How We Help Children and Families
Gentle, play-based support for your whole family.
Every child is different, so I don’t follow a script. I bring together play, creativity, mindfulness and calming techniques to help your child understand their feelings and find their confidence again – in your own home or online, with you involved every step of the way.
Grab a cuppa, and let’s talk about what your child needs.
Who Positive Pants supports
Wellbeing support works best when everyone is involved. That’s why I work with children, the grown-ups who care for them, and the schools and workplaces around them.
Children
I work with primary school age children who are feeling anxious, angry, low in confidence or just not themselves, using play and creativity to help them make sense of big feelings.
Parents & Carers
You know your child best. I share ideas and simple wellbeing activities so you feel confident supporting them at home.
Schools
Group workshops that give pupils practical tools for a positive mindset, in a fun, hands-on way that suits the classroom and supports the work teachers already do.
Businesses
Many of your team are parents too. My workplace sessions give them simple, practical tools to support their children at home, so they bring less worry to work.
What We Help With
If your child is struggling, it affects the whole family. Maybe mornings have become a battle, bedtime brings worries, or your child just doesn’t seem like themselves. Whatever is going on, you don’t have to figure it out on your own. These are some of the things I help families with most.
Anxious Child
Worries that won’t go away, tummy aches before school or trouble sleeping. I help your child understand their anxiety and learn calming tools they can use whenever they need them.
Angry Child
Big outbursts are often big feelings with nowhere to go. I help your child recognise what’s happening in their body and find safer ways to let it out.
School Refusal
When getting to school has become a daily struggle, I work with your child and your family to understand what’s behind it and rebuild their confidence, one small step at a time.
Self-Esteem
For children who say “I can’t” or think they’re not good enough. Together we build self-belief through play and small wins that help them feel proud of who they are.
Separation & Divorce
Family change can leave children feeling confused, sad or caught in the middle. I give them a safe space to share how they feel and tools to help them adjust.
Neurodivergent Children
Support that works with your child, not against them. I adapt every session around their needs, including children with ADHD and autism, and help the whole family find more calm at home.
How We Help
Not every child can sit and talk about how they feel. Most children show us through what they do, not what they say. That’s why my sessions use play, creativity and calming techniques, so your child can explore their feelings in a way that feels natural, safe and often fun.
Play Therapy
Play is how children make sense of the world. I use play-based techniques, games and stories to help your child express feelings they can’t yet put into words.
Mindfulness
Simple, child-friendly mindfulness activities that help your child notice their thoughts and feelings, and manage big emotions before they take over.
Meditation
Calming breathing and gentle meditation techniques your child can use anywhere – before school, at bedtime, or whenever worries start to build.
Art Therapy
Drawing, making and creating give children another way to share what’s going on inside. I use art-based techniques to help your child express and explore big feelings.
Ways We Work
Every family and child is different, so there’s more than one way to work with me. I can come to you at home, meet you online when that fits better around family life, or you can work through my online course at your own pace. Whichever you choose, you’ll get the same gentle, play-based approach and practical tools the whole family can use.
1-1 In Person
I come to you, into your family home, where your child already feels safe and settled. We work through play, creative activities and calming techniques, and you’ll come away with practical tools to keep using between sessions.
Online / Zoom
The same one-to-one support, delivered over Zoom. Ideal if you live further afield, have a busy family schedule, or your child simply feels more comfortable talking from their own space.
Online Course
A self-paced programme of short weekly videos and activities you can work through together at home, whenever it suits you. A gentle place to start, at a pace that’s right for your family.
Client Stories
Meet some of the families I’ve helped
Don’t just take my word for it. These are real families from across Nottinghamshire, sharing what life looked like before we started, how we worked together, and what changed for their child. Every story is different, but you might recognise a little of your own family in theirs.
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Helping an Anxious Primary School Child Find His Confidence: One Nottinghamshire Mum’s Story
How Positive Pants helped an anxious Year 6 boy in West Bridgford rebuild his confidence after a school move, dyslexia struggles and losing his grandad.
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Supporting a Child’s Confidence and Emotional Wellbeing Through Family Breakdown: One Nottinghamshire Single Mum’s Story
How Positive Pants helped a Nottinghamshire single mum and her young son manage big emotions and rebuild confidence through a difficult family separation.
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Helping a Six-Year-Old Manage Frustrations and Find His Confidence: One Bingham Mum’s Story
How the Positive Pants Online Course helped a Bingham mum and her six-year-old manage drawing frustration, build confidence and learn to self-regulate.
Meet Claire
The face behind Positive Pants
I’m Claire, and I launched Positive Pants back in April 2018 after a lightbulb moment! I was wondering how I could make the idea of a positive mindset more accessible to children of primary school age. Then it hit me! Positive Pants!
It’s a well-known phrase to children and adults alike, and works as a tangible way to engage children with what could feel like a tricky concept. When you know how, having a positive mindset can be as easy as putting on your ‘Positive Pants’.
Frequently Asked Questions
Wondering how it all works? Here are some of the questions parents ask me about my approach. If yours isn’t here, just get in touch – I’m always happy to help.
Grab your free gift today!
5 Play-Based Activities to support your child’s Mental Wellbeing. Fun, simple prompts for parents and carers of primary school children to boost connection, calm and confidence.
Tools & Resources
Bring the Positive Pants approach into everyday family life. My book, Put on your Positive Pants!, and my Positive Mindset Cards are simple, fun ways to talk about feelings and build confidence at home. You’ll also find great-value bundles, badges and my online course in the shop.
Let’s talk
Ready to find out if we’re a good fit?
Book your free discovery call with Claire
Supporting families across Nottinghamshire.
A relaxed, no-pressure chat about your child and what’s going on at home. Tell me what you’re noticing, ask me anything, and together we’ll work out whether I’m the right fit for your family. There’s no obligation – just grab a cuppa and let’s talk.
Positive ideas, straight to your inbox
Simple, playful ideas to support your child’s wellbeing, plus news on workshops, new resources and the occasional freebie. No spam – just a little positivity from me to you.
