The Mindful Monkeys® Better Together programme was created by the founder of Mindful Monkeys® Lesley Fraser as a direct result of her own need as a mother. She realised through her own experience the need for an alternative way to support children who were struggling with their mental and emotional wellbeing. Lesley designed the programme based on her own lived experiences and the latest attachment theory, positive psychology, and neuroscience research.

The Mindful Monkeys® Better Together programme is a strength-based programme designed to support children who are struggling with issues such as anxiety, anger, low self-esteem and regulating their emotions.

The Mindful Monkeys® Better Together programme empowers parents to build positive relationships, encourages co-operative behaviour, develop resilience, empathy and self-esteem in their children and themselves. It also helps to foster strong connections and relationships within the whole family.

I deliver this coaching programme to both children and parents together at the same time over six sessions either in their own home or in the comfort of my home.

During this time children will learn how to:

• Understand how their brain works and how to tame their monkey minds.
• Deal with big emotions and create strategies that will work at home or when out and about.
• Let go of things that are worrying them.
• How to move through uncomfortable feelings so that they don't feel overwhelmed.
• Understand and appreciate their strengths.
• How to relax through quiet time.

The parents will learn:

• What's happening inside their child when big emotions come.
• What's happening inside them when their child experiences emotional overwhelm.
• Successful strategies for using at home when worries and anxieties appear.
• The language to use when their child may appear to be struggling with their emotions.
• How to manage your own emotional 'state' during challenging times.

Alongside the six individual sessions you will receive:

• A telephone consultation with me to get to know you and your child and learn about the difficulties you are facing.
• Handout materials explaining the focus for each session.
• Guided meditations and weekly MP4 stories for children to listen to at home.
• Email, Facebook and text contact with me for the whole period of the coaching programme should you require support.