Children's mental health

A FREE mental wellbeing resource for primary schools has been created after a "tsunami of anxiety" created by pandemic has seen children as young as five "starting to doubt themselves".

TWENTY years ago when Belfast man Freddy Kinnersley, aka Fitness Freddy, began going into schools to teach exercise through fun, he was just one of a handful of coaches doing so in Northern Ireland.

MARTIN Roberts has spent 17 years at the helm of Homes Under The Hammer, charming viewers and guest homeowners alike with his astute insight, genial manner and catchphrase, ‘It’s unusual, but I like it’.

THE pandemic has been tough for everyone – and that includes our children.

CHILDHOOD should be carefree and full of fun – but sadly that’s not always the case for modern kids, who can struggle with emotional issues they don’t have the experience to deal with.

AS RESEARCH shows lockdown could spark mental health problems in children, the charity YoungMinds outlines warning signs to be aware of.

THERE'S no denying the lockdown is having an impact on mental health.

MOTHER-of -two, former European 10,000 metre champion Jo Pavey (46) says keeping kids active is crucial during lockdown.

IT'S never been easy to be a teenager – but to add to the standard adolescent angst, today's young people are exposed to a huge amount of online pressure to look a certain, idealised way.

IT'S all too easy for families to get caught up in the Ferris wheel of life.