If you're the default parent, chances are you're the one keeping everything ticking over—main carer for the children, managing the life admin, sorting the household jobs, and remembering all the little (and big!) details. You’ve got a running mental checklist of what needs doing and when. You probably wish you just had a pause button to get on top of everything.
Many people, especially parents and children, experience “September anxiety” as going back to school marks a time of significant transition and change. This anxiety can stem from a variety of factors, such as the end of a relaxing summer routine, the stress of preparing for a new academic year, and the uncertainty or fear of the unknown for both parents and children. The start of school can...
The start of the school term can be an extremely daunting time for children; meeting new teachers and classmates, moving schools and classrooms, not to mention new learning pressures. Children’s mindfulness coach and Voxblock meditations series author, Christiane Kerr explains the benefits of mindfulness for children and gives some easy techniques to help your children cope with the start of...
Walking into the school playground on three hours sleep, with your child having a tantrum by your side, you remember you forgot to bring the packed lunches. Wracked with guilt, and slightly fed-up, you think of the times before you had children when you could put yourself first, take a lie in or go on a run before you are brought back to earth by a fresh wave of crying.
Mindfulness reveals results of a pilot study for Mental Health Awareness Week
Stix Mindfulness, a provider of interactive wellbeing products for children, announces the results of a recent research study showing the positive impact of Stix Mindfulness Remotes on children's moods. The study, conducted over 4 weeks, involved 8 children and was conducted in partnership with Brunel University...
Hundreds of children across Devon began an action-packed Easter holiday this week, as part of our Holiday Activities and Food programme.
School holidays can be difficult for some families, with the added cost of extra food and reduced incomes. So, the government has provided funding for us to coordinate free activities and healthy meals with local providers for children in Devon aged...
As we approach a new academic year and there is continued nervousness around being back in the classroom, Headspace has created new in-app guided meditations, for both parents and their children, to help the nation ease back to school anxiety. New users to Headspace will be able to take advantage of a special 40% off offer on annual subscriptions, redeemable from Headspace.com until 17th...
My Mindful Midwife - the only App tailored to both physiological and abdominal birth in a mindful way
A new app launched this month (August) has combined the professional know how of an experienced midwife with the mindful pregnancy and birth preparation expertise of a renowned hypnobirthing teacher. Billed as “the app for every birth” My Mindful Midwife® is hoping to change the...
