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Have you ever noticed that bullies often seem to pick on kids who are kind and confident? It’s almost like they’re trying to play a game on a see-saw. By putting someone else down, they feel like they can elevate themselves. An estimated 1,544,000 children aged 10 to 15 years (34.9%) experienced an in-person bullying…

Conquer Your GCSEs: Essential Strategies for Exam Confidence Feeling the GCSE pressure? You’re not alone! Many students in the UK experience stress and anxiety leading up to their exams. But fear not! Here at Happy Confident Kids, we’re offering a dynamic GCSE Exam Confidence Workshop designed to equip YOU with the tools and techniques to…

Ever watched kids struggling to wait their turn or getting frustrated so quickly they scream or hit, ending in a meltdown. This is not just a test of patience for us; it’s a glimpse into the world of a kid developing self-control. Self-control is like a muscle🏋‍♂ the more we use it, the stronger it…

Recent feedback from a family who did our online meltdown workshop, giving us all the feels. Both mum, dad and then grandparents did the workshop. “The take home messages we got as a family were huge… My partner started to come on board with naming the emotions and realising ‘monkey see monkey do’. It helped…

Congratulations Steve Orton on becoming a Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach, after he completed our Sports Coach Master Class. “Loved the session and came away with so much value, both as a parent of 3 children and a coach to others. Fun, engaging and a brilliant opportunity to learn in a great environment.” Steve Orton Steve…

Congratulations to Zack George on becoming our first official Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach, after he completed our Sports Coach Master Class. “Absolutely loved the sports coach master class, Miranda and Laura made the session extremely fun and explained everything in a way that was engaging and easy to follow. Cant recommend them highly enough” Zack George…

We recently received an email from one of our clients grown-ups after a trip to the dentist, which they have allowed us to share (anonymised), so that we can help other children that might also find the dentist challenging. “Dear Happy Confident Kids I am hoping you can help me with a situation that arose…

Create your own Glimmer Tree. Think of things that make you glimmer; glimmers are the good things in everyday life for example: snuggled on the sofa watching a movie, jumping in muddy puddle or just being outside – see what’s a glimmer? Give the glimmer a colour in the key and colour a bauble in…

Join us this December to hunt out some Glimmers (the good things in everyday life – what’s a glimmer?). See what you can find and how they make you feel inside. You can also colour in your Gimmer Hunt sheet. Send a copy of your sheet to hello@happyconfidentkids.com or tag us on social media for…

Yesterday was Walt Disney Day and a great reminder to keep dreaming big; let our minds feel free and imagine. Walt Disney had a creative thinking strategy he used with all his teams, that involved having a “Dreamer Room”, where people could freely express creative ideas, unjudged by others. This later lead to the term…

I Heart Me is a lovely coaching tool that we teach our coaches and one they then use to help children and young people to take time to love themselves. We use this tool as part of our teenage 1-2-1 coaching program and group workshops. So we thought we would spread the love a little…