A Mind of Their Own: Building Your Child’s Emotional Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World.
New book 'A Mind of Their Own: Building Your Child’s Emotional Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World' - A toolkit for parents to nurture children’s resilience, amid what senior psychiatrist call a ‘terrifying’ mental health crisis.
“Children and young people are bearing the brunt of the mental health crisis caused by the pandemic, and are at risk of lifelong mental illness,” a report published last week by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, has warned.
Nearly 400,000 children and young people were referred for mental health help between April and December 2020 – up by over a quarter on 2019.[1]
How can parents respond? What can they do to help their children develop resilience, and to foster emotional and mental wellbeing?
"The pandemic has dealt a very heavy blow to our children’s emotional wellbeing,” writes Katharine Hill. “What has moved my heart to breaking is hearing real-life stories of parents who feel helpless as they watch their happy, easy-going children being overwhelmed by a tsunami of pressure and anxiety.”
In response, the UK Director of Care for the Family has written a lifeline of a book, A Mind of Their Own: Building Your Child’s Emotional Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World. An accessible, eminently practical and highly realistic toolkit, offering no-nonsense help for hard-pressed parents in difficult times.
Dr Kate Middleton, a mum herself, gives this advice: “The single most valuable thing a parent can do for their children is to look after their own emotional wellbeing. It may feel counter-intuitive, but time looking after our own needs at this time is time well spent.”
Based on solid research, and packed with encouragement, real-life examples and practical solutions, it will help parents form good practices like listening well, setting consistent boundaries and establishing a growth mindset. It will enable them to spot danger signals, head off problems before they arise, and judge when to seek further help.
A Mind of Their Own is available now from good bookshops and online at http://www.muddypearl.com/
