How Roald Dahl Helps Our Children’s Mental Health

Teacher and holistic therapist Kate Beddow has taken Dahl’s timeless tales to show teachers and pupils how using relaxation and mindfulness techniques can help them feel calm when facing stress.
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How Roald Dahl Helps Our Children’s Mental Health
Teaching children relaxation and mindfulness techniques can help them cope with life's stresses from a young age, says teacher and holistic therapist Kate Beddow. Annie Spratt/unsplash.com
Lorraine Ferrier
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Mention mental health and it is often heard as negative – a time of breakdown and crisis – but talking about and finding ways to maintain good mental health is vital in today’s busy life, including for our children.

One in 10 children and young people are affected by mental health problems, according to The Mental Health Foundation, and parents and teachers are increasingly recognising stress in themselves as well as the children in their care.

That’s where Roald Dahl comes in. Teacher and holistic therapist Kate Beddow has taken Dahl’s timeless tales to show teachers and pupils how using relaxation and mindfulness techniques can help them feel calm when facing stress – and enhance the classroom environment.

Roald Dahl he has always appealed to children no matter what is going on around them.
— Kate Beddow, Teacher and holistic therapist
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.