Teen Calm is a new subscription box that focuses on mental health and wellbeing; delivering a bundle of relaxing goodies straight to the doorstep of the lucky intended recipient. It was created by mum and daughter team, Cathy and Freya, from their home in the Midlands.
About the Creators
Cathy is a Youth Mental Health First Aider certified by Mental Health First Aid UK (MHFA UK). Freya is Cathy’s 14 year old daughter and knows just how much anxiety and neurodivergence can affect teenagers. Freya is in a unique position to help tackle this problem, as she has been through many of the same struggles; she was diagnosed autistic at age 13 during a massive mental health crisis. She feels that coming to terms with her autism has played a large part in her recovery, along with learning what stresses and calms her. She knows exactly how it feels to go through life anxious, and wants to do everything she can to make Teen Calm accessible and affordable for all.
Rising Anxiety
Covid-19 is the biggest health crisis in decades, causing widespread anxiety. The actual affects of lockdown itself are far-reaching too of course. This is hardly surprising; we are experiencing the greatest limits on our freedom and most restrictions ever imposed during peacetime. Feelings of low mood and isolation are understandable; expected even. So there has been no better time to prioritise teaching our younger generation the importance of self-care and enabling them to do this effectively.
Teen Calm has been designed to do just this. It encourages our younger generations to practise self-care and develop confidence, resilience and a sense of wellbeing.
There are lots of teens who are in a position of not knowing how to self-regulate. This maybe due to a long-term condition like ASD or ADHD, other neurodivergent causes, from being bullied, or have suffered a trauma. Often it’s simply a symptom of the biochemical challenges of adolescence, combined with the pressures of life. Activities that promote relaxation and relieve stress can help people learn to regulate themselves better. Teen Calm boxes are filled with such activities.
More About Teen Calm Boxes
There are two age ranges to choose from; 8-11 or 12-16 (both ages then also have an option for girl or gender neutral). There are plenty of purchase options, from one-off treats to various subscriptions. A mystery box (one-off) or rolling monthly subscription (cancel anytime) is £25. Advanced 3 month (£72), 6 month (£140) or 12 month (£270) advance paid subscriptions are also available.
You can purchase the boxes or find out more info here: teencalm.com
Teen Calm Box Contents
The box is nicely presented and not too visually overstimulating, which we feel is a good thing! The contents included a lovely selection of goodies; a bag of sweets, wooden handmade heart in a little bag with a rainbow design, highlighter pens, lip bomb, tangle toy, notebook and affirmation card.
My concern with this type of subscription boxes is often the amount of waste we can end up with and also potentially unwanted items. This wasn’t too much of an issue luckily. There was minimal packaging (although it would have been even better still if the tangle toy didn’t come in packaging!) and it was carefully padded in tissue paper. The items are well chosen with lovely positive messages and uplifting designs. This box makes a cute gift that should bring a smile to anyone’s face!
(Of course, the contents of each box will be different, but hopefully this gives an idea of the kind of things to expect!)
Win A Mystery Box (Worth £25)
Teen Calm are offering one box for a lucky reader to win in my rafflecopter giveaway! Enter below. Competition ends 26/07/2020. Open to UK residents only. Other T&Cs apply.
Good luck!
*Disclosure: I was sent a Teen Calm box to review. All opinions are my own.
Love to win this for my lovely niece.
Such a great idea for teens. It’s hard being a teenager at times
I think my daughter would really appreciate this, some aspects may be helpful for my son too, what a great idea.
Love the sound of these! Just perfect for my teen daughter <3
How lovely is this. Perfect little pick me up it can be so hard being a teen especially these days
Definitely need some wellbeing time after the terrible year we are having!
These are a great idea and not just for teens, myself and my 8 year old son would love this little pick me up.
This would be lovely for my niece. She lives in a very busy house so this would be very welcome. Thankyou x
This is such a lovely prize. Thanks so much.
