Since April 2023, we have provided weekly 1-to-1 coaching at West Coventry Academy, an intervention that has proven crucial in supporting learners confidence and wellbeing. This has also resulted in a significant improvement in school attendance rates, particularly among learners experiencing school avoidance. As part of this initiative, Lisa, a Happy Confident Kids confidence coach, […]
“Working with Happy Confident Kids has helped my daughter to think and feel positive about herself and her environment, giving her the confidence to be her happy, brave self again. The service is something special -I cannot thank you enough.”
Every day, I am grateful for the privilege of doing this work—being a Kids Confidence Coach is deeply rewarding, especially when delivering immediate, life-changing support to young people. A Year 9 student was experiencing severe anxiety and a critical lack of self-belief. This manifested in physical tension, difficulty making eye contact, and near-total verbal freeze […]
“I just loved the honesty and the positivity throughout the course. It let children know that it’s natural to feel worried, it’s ok to need a bit of help to believe in yourself.”
“After week one my 7-year-old boy said it was just like a party Mum. I even got a goody bag (referring to the happiness jar) he really enjoyed it.”
“The sessions were game changing for both us and have given us a way to now manage anxiety when it comes (which is now less frequent). There are still challenges and we are now both better equipped to deal with them. Thank you Happy Confident Kids.”
“After my sessions I’m making more friends, I’m more happy and I’m more confident”
“Really simple but effective tools and discussions to help myself and my daughter navigate some complex emotions. Amazed the difference it has made in just a few sessions”.
“Thanks for the session, x was so much happier on Friday. They really enjoyed the sand activity and we’ve looked at his jar a few times since and talked about the colours of the emotions, how they are all mixed up inside him/us but that talking about them helps us understand ourselves better. It’s an analogy that’s worked really well for him. He’s also super proud of coming up with invincible during the session. x is so much less angry than before our first session and when he gets angry can identify why he’s angry which is huge progress. The things you’ve been working on with x have also been very helpful for me.”
“My son visited Laura to help gain strategies to help him when he became frustrated and she was great. He loved the sessions and didn’t want them to stop. He came away with lovely strategies that he still uses and has allowed him to learn how to control his frustration and calm himself. Thank you so much Laura for the support you gave my son! I would definitely recommend Laura”
“Thanks so much for the session with Joe yesterday, he had some very positive takeaways which was a good result.”
“Laura helped our daughter over come her lack of self confidence and find her power. We now have techniques we can use at home to help coach her through challenging situations. It was a game changer. Thanks Laura for develop these amazing tools.”
“Luke has shown flexibility in adapting his support to suit my sons needs when delivering the happy, confident kids programme. He has made discussing emotions fun for him and shown him that all emotions have value, but its how we use them. We have seen an increase in communication from him during times where he ‘flips his lid’ and he has enjoyed working with us to use some of the techniques such as the lego steps and positivity jar to manage his feelings. We have appreciated Lukes input and hope to work with him again.”
“Luke has been brilliant with my 12 year old son. Anxiety and anger caused him to struggle with school; and social environments. Luke has given him tools to manage this and it has made a real difference.”
“I wanted to say a huge thank you for all you’ve done for my daughter. Your work with her has made such a difference to her confidence. The tools you provided her to help her with her anxiety around school have worked really well. She has all the posters she created full of positive words stuck on her wall that help her at bedtime. Thank you for such a positive influence.” Katy – Parent
“Thank you so much. I was super nervous of how he would be. He really loved it and asked when we can do it again, so that is really positive! I am very grateful and we will definitely be practising everyday!”
“It was a really good session last week thank you! We have been able to draw a lot form it!”
“My daughter loved attending Happy Confident Kids’ sessions. We both learnt some great tools/skills to use when she needs them. It was a brilliant boost of self-esteem, allowing her to explore how she feels and promoting her own self-confidence.”
“Really helpful to have explanations around why we can feel a certain way.
It is good for xxx to hear from you that these techniques are useful for everyone and not just young children. She was a little more relaxed last night which was good to see.”
“Thank you, Laura. You have been wonderful.
I am so happy we found you and will be in touch for a top-up session when we need it. For now, I think ** has the tools he needs to hold his head high at school and at home.”
“I went to see Laura about my XX-year-old daughter, who was suffering terribly with anxiety and stress. I was in a desperate situation; I had no idea whether Laura’s approach would work, but in just two sessions, she was able to turn my daughter around. Working with Laura has helped my daughter to think and feel positive about herself and her environment, giving her the confidence to be her happy, brave self again. Laura worked so hard to plan sessions that were enjoyable and fun, with little added extras, like always following up afterwards, she shows real care. Her service is something special. Laura, I cannot thank you enough.”
Since April 2023, we have provided weekly 1-to-1 coaching at West Coventry Academy, an intervention that has proven crucial in supporting learners confidence and wellbeing. This has also resulted in a significant improvement in school attendance rates, particularly among learners experiencing school avoidance. Our approach isn’t about replacing long-term care; it’s about providing fast, effective […]
“Sally has been a fantastic help with my daughter, she struggles with anxiety with mainly school but also other day to day activities. Sally has taught her to understand and deal with her anxiety with many coping practices that have helped her gain confidence and ultimately not feel as anxious as she was and be able to go to school. I would 100% recommend Sally.”
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Nice to feel valued and supported as an individual. We often miss out our own care in the struggle to set up all the many school and group sessions that we run throughout the year.