Over 50% of Mental Health problems start in childhood and we are all well aware of the difficulties many children have in accessing appropriate treatment from their local Children and …
The theme of last week’s Children’s Mental Health week was Resilience and, although I’ve written about this subject on SNJ before, I thought it was worth revisiting because, in my …
Every child in England designated as having a special educational need (SEN) will have a primary need falling under one of four main types: Cognition and learning, Communication and Interaction, …
Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will ALWAYS hurt me…possibly for a very long time! It’s anti-bullying week 2015 – a year since I wrote the last …
In the past, our youngest has struggled with selective mutism, as part of their autism. Anxiety and sensory overload can cause “freeze” from the fight, flight or freeze response. However, …
Earlier this week I attended the SEND seminar of the law firm, Boyes Turner who represent families having difficulties getting the SEN or disability support they need. The firm is …
I post quite frequently on the SNJ Facebook and Twitter accounts, articles about mental health difficulties faced by young people today. The posts come from a wide variety of sources …
A story in the Independent newspaper has make me lurch up from my sickbed to highlight something I have known about for some time, but just not the scale of …
In January 2015, the government pledged £1.25 billion funding for improving children’s mental health services. A Children’s Mental Health Taskforce was set up and produced some findings in a “Future in …
Like many families, we have several of the Mr Men in our home. Mr Grumpy, who arrives with my son (and husband) when it’s time to wake up every morning; Mr …
The mental health of our young people has been in the headlines a lot recently with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) services have been described as ‘unfit for …
It is Mental Health awareness week this week and the theme for this year is Mindfulness. Earlier this year, Special Needs Jungle ran a post in conjunction with the first …
It’s tough being a young person today. When I was a girl, you had to be a child actor to grow up in the public eye, but today, it’s like …
Self-harm. It’s something that many find hard to understand. Why would you intentionally hurt yourself? When we hear about it, it’s usually in relation to young people, most often girls. …
The children’s charity, Place2Be have launched the first Children’s Mental Health Week this week. The Duchess of Cambridge yesterday spoke of her and her and Prince William’s belief that early …
Christmas is almost upon us and it seems like it’s been a long time coming. The retail hype seems to start earlier each year so it’s no wonder many parents …
It’s almost the end of Anti-Bullying Week and as we started the week talking about bullying and SEND young people, I thought it would be fitting to end it with …
It’s Anti-Bullying Week this week. New figures show that 40% of young people in an ongoing research study of English schools said they had been bullied in the previous year. …
Today is World Mental Health Awareness Day and I thought it would be a good opportunity to write about keeping your mental health in a good place. Time is often …
This post isn’t specifically about special needs, but it’s for all teachers and parents everywhere to help you stay safe on social media. Yes, not your kids. You. My day …
