How many times have you told your child, ‘it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks!’ However, caring about what people think, and deferring to others’ judgement is an essential part of our young people’s identity development. So what can we do to help them navigate the challenge of comparing themselves to everyone else and finding themselves lacking?

To mark World Mental Health day, in this episode we welcome the brilliant Dr Tina Mistry, clinical psychologist, writer, speaker, podcaster and mental health expert. She’ll be reminding us of the need to validate our young people’s emotions and reactions, rather than soothing them away in a way that doesn’t really bring any long-term solution or comfort. She will also be explaining how caring what others think is a vital step on the journey to greater self-awareness and self-confidence. 

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