5 Ways to Wellbeing | Jamie Douglas
Explore the benefits of the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’, an easy model designed to help us frame how to look after ourselves and our children.
Calming Down
Practical support to reduce distressed behaviour.
Our Calming Down collection unpicks the reasons behind your child’s angry outbursts and helps you find simple strategies. You’ll find a range of ideas your child can use to get in control of big emotions before they feel overwhelmed.
- Why do I get big, angry reactions to simple requests?
- How can I reduce tantrums and meltdowns?
- What can I do to help my child calm down?
From toddlers to teens, find the support and practical ideas you need – with more helpful resources added all the time.
Calming down strategies & support
Reduce angry & aggressive reactions
Understand behaviour as communication
The Calming Down Collection
Using Play to Support Emotional Regulation | Georgina Durrant
Author Georgina Durrant explains why play is a great way to help your child calm down and understand their emotions.
Understanding the Reasons Behind Your Child’s Behaviour | Helly Douglas
Helly explains how the free My Family Journal app can help you understand your child’s behaviour.
How To Help Your Child Understand Their Feelings
Ways to develop your child’s emotional vocabulary and why this is important to best support them.
Supporting Your Child With Changes to Their Routine
Find out how to help your child understand and manage emotions when they experience unexpected changes.
A 3-Step Plan for Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour
Use our simple plan to help you understand your child’s behaviour and find the triggers behind it
Why Does Your Teen Feel Agitated?
Explore why your teen feels agitated and strategies you can use to help them calm down safely
Can Music Help My Child’s Behaviour? | Nina Jackson
Nina explains the huge impact music can have on helping your child calm down, feel energised, or even revise for exams
How to Help a Child Who is Often Angry
Understand why your child gets angry with practical ways you can support them and help them calm down
How Can We Build Connections as a Family? | Lisa Cherry
Expert guest Lisa talks about how to build strong relationships and the impact trauma and adverse experiences can have on wellbeing
Why Do Our Senses Affect Children’s Behaviour? | Jo Grace
Find out why your child’s senses can have a big impact on their behaviour and the best ways you can support
Understanding School Refusal
Understand why your child feels they can’t go to school with helpful ideas to best support them
Simple Ways to Support Your Grumpy Child
Understand why your child might be feeling low with practical ideas to support them through it.
How Can I Understand My Child’s Behaviour? | Leith Tarling
Guest Leith Tarling discusses ways to understand your child’s behaviour and the importance of self care.
What to Do When Your Child Feels Scared
Learn how to tackle your child’s fears and find out why they feel scared.
Getting the Most From My Family Coach
Find out more about the free resources My Family Coach has to offer and how to find everything you need
What Happens If My Child Gets Into Trouble at School? | Anthony Benedict
Anthony Benedict talks about suspensions and exclusions from school and the work of pupil referral units
3 Reasons Why Your Teen is Swearing
Stop your child swearing and help them learn how to communicate strong emotions without using bad language.
4 Do’s and Don’ts When Your Child Has Tantrums*
Use these simple ideas to help your child calm down and understand big outbursts of emotions
Anger & Behaviour | Rachel Thynne
Rachel talks to Clare about anger and shares simple ways to help your child calm down when they feel angry.
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