Video: Children's voices about coronavirus
Made during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, this film remains relevant today because children's anxiety about global events like pandemics or wars, and…
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Article: Managing children's anxiety about coronavirus
This article was posted at the height of the Covid pandemic but still has useful tips for helping children cope with the anxiety that global health events…
Professor Maggie Snowling
A world-leading expert helping educators and families better understand language difficulties, including dyslexia, and the importance of early identif…
Video: Keeping your child safe on smartphones and social media
Learn how to set healthy boundaries, keep phones out of bedrooms, use parental controls, manage apps, talk about pornography, and support your child’s…
Video: Understanding ADHD
This short film provides professionals and educators with evidence-based insights and real-world perspectives to deepen their understanding of ADHD in…
Article: Understanding the UN Convention on the rights of the child
Explore how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) promotes children’s mental health and wellbeing. Learn practical strategies for parents…
Factsheet: ADHD Resources for Parents and Carers
Understanding and supporting a child with ADHD can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to find trustworthy information quickly. This downloadable…
Factsheet: Let's Connect: A Classroom Guide
In our film "Let's Connect" we collaborated with Chickenshed, an inclusive theatre company that creates theatre, runs outreach projects, and education…
Factsheet: ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
ARFID is a restrictive feeding and eating disorder, involving avoiding certain foods, restricting overall intake, or both, leading to nutritional or psychosocial…
Article: We've learned so much we'd like to share
We've looked all over the web – so you don't have to
As schools reopened after a long slog, we felt nervous but also hopeful. The conversation around mental…
Factsheet: Strategies to support children's wellbeing
This fact sheet was prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic however still provides many useful strategies for teachers to support children's mental health…
Podcast: Navigating PDA: Insights for Parents
Christine urges schools to listen to parents as "experts" on their children and highlights that neurodiversity training and individual pupil need, should…
Podcast: Navigating Neurodivergence a lived experience story
Today I'm joined by a courageous young person who is sharing their lived experience of growing up with undiagnosed autism, ADHD and anxiety. In our conversation,…
Podcast: The silent cost of exclusion
Research shows that children from marginalised groups, particularly those from black Caribbean backgrounds and those with neurodivergent profiles like…
Tier Blundell
Working to reduce school exclusion and support children who struggle within the education system.
Podcast: Transforming Education with Rachel MacFarlane
Rachel Macfarlane emphasises the importance of equity, diversity, and building strong relationships with students and families. Rachel discusses the challenges…
Dr Bruce Clark
Focusing on OCD and anxiety disorders in young people, and improving how these are understood and treated.
Dr Bettina Hohnen
Working with families around neurodiversity, helping parents and professionals better understand and support young people.
Article: Fine at school, falling apart at home: autism, masking and PDA
On one side, a child who appears calm and compliant. On the other, the pressure of a day spent hiding how much they are struggling — a pressure that can,…
Article: Supporting siblings in families with an autistic child
We share practical, parent-led advice on supporting siblings, balancing family life, and building understanding when one child is autistic.
Article: How connection weaves mental strength
Human connection strengthens mental health. It is the golden thread weaving through every experience; it is the fundamental element that helps to foster…
Dr Petra Gronholm
Working on mental health stigma and service access, with a focus on improving support for children and young people.
Rachel Adams-Constantine
Focusing on supporting children with additional needs, and helping schools and families respond early and effectively.
Dr Matt Woolgar
Focusing on attachment, behaviour and parenting, and supporting children with more complex needs.
Lara Ferguson
Lara's role at Nip in the Bud centres on content creation, spanning marketing and communications through to assistant producing and directing the charity's…
Daniel Nabarro
Daniel was chair of OCD Action for six years and was instrumental in moving this forward from a small organisation to a well-established and recognised…
Article: Nip in the Bud Mental Health Charity turns 3
This week, on 27 November, is the third anniversary of the launch of Nip in the Bud, Learning about Children’s Mental Health through Film.