For parents and professionals Defiant, argumentative, controlling………………..or a typical pre-schooler? This short workshop, is for professionals working in the Early Years and parents who have a pre-school child. The workshop explores the conditions of; Oppositional Defiance Disorder/Pathological Demand Avoidance. By focusing on the characteristics of both in relation to typical development of a pre-school child. […]
For parents and professionals Is your child having constant tantrums/meltdowns? Are they very emotional and struggle to manage their emotions? The Contented Child brings you emotional regulation in the Early Years. A workshop, for professionals working in the Early Years and parents who have a pre-school child. The workshop looks at supporting preschool children on […]
Do you have a child with Autism, or child waiting to be diagnosed? Do you struggle with your child’s behaviours, obsessions, eating habits and sensory difficulties? Do you find it hard to understand your child and know how to manage their behaviours in different situations? The workshop will look at the following areas; Looking at […]
EMOTIONAL REGULATION - For parents and professionals to provide support at home and in the school environment For many children to thrive and succeed within the home and school setting, they need to have developed an ability to manage/regulate their emotions so that they are able to learn and achieve. An original version of the […]
Is your child with SEN, not making enough progress at school? Do they need more targeted interventions and support in school and from other professionals to make progress? Does your child need an EHCP to access a specialist provision? This full day workshop aims to support parents to navigate there way through the EHCP process, […]
'Anxiety is a thin stream of fears trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.' Arthur Somers Roche The daily pressures on our children are increasing from targets and testing in the classroom to the rise of pressure advertising and social media. For many of our […]
Lego Therapy was originally developed for children with autism but brick building has been and continues to be used therapeutically with children with other social skill difficulties and communication difficulties including language impairment and social use of language. It promotes development of key communication skills, including attention and listening, vocabulary and concept development, sharing, collaboration, […]
Do you have a child with Autism, or child waiting to be diagnosed? Do you struggle with your child’s behaviours, obsessions, eating habits and sensory difficulties? Do you find it hard to understand your child and know how to manage their behaviours in different situations? The workshop will look at the following areas; Looking at […]
'Anxiety is a thin stream of fears trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.' Arthur Somers Roche The daily pressures on our children are increasing from targets and testing in the classroom to the rise of pressure advertising and social media. For many of our […]
Up to 1 in 3 teenagers struggle with chronic anxiety - overwhelming feelings of worry, fear and panic that can make daily life immensely difficult to navigate. Without support, living with persistent anxiety can result in complex and unhelpful patterns of behaviour developing and often results in a negative cycle of isolation feeding the anxiety. […]