Mindblown: Happy Confident Kids Blog

Head Outside Awards recently announced some amazing news… Announcing the Winner of the 2024 Head Outside Awards Changemaker Category: Happy Confident Kids! We are delighted to announce that Happy Confident Kids, whose mission is to help people focus on the small moments of joy (glimmers) and empower kids with confidence and calm through their transformational…

🌱it’s an honour to be working with Amy Truesdale GB Athlete and she is our latest Happy Confident Kids Sports Coach. Paralympic Champion 2024🥇🇫🇷Paralympic Games 2020🥉🇯🇵3 x Para Word Champion 🥇🥇🥇 Amy is a fighter and a champion, it’s truly inspiring to be coaching her these last two weeks on our Sports Coach Masterclass. She inspires so many…

What a lovely morning packed with glimmers… I remembering opening my curtains to snow and just jumping out of bed to start the day. We were invited to be part of Kenilworth School Careers fair, where we spoke to lots of kids about what its like to do what we do and the many opportunities…

76% of young people spend their spare time on screens, with 51% of those reporting high or very high levels of anxiety. Did you know…our bodies are designed to be in nature. So nature time is huge for good mental health. At the weekend we were on a walk in Wales when a group of…

When times feel darker, seek out the light. Hone in on it and let it shine really bright. Look for tiny moments of joy (glimmers)✨ Glimmers are the good stuff in everyday life. It’s time like these they really matter, if you need some inspiration then look to nature. Take five to stare up into…

Show them how it feels, our kids coaching tools teach kids how to step into confidence. To do this we show them how it feel in their bodies. Zack George is on tour with @bbccin @steelthegladiator showing how we teach this to kids. So cool to see this live in action as part of Children In Need. 👉…

Focus on the tiny moments of joy in everyday, these are called glimmers. Here at @happyconfidentkids we help people to seek out glimmers. Our brains are trained to look for danger which can mean we end up focussing on the negatives; which can then make us feel more anxious. By seeking out the tiny moments of joy…

Behind every behaviour there is a positive intention. What do you think? What if we were to truly believe that kids have some positive intention in what they say and do (however annoying and negative it may seem to us)? Would it then be easier to manage our own emotions in response? 👉 What do…

When a child feels safe their mind and bodies are rested; not on high alert ready to fight a threat. When we feel attacked our bodies are designed to fight or flight, a human instinct that goes back to cave people times, to protect ourselves from threats like a lion. We typically don’t have threats…

Yesterday the Autumn sun was out in Warwickshire, so we wrapped up and to get some family nature time. Even in urban areas we can find pockets of green and just being by even one tree can help your well-being. For years people thought people hugging trees was crazy but when we lean into to…

The power of nature to help improve mental health is well studied and this time of year it’s even more important to head outside. Even if you can just do five minutes the health benefits are huge. It was amazing to meet so many people at the @headoutsideawards last weekend all doing amazing things to help us…

Its been a privilege to work with the Year 7 Students at West Coventry Academy running our five week In the Wild programme. Lovely to be featured in the latest news. We have had an amazing time getting to know the learners and educators, showing them loads of tools to help them access calm, confidence…

Congratulations to the Zactiv Team (Zack George a.ka Steele) and Steve Orton for winning a ‘Community Impact’ award. They have a dream to take Zacks platform and use it in a positive way to help kids become more aware and excited about staying active and living healthier lives. Its been amazing to help them make…