This booklet looks at anxiety, its impact while offering practical ideas for your child – and you – to deal with this common but distressing experience.

As well as helping you understand more about eating problems, this booklet gives you knowledge and skills that will help you support your child plus some useful tips on supporting your own wellbeing. You can also find out more about our free online skills workshops for parents and carers.

To support children with their mental health we aim to:

• ensure the learning environment is safe and calm.  We teach the children how to be resilient to enable them to manage their feelings.  We teach the children about mental wellbeing through our PSHE curriculum and throughout the school day, such as in assemblies and other curriculum areas. 

• have good relationships with children and their parents/carers, ensuring that we are able to recognise issues that may arise concerning mental wellbeing. We encourage parents and carers to talk about their concerns at the earliest opportunity.

• work with children and their families to support their mental wellbeing.  This may involve group or individual interventions such as Lego Therapy, Therabuild, Feelings Detectives and Drawing & Talking including support from our ELSA. 

• work with external agencies where necessary to provide access to specialist support. 

If you have concerns about your child’s mental health and wellbeing, please contact us through enquiries@langtoft.lincs.sch.uk. As the school’s Mental Health Lead, Mrs Wood along with the rest of the leaderships team, will support you and your child and be able to signpost you to services that provide specialist support.

Anyone of any age can have ARFID. It occurs in children, teenagers and adults. Although people with ARFID may lose weight or have low weight, this is not a criteria for ARFID. It can occur at any weight and varies in different people.

Someone who is self-harming may be dealing with lots of intense thoughts and feelings. Hurting themselves can feel like the only way to cope. Or they might feel numb and hurt themselves so they can feel something.

If your child is self-harming, or you’re concerned they might be, it can be incredibly worrying. The important thing to remember is that lots of young people go through this and come out the other side with different ways of coping. You also need to remember that you’re not alone.

Here you will find expert advice, practical tips, and plenty of help and support if you're stressed, anxious, low or struggling to sleep – or get Your Mind Plan and discover what works for you.