✨ Child Counselling Toolkit

Feel.
Learn.
Grow.

A creative and interactive space for children, parents, and teachers to understand emotions, learning difficulties, confidence, and simple counselling strategies.

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A safe place to grow

Small steps, kind words, and supportive adults can help every child move forward.

Choose Your Role

Who are you here for?

Select a role to see simple counselling guidance designed for that person.

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I am a Child

Understand your feelings, learn calming tools, and build confidence in small steps.

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I am a Parent

Learn how to respond with support, reduce pressure, and encourage effort.

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I am a Teacher

Support learning difficulties with kind language, clear steps, and timely referral.

For Children

Your feelings are important. You can learn to name your feelings, ask for help, try again after mistakes, and use simple tools when schoolwork feels hard.

Feelings Check-InCalm BreathingStrength TreeStudy Helper

For Parents

Children need patience, routine, encouragement, and emotional safety. When parents praise effort and listen calmly, children become more confident and willing to learn.

Listen firstAvoid comparisonPraise effortUse routine

For Teachers

A child who struggles may not be lazy. They may need clearer instructions, extra practice, emotional support, or counselling referral.

Break stepsUse visualsGive feedbackRefer early
Feelings Check-In

How are you feeling today?

Click an emotion and read a simple supportive tip.

Calm Down Box

Pause, breathe, and feel safe

This box gives children quick tools to use when they feel stressed, angry, or worried.

Breathe In
Breathe Out
  • Take five slow breaths and relax your shoulders.
  • Name five things you can see around you.
  • Say: I can try one small step.
  • Ask a safe adult for help when the feeling feels too big.
Parent Psychoeducation

How parents can support a child

Parents play an important role in improving a child's emotional wellbeing, confidence, and academic progress.

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Respond instead of scolding

A child's anger, silence, crying, or homework avoidance may be a sign of stress, fear of failure, or low confidence.

Instead of: You never study.

Say: Let's do this work in small steps.

Praise effort, not only marks

When parents praise effort, the child feels encouraged to keep trying. Marks are important, but effort builds confidence.

Helpful words: You tried well. You improved from yesterday. Mistakes help us learn.

Build a home study routine

Keep a fixed homework time, give short breaks, reduce mobile distraction, and divide difficult tasks into small parts.

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Know when to seek help

Seek counselling support if the child avoids schoolwork, cries often, gets angry frequently, says negative things about self, or repeatedly struggles in reading, writing, or math.

Teacher Support Corner

How teachers can help in class

Supportive teachers can reduce shame, improve learning, and identify children who need counselling support.

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Recognize learning difficulties

If a child repeatedly struggles with reading, writing, spelling, concentration, or word problems, avoid labelling them as lazy. They may have a skill gap.

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Break instructions into steps

Use short instructions. For example: read the question, underline keywords, choose the operation, then solve slowly.

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Use visual and activity-based learning

Flashcards, worksheets, drawing, word games, emotion cards, and reward stickers can increase participation and confidence.

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Refer when needed

Refer to a counsellor if the child avoids work, becomes anxious during tests, shows withdrawal or anger, or has repeated academic failure.

Study Helper

Small tools for big learning

These simple strategies can help children with reading, writing, and Mathematics word problems.

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Reading Help

Break long words into small sounds or syllables. Read slowly and repeat difficult words.

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Writing Help

Listen to the word, say it aloud, break it into sounds, and then write it carefully.

Math Word Problems

Underline keywords like total, remaining, each, and shared equally to choose the correct operation.

Strength Tree

Grow your strengths

Write support, strengths, achievements, and goals. Your tree will fill with your words.

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Achievement
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Worksheet Ideas

Printable counselling activities

These activities can be used in child counselling sessions, classrooms, or home practice.

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Strength Tree

For confidence and self-awareness.

Self-esteem
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Feelings Thermometer

For naming and rating emotions.

Emotions
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Thought Feeling Behavior

For understanding links between thoughts and actions.

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Calm Down Card

For breathing, grounding, and self-talk.

Coping
Warning Signs

When a child may need counselling

These signs do not mean that a child is “bad” or “weak.” They are signals that the child may need understanding, support, and professional help.

Behavioural signs

Repeated aggression, frequent fights, lying, stealing, rule breaking, extreme stubbornness, hyperactivity, impulsive actions, or sudden school refusal.

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Emotional signs

Frequent crying, sadness, fear, anger outbursts, mood changes, irritability, sleep or appetite changes, or feeling worried most of the time.

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Social signs

Withdrawal from friends or family, difficulty making friends, bullying others, being bullied, avoiding group activities, or suddenly becoming very quiet.

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Psychological and learning signs

Low confidence, negative self-talk, repeated academic failure, attention problems, fear of mistakes, trauma reactions, or saying “I am useless” or “I cannot do anything.”

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Counselling is needed when

  • The problem continues for several weeks and does not improve with normal support.
  • The child’s school, home life, friendships, sleep, appetite, or confidence is affected.
  • Parents or teachers feel confused about how to support the child.
  • The child talks about harming self or others, shows extreme fear, or seems unsafe. In this case, seek urgent help from a hospital or emergency service.
Counselling Services and Resources

Reliable support options in Lahore

Always call or check the official website before visiting because timings, fees, and appointment procedures may change.

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UMT Happiness Center

School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Johar Town, Lahore. Offers clinical counselling services, appointment support, and psychoeducational activities.

Visit official site
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The Children’s Hospital Lahore

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric services and Psychiatry services for concerns such as autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, emotional problems, and family counselling.

Visit official site
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IMPACT for Kids

Lahore-based support for children and families, including psychological assessment, counselling sessions, learning difficulties, ADHD, autism, speech and language support, and parent training.

Visit official site
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Fountain House Pakistan

A long-running Lahore mental health organization providing psychiatric treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and support programs, including services related to children with special needs.

Visit official site
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Therapy Works Lahore

Provides outpatient psychotherapy and psychiatric services. Their Lahore office is listed in DHA, Lahore.

Visit official site
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Important note

These names are shared for awareness and referral guidance only. Families should verify credentials, availability, fees, and suitability before booking an appointment.