Building your child’s emotional wellbeing
Young people are facing unprecedented levels of pressure, from school, from their phones and from their peers. All of which are having a detrimental effect on their mental health.
A Mind of their Own will give parents, carers, and anyone working with young people, practical and preventative tools to understand these pressures and help your children build strong emotional resilience and healthy mental wellbeing.
You’ll leave with …
- A greater understanding of the pressures affecting your child and the impact this can have on their mental wellbeing
- Tools to help your child build resilience that enables them to bounce back from challenges, grow in emotional strength and move forward in their character development.
- Ways to talk to your child about positive body image
- An appreciation of how vital your child’s identity is and strategies to help them become confident in it
- Tips to help your child learn to deal with failure and criticism well
- The knowledge that negative thought patterns can be rewired to become more positive
What is this event about?
Get a feel of the event and why other parents loved it …
'I loved the practical advice offered during each session. Short and easy ways to remember strategies during the thick and thin of everyday life.'
Anxiety levels and struggles with mental health are on the rise in children and young people and unfortunately access to support is not keeping up with this demand. As mums and dads, seeing the impact this is having on our children can be overwhelming.
But there are ways that you can make a difference and help your children build more resilience and take steps towards healthier mental wellbeing.
A Mind of Their Own is packed with simple and effective strategies for you to use at home, helping you to better understand what’s going on in your child’s head. Together with Katharine Hill and Sim Dendy, we’ll explore the science of the mind, and why children act and react the way they do.
Featuring interviews with mental-health professionals, Dr Rob Waller and Dr Kate Middleton, this event will expand your understanding of the unique pressures and opportunities facing young people today, so you can help your child develop an emotional resiliency that lasts.
In 2023, about 1 in 5 children and young people had a probable mental health disorder. This has risen even since we began this event 3 years ago.*
So, while this event may be more applicable to parents of pre and early teenage children, A Mind of their Own offers a wealth of wisdom, knowledge and advice that would benefit all parents and carers, as well as anyone working with young people such as teachers and youth workers.
It will equip you to support young people to grow into strong, resilient young adults.
Care for the Family is built on Christian principles, but we want our events and resources to be accessible to everyone. This event does not contain any faith specific content.
Please note this event is not suitable for children.
Katharine Hill is the UK director of Care for the Family. She is a well-known speaker, broadcaster and author of a number of books including her latest book A Mind of Their Own: Building Your Child’s Emotional Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World. She is married to Richard and they have four grown-up children and seven grandchildren.
Sim Dendy is a popular presenter and communicator with over twenty years’ experience of working with children, young people and their parents. He is married to Lottie, and they have four children.
‘Amazing speaker, relevant topics, I felt supported and not alone.’
‘Very informative in a clear, uncomplicated way with a warm, caring delivery.’
‘Great presentation and resources, with simple, clear and practical points.’
‘A very positive event from very informative speakers.’
‘Practical, non-judgemental and wise advice.’
‘A really effective format to share a lot of information without getting overwhelmed.’
‘Good, concise and clear communication on a range of relevant issues.’
‘Very knowledgeable in their field but still make it accessible for all.’
‘Very engaging with good examples of the speakers’ own experiences for others to relate to.’
- Early bird tickets are £6
- Standard tickets are £11
- Groups tickets are £8 each (for groups of 3 or more)
- We never want money to stop anyone from accessing our events. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are able to offer some complimentary tickets. If this would enable you to attend, please contact us at mail@cff.org.uk and we’d love to help.
- The event will start at 7.30pm and finish at 10.00pm
- Doors open at 7.00pm
- Bookings are made through Eventbrite
- Alternatively, feel free to call us on 029 2081 0800 and the team would be glad to help you with your booking
- Please note we do not have facilities to accommodate babies and young children at this event.
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