A Mind Of Their Own is a book about children’s mental health increasing from 2017 to 2020.

Today young people feel more pressured with exams and hobbies in a competitive world to be the best.

Parents and other relatives need to take the pressure off their children and encourage them instead of pushing them too hard and making them feel like a failure if they aren’t very good at something or as good as their fellow peers.

Katherine Hill looks at how positive words can influence thinking and behaviour and how labels can damage children.

Technology also plays a major factor for both adults and children in today’s digital world, where everyone is always online and many of us communicating via social media apps.

Years ago, we could escape from school bullies by going home.

Cyberbullying has now become a problem where children are bullied in their own homes without leaving their homes.

Social networking sites such as Facebook are well documented for bullying children online with some children committing suicide.

Katharine looks at the impact of COVID19 on our children as they have missed out on schooling, seeing their friends.

Some children are better off being homeschooled and enjoy it more than mainstream schooling.

There are also children who can’t work at home and need to go to school and socialise with their friends.

Homeschooled or not, children need to be able to feel confident when communicating with others in the outside world, without feeling anxious about catching a deadly disease every time they leave their homes.

The most important thing we can do for our children is to love and support them. We need to provide a safe space for our families for their growth and development.

A Mind Of Their Own is a powerful read. Each chapter includes personal stories and finishes with action points and activities.

I would recommend this book to all parents and other family members.

How did your children cope during the pandemic? Let us know in the comment section below or on our social media sites.