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Each week, we feature 'The Wellbeing Bookshelf' - a spotlight on one key resource to support your family. Whether it is a book, a podcast, or a helpful website, we will hand-pick tools that offer insight, practical advice, comfort, and inspiration.
Check out this week's recommendation, along with news on upcoming wellbeing events.
The Wellbeing Bookshelf
The Wellbeing Bookshelf
This Week’s Recommendation: Breaking Free from Child Anxiety and OCD - Eli Lebowitz
If you saw us recommend Creswell & Willetts in a previous Newsletter (a brilliant, practical guide for coaching children through worries), Lebowitz offers a different - equally helpful - take that keeps the parent–child relationship front and centre. It starts with the questions many of us wrestle with when anxiety shows up: When do I help them avoid it, and when do I encourage them to face it? How do I support them without anxiety taking over our whole family? This is a completely parent-based programme, focusing on how we respond: swapping anxious 'accommodations' (extra reassurance, changing plans) for responses that feel both accepting and confidently encouraging. It’s compassionate, specific, and includes scripts and worksheets to make it doable.
Spring Sounds: A Celebration of Music & a Day of Discovery
Spring Sounds: A Celebration of Music & a Day of Discovery
We are excited to recommend Spring Sounds, a free, all-day music festival taking place on Sunday 22nd March at Kingston University’s Town House.
Engaging with music is a fantastic way to lower stress, but this event has the potential to offer even more wellbeing benefits. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn alongside our children, and experience the joy of trying something new together. Making new discoveries and finding potential new hobbies as a family not only builds confidence but helps us stay connected - key pillars of positive mental health. There is something for everyone to explore here:
Try-an-Instrument Zones: A chance to get hands-on with a variety of instruments with experts on hand to help.
Creative Workshops: From Samba drumming and marching band sessions to composing music for video games and playing the Gamelan.
Live Performances: Enjoy everything from Brazilian drumming and choir showcases to "Music Wars" concerts.
Taster Sessions: Specific classes for different age groups, including sessions for 0-4s, 5-7s, and 7-11s.
The event is split into three zones throughout the day, so you can drop in for a specific workshop or stay for the whole celebration.
When: Sunday 22 March, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Where: Town House, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road
Cost: Free (Registration/booking for specific workshops is recommended)
For more details and to book your free tickets, visit: kingstonheritage.org.uk/springsounds
‘Helping children with…’ Webinars for parents 2025/26
‘Helping children with…’ Webinars for parents 2025/26
Achieving for Children’s Mental Health Support Teams are delivering a series of webinars for parents of primary-aged children. The ‘Helping Children with …’ series of webinars will cover a range of common difficulties experienced by children and will aim to share evidence-based strategies to help parents and carers support their children with these difficulties. Below is a list of webinars on offer over the coming months.
Transition to Secondary
Transition to Secondary
In this webinar we will explore the main worries children may experience when moving from primary to secondary school. We will help parents/carers think about the different ways to help to support and get their children prepared for the transition.
Thursday 7th May, 9am or Tuesday 19th May, 6pm
This webinar is 60 minutes long, with 15 minutes at the end for questions and answers.
Parents and carers can sign up here.
Information from the Mental Health Support Team (MHST): Making a Self Referral
Information from the Mental Health Support Team (MHST): Making a Self Referral
Who are we?
Who are we?
The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is a schools-based service, supporting children, young people and parents’
emotional wellbeing in a range of ways.
Who do we support?
Who do we support?
We work with children and young people, from the age of
5 to 18, who experience difficulties with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. These can be common for lots of young people and might include sadness, feeling low, anxiety or low self-esteem.
In primary schools, we also offer parents individual guided self-help sessions based on cognitive behaviour therapy principles, either around supporting their child to manage anxiety, or behaviour that challenges.
Whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing
Whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing
In addition, we support schools and families with:
In addition, we support schools and families with:
● parent webinars on a range of topics
● coffee mornings based at your child’s school
● staff workshops and support
● group work, assemblies and workshops to promote
emotional wellbeing
To self-refer, please follow the link below to complete a short online form:
Mental Health Support - Self Referral - Achieving for Children
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