by Gavin Devereux | Aug 29, 2022 | Advice
Gaining confidence – there is no magic pill! Building confidence requires effort. Learning anything takes time. There are no shortcuts or magic pills. Gaining confidence is no exception. We all need to do the work. For example, none of us suddenly learned how...
by Gavin Devereux | Jul 7, 2022 | Advice
What motivates your teen? How to motivate teenagers. What motivates you might switch your teen off. Therefore, trying to get them to do something that they have no interest in, could lead to resistance. This resistance often looks like boredom, low energy, and...
by Gavin Devereux | May 18, 2022 | News
How-to change destructive beliefs in 3 steps How beliefs influence our behaviour and life prospects. Our own thoughts, emotions, and experiences grow into deeply held beliefs over time. We can develop negative or positive beliefs about ourselves, others, or aspects...
by Gavin Devereux | Apr 8, 2022 | News
Mounting mental health problem Pandemic accelerates mounting mental health problem. There are a lot of talks but not enough action regarding tackling the alarming increase in the number of children presenting with SEMH needs. The ground is moving under our feet....
by Gavin Devereux | Mar 16, 2022 | Advice
Managing your emotional wellbeing The importance of managing your emotional wellbeing. It’s so hard to stay strong when everything is crumbling around you. In other words, managing your emotional wellbeing and happiness is tricky, especially during tough times....
by Gavin Devereux | Feb 26, 2022 | News
SEMH resources Preventive SEMH resources for teachers & parents. Workloads for school SEN teachers are snowballing as more and more parents become concerned about their children’s wellbeing. With almost half of all adult cases of mental illness starting by...