Lovely Idea would be perfect for my daughter
Lovely to win for my granddaughter ruby
What a great idea – lots of variety and a good pick me up for someone who needs it!
This is a lovely selection. It’s great to see something aimed at teens
I love the idea of these boxes!! My daughter would love one as she is always wanting to open my subscription boxes.
This would be a perfect gift for my daughter who has struggled in lockdown
Nice to see a product that is aimed at teens, an under catered for market
I know a teen who would benefit from this prize, fingers crossed!
This would be ideal for my 13 year old, such a hard time – especially at the moment.
What a lovely idea and something that would be perfect for my daughter right now!
A really excellent idea. I think I’d like one of these myself!
some one saw a great gap in the market, with this innovative and perfect product boxes xx
I love this kind of thing and it would be perfect for my daughter x
There are some lovely things in this box and I’m sure my teenager would like it.
We have all been there
To show that we care
A box full of calm
For you all to share
This would be wonderful for my daughter, she gets so over emotional
I think these are such a great idea. It’s such a difficult age and I can see this being a real boost
Fun giveaway little different than other one and would be great for my cousin.
This would be a lovely treat for my children x
Hello, thank you for the chance to win, this looks great!
This sounds great. Would love to win for my eldest daughter to try out.
what a great giveaway! i’d love to win this for my niece
This is a really great idea and would make a lovely gift.
This is a great idea, the kids have been getting very anxious lately with no school and not seeing their friends have been taking their toll.
Really thoughtful product, I’m intrigued
A lovely idea and gift at any time but especially so now.
This sounds absolutely fantastic for my teen daughter, definitely something I’m going to look into more
I love the idea of this box. fab for my teenager
Nice idea for my teenager
This would be such a thoughtful gift, and the perfect time for it.
This would be perfect for my daughter who is rapidly growing up.
Thanks for this fantastic giveaway
What a great selection to keep my eldest happy or at least relieve some of the boredom! xx
these look great – perfect for my niece
These are such are wonderful idea and perfect for my eldest. Thank you for the chance!
This would be amazing for my stepson who suffers really badly from anxiety
A lovely give away and great idea for a box, as a Mum with a daughter who struggles I know this would cheer her up and help her
Great idea, my teen has been a big of a nightmare during lock down – I do get it! This might help with her mental health.
Children nowadays have so much to deal with and stress in their lives, I think these boxes are a fantastic idea to bring a little cheer into someones life.
This would make for a lovely gift for someone special
This is a really great bundle for my daughter
I could have done with something like this when I was a teen. It’ll be perfect for my 14 year old .
Brilliant idea especially during these difficult times in quarantine!
This would be great For my teen nephew thanks. Love your blog ❤️
My niece would love this
If I win this for my niece, she’ll be over the moon!
a great idea for teens – with 2 in our household I think they need all the help they can get during these stressful and uncertain times.
This would be such a lovely gift for an exam-stressed teenager!
this would be great for my daughter thankyou
I think this is such a great idea. Younger and younger it seems that kids need to be taught about self-care. This is a really good way of doing that and opening up the conversation.
What a lovely prize! This would be perfect for my niece 🙂
This is such a lovely gift concept for teens. The teenage years can be quit stressful and I’m sure this would help. I know my daughter would truly appreciate this.
This is a really good idea. My daughter would appreciate something like this. I would like this!
Nice prize. Quality of life is important. Teen years can be a time of intense feelings / emotions. A developmental stage, though doesn’t feel like that at the time. These times we are presently living through :- Lockdown, unprecedented time. Calm is what we need.
This looks amazing! Thank you so much for a lovely prize, fingers crossed.
This looks great and would be perfect for my daughter – sure she would love it!
This would make a lovely gift for my niece.
Hi Solange
I have emailed you, did you get it? Rafflecopter selected you as my winner, congrats! I will need to draw another name if you don’t get back to me though. Please get in touch asap ?
this would be great for my teen daughter, who is not enjoying lockdown at all
Beautiful gift for my teenage neice – sure she’ll want time after time