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Do you have a child, or know a child, who cannot bear the world? They may want it to be quieter? smaller? safer? or, perhaps you know a child who is always wanting more colour, shine, sound? Dive into sensory behaviours with us as we look at the different experiences children may have.... Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth  #children #happiness #feelings #sensory

What do we actually know about ADHD? Are we sat on a seat of judgement thinking that it is just poor parenting and children need more self-restraint? Or, do you recognise that this neurodevelopmental condition means that the world is experienced differently? Let's dive into ADHD, boredom and sensory seeking behaviours. Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth  #children #happiness #feelings 

Do you find yourself standing in front of speeding trains? Are you trying to save everyone, but feeling like you are falling flat on your back? Or worst case, becoming squished? Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth  #children #happiness #feelings 

Ever get caught in the day to day thinking that someone is really wrong? Whether they are doing something wrong, behaving in a way that you do not like, or perhaps they are not being who you want them to be. Let's roll back, it's rarely about them and so often about us.....  Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth  #children #happiness #feelings 

What's your recipe for happiness? They say that happiness is an inside job - but have you taken action to make sure that it is? In this episode, we explore the concept of creating a life that we love - and taking action, rather than waiting for others to 'make' us happy - because our feelings are our responsibility...  Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth  #children #happiness #feelings 

Can we stop blaming Tik Tok for ADHD and begin to look at the ways that our environment has changed instead? When children took their masks off, we cannot ask them to put them back on to make US feel better.... strap yourselves in, we are going in.... Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth #pandemic #children 

What did you do today, to help yourself? You probably know that old mantra, self-care is not selfish.... but how easy is it to put it into practice?  Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth #pandemic #children 

Have you noticed that so many children are struggling with their feelings right now? Is there a connection with the events of 2020? Or, is there a gap in how we introduce the concept of feelings with children? Explore with us...  Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth #pandemic #children  #emotions 

Have you noticed that everyone is becoming more irritable? That children are struggling more than ever? That services cannot meet demand for mental health support? Explore with us, as we look at one reason why Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth #pandemic #children 

Have you ever noticed that punishments do not work? That children just continue to repeat the behaviours, and everyone just becomes more and more frustrated?  This episode, we look at carrot and stick approaches to behaviour and why they simply do not work for most children - and in some cases send everything backwards! Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth #behaviour #punishment #children #schoolavoidance

Are we missing the point of diagnosis? For so many children, their needs are missed, often not even referred, as gaps in knowledge, understanding and in some cases relationships, prevent the connections being made. To be truly inclusive, we need to do more that put up friendly posters and have dress up days.  Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #childmentalhealth #diagnosis #families #children #neurodiversity

Christmas is so often a time that films paint a perfect, but for so many families Christmas is a season that we just want to move through as quietly and easily as possible, So, explore with us as we look at ways that we can soften the edges of Christmas and make it a calmer season for everyone.  Subscribe to our free articles and activities at: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/articles-resources/ Learn more by completing one our courses: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/courses/ Train to be a Level 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coach: https://dandeliontraininganddevelopment.com/level-4-mental-health-coach/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandelionTrainingandDevelopment Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandelion-training-and-development-578806207/ #stress #christmas #families #childmentalhealth