parents can do to support an 'introvert' child - including how (and if) to help them stretch their comfort zone, along with the importance of 'recharge time'. Link to join a free online community which explores topics around introversion: https://forms.gle/eHEkFb3fRc45YSvG6  Tom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-cleary-coaching/ (Very happy to answer questions on there) Tom's website: https://tom-cleary.co.uk/  Kristin Neff: https://self-compassion.org/ 

Whether your child is questioning their gender identity, or whether they have a friend they want to support better, this was a fascinating talk about how to navigate that journey. Find more from Esther (Fifty Shades of Gender) here: https://estherlemmens.com/ https://www.fiftyshadesofgender.com/ https://www.instagram.com/50shadesgender/ And find Kit Marie here: Geogramblings

Catherine is a regional representative for WJEC/Eduqas for English Language. Before this job role, she was the head of English in her time as a teacher. The information she gives is relevant to all the English Language exams, no matter the exam board being studied by your teen. Knowledge Organiser: https://resources.eduqas.co.uk/Pages/ResourceSingle.aspx?rIid=1461

Lewis is the face and brains behind GCSE physics online and the Physics Online YouTube channel. There's nothing Lewis doesn't know about GCSE physics, and the step up required to be successful in the subject at A level or the IB. https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/ GCSE Physics Exam Revision Notes - Amazon Twitter: @legophysicsguy Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@PhysicsOnline

Matt Buttery from Triple P joins us to talk about the importance of resilience in teens and how to help build it up as GCSE and post-16 exams approach.   https://www.triplep-parenting.uk.net/uk/triple-p/

  Rachel talks to us about the importance of having a positive connection with your teen daughter and where reconnection is required, she's the expert! Mum's retreat: www.positivetouch.net/teen-whisperer-retreat The 'Disconnection to Connection' Toolkit via my website at www.positivetouch.net Insta handle is teen.whisperer.nature

Amy is the Science Subject Advisor for OCR and joins us to provide some top tips about how students should best prepare for the GCSE science exams.   Useful links: https://www.ocr.org.uk/students/  Student hub with easy access to past papers, preparing for exams and well-being. https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/blog/free-chemistry-gcse-revision-for-ocr-gateway-a/ - A link to resources to revise with that are specific to OCR Gateway chemistry, but Seneca is useful for free quizzing and revision (with a student and parental portal). https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/gcse-chemistry/  - For exam questions and answers by topic (for all of the boards) Follow @ocrexaminations on Insta and @ocrexams on Twitter to stay up to date with revision resources and wellbeing support for students.

Harry is an author and consultant for publishers such as Pearson's. In a 25 year career, he has written and edited countless text books across as range of subject, and for the last 15 years has focussed mainly on revision books. He's also the series editor for BBC Bitesize and Pearson's revision resources. In a nutshell, there's probably nothing he doesn't know about the ubiquitous revision guides, but more importantly, he has brilliant advice on how to use them! https://tinyurl.com/pearsonrevise https://www.pearson.com/uk/web/pearson-revise.html