The ability to speak well in front of an audience is an amazing skill to develop. But it can also feel very scary, especially if you haven’t had much experience. This activity can help nervous young people to reflect on how they feel about speaking in front of others and identify some things that might help them to feel more prepared and confident.
How should teens clean their teeth if they have braces? What happens if you lose a tooth? How old should children be when they start cleaning their own teeth? What’s the best toothpaste for kids? Are electric or manual brushes better? Dentist, Peter McCarron, answers all of your frequently asked questions.
In this hugely informative webinar, Dr Fionnuala Barton, The Menopause Medic, talks us through how the menopause can affect both women and their wider family. She answers all of your questions, separates fact from fiction and helpfully talks through available treatment options.
This short questionnaire, devised by Professor David Putwain and colleagues, was developed to measure test or examination anxiety in populations of secondary school students, aged 11 to 19 years. It is intended for use by school practitioners (such as teachers, school pastoral and support staff, educational and school psychologists, and school counsellors) and others who wish to identify highly test anxious students who may benefit from support or intervention, or to evaluate changes in test anxiety before and after intervention.
This user’s manual was produced by Professor David Putwain and colleagues to accompany the MTAS questionnaire, which measures test or examination anxiety in populations of secondary school students, aged 11 to 19 years. It is intended for use by school practitioners (such as teachers, school pastoral and support staff, educational and school psychologists, and school counsellors) and others who wish to identify highly test anxious students who may benefit from support or intervention, or to evaluate changes in test anxiety before and after intervention.
This short questionnaire, devised by Professor David Putwain and colleagues, was developed to measure the perceived frequency that teachers use fear appeals (warning students of the consequences of failure) prior to a high-stakes examination and their appraisal by students as either a challenge or a threat. When used to survey student opinions, it can give teachers a sense of the impact of their messages and reveal how specific individuals are responding.
This resource is designed to help adults engage younger children in supportive conversations about a loved one’s illness. We invite children to gently open up about worries they may have, give them confidence to ask questions and demonstrate that there are people in their lives who are prepared to help them find out the answers.
This resource is designed to help adults engage younger children in supportive conversations about a parent’s alcoholism. We invite children to gently open up about worries they may have, give them confidence to ask questions and demonstrate that there are people in their lives who are prepared to help answer those questions. This resources also features a question and answer section written for adults to use, with guideline responses suggested by NACOA (National Association for the Children of Alcoholics).
This list consists predominantly of books that are written for parents, carers and school staff by leading experts in the field of autism. The first section is followed by some books that are directed at young people with autism which can be either read by themselves or together with a parent, carer, or at school.
Join Dr Kathy Weston and consultant clinical psychologist, Dr Sophie Nesbitt, for a discussion of the best ways to support the siblings of young people with eating disorders. The family-based nature of most eating disorder treatment approaches means that siblings are likely to be highly impacted when their brother or sister has an eating disorder. Dr Nesbitt shares advice on how to approach conversations with siblings, how to support them through worries and wobbles and how to consider responding to tricky questions.
