Big feelings, small words: social-emotional skills that protect your child’s mental health
A free talk for parents of children and teens aged 3–17, held at 2Bloom in Solaris Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday 10 October 2026, World Mental Health Day, in collaboration with The Mind Faculty.
Knowing their feelings, handling them, getting along with others: these skills help protect your child’s mental health as they grow, and they’re learned at home, in small everyday moments.
This talk has taken place. Thank you to everyone who came. Missed it? Message us and we’ll tell you about the next one.
Four parts, one morning
Why start early? About 1 in 3 mental health conditions begin before age 14, and about half by 18 (Solmi and colleagues, 2022). Childhood and the early teens are when these skills are built, and they’re built at home.
Why feelings skills matter
The five social-emotional skills that protect mental health, and why behaviour, at 4 or at 14, is a message about a feeling underneath.
Under 12: play
Play is how younger children work things out. Four things to try at home: ten minutes where they lead, describe instead of asking, name the feeling, calm together first.
The teen years
The same skills, a different way in. Talking side by side rather than face to face, and listening before you fix.
More than a phase?
Every child and teen has hard days. What to look for is a pattern, not a single moment, and what a first session involves if you’d like a closer look.
The essentials
| What | Big feelings, small words: a free parent talk on the social-emotional skills that protect children’s and teens’ mental health |
|---|---|
| When | Saturday 10 October 2026 (World Mental Health Day), 10.00 – 11.15 am |
| Where | 2Bloom, J-2-13, Solaris Mont Kiara, Jalan Solaris, 50480 Kuala Lumpur |
| Who it’s for | Parents of children and teens aged 3–17. No referral or diagnosis needed |
| Cost | Free |
| Speaker | Jade Goh, Director of Clinical Services at The Mind Faculty and 2Bloom. Also there to answer questions and talk with parents: Carrine Loh, Clinical Psychologist, and Dr Kushil Kaur, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (The Mind Faculty) |
| In collaboration with | The Mind Faculty |
Missed the talk?
Message us and we’ll let you know when the next parent talk is on. Parent of a teen? Tell us too: we’re planning something for 13–17s with The Mind Faculty and would like to hear what would help.
Looking for help now? Play 2gether helps children aged 4–12 with big feelings, or send us an enquiry.