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10 Worrying Facts about Mental Health in Children

5th February 2023

Children’s Mental Health Week starts tomorrow and we know that COVID, lockdown and the cost of living crisis is having an adverse effect on our children’s mental health. It could be decades before we see the true effect these last few years will have had on mental health in children. However the statistics we are […]

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No Shopping for a Year

No Shopping for a Year!

29th January 2023

So I’m a month into my #NoShoppingForAYear challenge and I’m really proud that I haven’t caved as of yet. It’s so hard though as I can really see my bad habits. Like I automatically go straight to the clothes aisles in Sainsbury’s as it was unusual for me to go food shopping and not buy […]

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Children's Mental Health Week

5 Ways to Look After your Children’s Mental Health

26th January 2023

6 – 12 February, is Children’s Mental Health Week, run by the children’s mental health charity Place2Be. This year’s theme is Let’s Connect. When we have healthy connections – to family, friends and others – this can support our children’s sense of well-being. Over the past few months, I’ve noticed quite a change in Sam, his attitude […]

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