🎃👻 Something wicked this way comes… Happy Halloween from Headstart Mental Health! 🦇 As the nights grow darker, pumpkins begin to glow and spooky shadows dance beneath the moonlight, Halloween brings a little magic, mischief and perhaps a few frights! 🕸️ But remember, not all monsters live under

Does your child find it difficult to stick to a routine, get started on tasks, manage transitions or remember what comes next? 💚 For some children, these everyday challenges can be linked to differences in attention, sensory processing, motor control and emotional regulation. Primitive reflexes ar

There are many misconceptions about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), but how much do you really know about it? 💭 CBT isn’t about forcing yourself to think positively or ignoring life’s challenges. It’s about understanding how your thoughts, feelings and behaviours influence one another, and lea

Halloween can be an exciting adventure for children, but for children with special educational needs (SEN), trick-or-treating can sometimes bring extra challenges. 🎃👻 Sensory sensitivities, unexpected changes, busy streets and unfamiliar costumes can all feel overwhelming. With a little preparation

Have you ever wondered whether primitive reflexes could be influencing your child’s development? 🧠 Primitive reflexes are automatic movements that babies are born with, helping them during their earliest stages of life. As the brain and nervous system mature, these reflexes usually become integrat

Have you ever found yourself jumping straight to the worst-case scenario? 🤔 Perhaps a headache makes you worry about a serious illness, a small mistake at work convinces you that you’ll fail, or an unexpected problem leaves you thinking everything is going to go wrong. This is known as catastrophi

Losing just one hour of sleep on Sunday can have a bigger impact on neurodivergent children and adults than we might realise. 💤 For those with ADHD, autism or other neurodevelopmental differences, changes to sleep routines can affect concentration, sensory processing, emotional regulation and the a

💚 How can CBT help with eating disorders? Eating disorders are about much more than food. They can involve difficult thoughts about weight and body image, anxiety around meals, feelings of guilt or shame, and patterns of behaviour that can be hard to break. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Have you ever wondered whether your child’s movement, coordination or sensory processing difficulties could be linked to their speech and language development? 🗣️ Primitive reflexes are automatic movements babies are born with, which usually become integrated as the brain and nervous system mature

🧠 Did you know that anxiety can show up in many different ways? Anxiety isn’t simply feeling nervous or worried. For some people, it means constantly overthinking everyday situations; for others, it can involve sudden panic attacks, fear of social situations, specific phobias, or persistent worr

Have you ever wondered whether your child’s movement, coordination, attention or emotional regulation could be influenced by retained primitive reflexes? Primitive reflexes are natural, automatic movements that play an important role in early development. As the brain and nervous system mature,