Resources – Amazing Minds https://www.amazingminds.co.uk Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:30:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-AM-logo-black-32x32.png Resources – Amazing Minds https://www.amazingminds.co.uk 32 32 Why Growth Mindset Matters https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/why-growth-mindset-matters/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:42:13 +0000 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/?p=11646 Growth Mindset helps challenge these limitations by encouraging young people to see challenges as opportunities to learn and grow rather than evidence of failure.

At Amazing Minds, we use Growth Mindset alongside coaching, neuroscience and mindfulness to help young people build self-belief, confidence and resilience. We want every young person to recognise that their future is not defined by where they started, but by their willingness to learn, adapt and grow.

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]]> Mindfulness: Learning to Be With What We Feel https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/mindfulness-learning-to-be-with-what-we-feel/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:41:40 +0000 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/?p=11660 Mindfulness is often misunderstood as simply relaxation or meditation.
At Amazing Minds, we teach mindfulness as a practical life skill.

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]]> Learning Through Dogs: Why Animal-Assisted Interventions Work https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/learning-through-dogs-why-animal-assisted-interventions-work/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:40:22 +0000 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/?p=11658 One of the most unique aspects of Amazing Minds is our Pawsitive Minds programme, delivered alongside Aslan.
Many people assume therapy dogs are simply there to help young people feel calm. While this is often true, they can offer much more than emotional comfort.

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]]> Why Understanding the Brain Helps Young People Thrive https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/why-understanding-the-brain-helps-young-people-thrive/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:34:47 +0000 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/?p=11656 Many young people are fascinated when they discover how their brains work.
At Amazing Minds, neuroscience forms a key part of our programmes because understanding the brain can help young people make sense of their thoughts, emotions and behaviours.

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]]> Understanding “Flip Your Lid” – A Simple Way to Understand Big Emotions https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/understanding-flip-your-lid-a-simple-way-to-understand-big-emotions/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:33:38 +0000 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/?p=11654 One of the most powerful concepts we use at Amazing Minds comes from psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr Dan Siegel, who developed a simple way of explaining how the brain works called the "Hand Model of the Brain" or "Flip Your Lid."

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]]> Why We Recommend Disney Pixar’s Inside Out https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/why-we-recommend-disney-pixars-inside-out/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:32:12 +0000 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/?p=11652 At Amazing Minds, we often encourage parents and carers to watch Inside Out and Inside Out 2 with their children.

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]]> Simple Mindfulness Practices for Children and Young People https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/simple-mindfulness-practices-for-children-and-young-people/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:10:42 +0000 https://www.amazingminds.co.uk/?p=11649 Mindfulness does not have to involve long meditations or sitting still for extended periods of time.
Many of the most effective mindfulness techniques for young people are simple, practical and easy to fit into daily life.

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