8 videos found - For Children

A great way to keep children regulated (and entertained!) is to get them to do obstacle courses. They can plan their own, write it down, test it, change it, most importantly have fun with it. Try and encourage your children to start with fast activities and slow down the pace towards the end, ending in calming activities.

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Beacon House
Beacon House is a specialist creative therapeutic service for young people, families and adults. They work with people who have experienced trauma and loss, and as much of their work overlaps with that of HFEH Mind, and they allowed us to use some of their content on My Mind TV.

Molly introduces you to an activity that helps you to reflect on your time at primary school in preparation for the move to Year 7.

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Molly Phillips (HFEH Mind)
Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow Mind is a local Mind charity, helping people of all ages with mental health advice and support. We run workshops, drop-in sessions, and create mental health resources like these videos. If you or someone you know needs mental health support, get in touch with us.

Pooky Knightsmith provides 5 tips for staying mentally well during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pooky Knightsmith
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Expert

Pooky has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, is the author of seven books, and was previously the chair of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition. She creates mental health support resources, and has allowed us to some of her content on My Mind TV. Pooky Knightsmith provides 5 tips for staying mentally well during the coronavirus pandemic.

Emily explains what a mood diary is and how it can help you to manage your emotions and express how you are feeling.

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Emily Muntz (HFEH Mind)
Youth Mental Health Advisor

Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow Mind is a local Mind charity, helping people of all ages with mental health advice and support. We run workshops, drop-in sessions, and create mental health resources like these videos. If you or someone you know needs mental health support, get in touch with us.

An animation from Anna Freud designed to give young people a common language and understanding of what we mean by mental health and how we can look after it.

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Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families is a children's charity dedicated to providing training and support for child mental health services. They have allowed us to use some of their content on My Mind TV.

In this anxiety hack video, Pooky Knightsmith will show you how to use the simple 'If....then....' technique to reduce worries. This is a technique commonly used as part of cognitive behavioural therapy but simple enough for anyone to use. It can be used by children or adults and you can do it yourself or you can support someone else to use this idea.

About the creator

Pooky Knightsmith
Pooky has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, is the author of seven books, and was previously the chair of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition. She creates mental health support resources, and has allowed us to some of her content on My Mind TV.

Nisha explains what anxiety is and why we have it.

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Nisha Patel (HFEH Mind)
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow Mind is a local Mind charity, helping people of all ages with mental health advice and support. We run workshops, drop-in sessions, and create mental health resources like these videos. If you or someone you know needs mental health support, get in touch with us.