Confidence and Resilience - let's face it, where would we be without them?
When parents first call me, it is usually because they have noticed that their child or teen seems to be lacking confidence and resilience. There may be other aspects such as fear of putting their hand up in class, not being able to initiate conversation or make friends easily or being upset quickly and regularly.
This tends to become more of a worry when they are around 10-12yrs old as they transition from Primary to Secondary school , when they need to become more self-reliant and when they are less protected than in the school they started age 4yrs and where the teachers all know them and see them most of the day.
The course I devised is based on all that I know about this age group from having worked with children all my working life. Over the years that I've run the course, I've adapted and made changes based on feedback from all those who have done the course with me.
This is not a cheap course and parents may look at what I cover and wonder why it costs so much, it is £250 but the…
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