Family Wellbeing
Helping our most vulnerable children build resilience and develop social and emotional skills is life-changing, and lays the foundation for a brighter, more successful future.
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Helping our most vulnerable children build resilience and develop social and emotional skills is life-changing, and lays the foundation for a brighter, more successful future.
Children who are confident, resilient and able to understand and regulate their complex emotional world are more likely to do better in school, have better life-long mental health outcomes and are more likely to overcome adversity and thrive as adults.
1 in 5 children in the UK struggle with poor mental health. Children in the poorest households in the UK are twice as likely to experience poor mental health than their wealthier peers.
Children exposed to poverty and linked risks such as poor parental mental health are more likely to experience lifelong mental health issues, low self-confidence and low resilience than their wealthy peers.
The great injustice is that the children most exposed to instability, loss, and hardship are the ones who most need resilience, and yet are often the least supported to build it.
Every child should have the support to feel safe, valued, and able to flourish.
Our mentoring groups provide a safe space for children to develop their social and emotional skills and build resilience. We are all about protecting and supporting their wellbeing in the short-term, whilst providing them with the skills to flourish throughout their childhood and lives.
Time to talk about and label emotions is followed up by a craft or activity which doubles as a tool to help deal with issues like stress, anxiety, confidence, grief, anger and low-self esteem.
Over time, children fill an “emotions toolbox” – a kit of labels, tools, and activities which support healthy development of resilience, confidence and emotional regulation.
97% of children we have worked with said they understood their emotions better having attended the group
92% said they felt more a lot more confident after attending our groups
The transition to high school can be daunting, particularly for vulnerable children.
Our preparation for high school sessions are all about helping children feel more confident, knowledgeable and excited for school through group discussions and activities.
Before I started Mentoring, I was always stressed but now I feel calm.
LizzieMentoring has helped show me I am not alone
NoahThe group has helped me a lot because it helped me by giving me tools to use if I feel difficult emotions
JohnnyNine year old Charlie struggled with his sense of self-worth and found it hard to open up. After working with him for a few weeks, we saw a new confident Charlie, able to identify and share his feelings, and even encourage others to do the same.
See how coming along to our mentoring group helped Charlie feel able to talk about his feelings and grow his self-esteem.
Daisy arrived at our group withdrawn, anxious and struggling to deal with grief. Seven weeks later, Daisy was expressing how she felt, working through her feelings and finding support in her peers.
Discover how mentoring helped a young girl build emotional resilience after loss.