The Contented Child

'WHY DO I WORRY?', A WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN WITH ANXIETY
2018-03-17 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Petham Village Hall, Church Lane, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5RD, United Kingdom
‘Worry is a thought, anxiety is an emotion’
This two part workshop is based loosely on our popular emotional regulation programme delivered 1-1 over six sessions. Over the two sessions, the young people will learn and experience
What is Worrying? Why do we worry?
What is happening in the brain and body when we worry?
How can I help myself with my worrying?
How can adults around me help with my worries?
Be equipped with a range of calming/coping strategies
Experience positive affirmations and self-esteem building activities to take forward
There will be practical, hands on activities as well as resources provided during both sessions and children will be able to share content of the session/s with parents/carers.
An information seek form will be sent out prior to the event to better inform the facilitator/s of the issues the young person is experiencing.
£25 per child to cover both sessions. This workshop is limited to 15 children so early booking is recommended.
Saturday 17 March 2018 and Saturday 24 March 2018 11am – 12.30pm

BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN LITERACY
2018-03-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Kent
This course is designed for professionals as well as parents and carers with children that have literacy difficulties. This course will support students with a wide range of literacy problems including dyslexia, dysgraphia, ASD and ADHD.
It will look at different issues that children may face when learning to read and write, what to look out for, the reason behind common issues and how to help the child/children achieve success. The course will also provide a wide range of strategies that can be used in school and home. This course is very hands on and so a camera phone will be useful to take away images of what you have seen and participated in.
Content- The process of reading and writing and pinpointing where common issues occur.
How working memory plays a large part in reading and writing.
What is phonics? Looking at how words and constructed and deconstructed for spelling.
How does a multi-sensory approach help overcome learning problems.
Overcoming problems with: handwriting, phonics, spelling, ideas, phonological awareness and confidence. This section looks at the problem, gives examples of what it looks and feels like, and strategies to overcome the problem.
What’s next? Looking forward to assessments and learner profiles, specialist teaching sessions, support from school.

Understanding the Teenage Brain
2018-03-14 09:30 - 12:30 | Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent, CT9 4AH, United Kingdom
The brain is the last organ in the body to mature, so while post-puberty, teenagers can often look and act like adults, the way their brain works is entirely different. This has its benefits, but can also be problematic and frustrating.
This short course looks at the key differences in the teenage / adult brain to help parents and professionals understand why some teenage behaviours and responses to situations can be so challenging. In enabling understanding, the course will help participants to connect with teenagers in a positive way.
Participants will learn a range of practical strategies and develop confidence in how to support children through their difficult teenage years.

Emotional Regulation (including anger/anxiety)
2018-03-13 09:30 - 12:00 | Petham Village Hall, Church Lane, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5RD, United Kingdom
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 intervention written by Niki Green has been successfully implemented in many local schools and Niki is now running a new enhanced version of the original program in several other Shepway schools as well as privately through The Contented Child with measured impact. The original version is being successfully run across Shepway and other districts. Delegates will have the opportunity to gain a theoretical overview of the rage/anxiety cycle and to consider the underlying reasons for a pupil’s behaviour. Delegates will be supported to identify strategies to support pupils at each of the stages of the rage/anxiety cycle and to explore the reasons for heightened anxieties/emotions.
Delegates will be provided with a resource pack to run the new enhanced 6/12 week structured intervention programme through sharing examples of effective practice.The programmes are structured to enable the pupils to develop their skills in managing their own crisis situations and to be able to reflect. Children will create a workbook and be introduced to a variety of visual supports which can be used as a management tool by parents/setting staff and enable consistency in approach. This programme can also be adapted for small group work.
Refreshments will be provided.

HOW TO RUN A MULTI-SENSORY LITERACY INTERVENTION
2018-03-09 09:30 - 12:00 | St Margaret’s Village Hall, Reach Road, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6AP, United Kingdom
Have you ever wondered why a group of children do not make noticeable progress even after many hours of intervention? Perhaps these children have had years of intervention, daily reading, phonic boosters and yet they are still not achieving their potential. This course is designed for SENCOs, teachers and TAs and will provide some answers as to why the child is not progressing and how to change this outcome.
In the UK it is thought that 1 in 10 learners have dyslexia…that’s 10% of the school population. This intervention outline will support dyslexic students as well as students with other needs such as ASD, ADHD and Dysgraphia.
Content-
Looking at reasons behind poor progress in literacy.
Designing an intervention using strengths and weaknesses.
How to use multi-sensory input and why this is important.
Lesson outlines and examples
The interventions will cover phonics, handwriting, spelling, reading and writing in context, auditory and visual memory, phonological awareness and the alphabet.

Autism and Girls - The Hidden Gender
2018-03-08 09:30 - 12:30 | Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent, CT9 4AH, United Kingdom
‘Are parents and professionals missing the signs of autism in girls?’ (Kate Reynolds)
Autism is often described as the ‘exaggerated male brain’ and certainly there is prevalence in diagnosis with current National Autistic Society figures showing that only 1 in 4 diagnoses are female. Is this really an accurate picture though? Are boys really more susceptible to this condition?
In this course, we explore why autism is different for girls, the gender issues within diagnostic methods and the issues with gender bias even post diagnosis. We will look at the particular characteristics presenting within girls as well as female friendly strategies for dealing with big issues such as puberty.

Anxiety – Helping Children to Cope
2018-03-06 09:30 - 12:15 | St Margaret’s Village Hall, Reach Road, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6AP, United Kingdom
‘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 children the world, or certain aspects of it, is overwhelming, complex and scary. From separation and social anxiety to performance and health anxiety, an increasing number of children now benefit from direct support to manage their worries.
This workshop will introduce you to the current thinking around children’s anxiety and move onto exploring ways to support young people to manage their anxiety more effectively. We will introduce you to visual resources and a toolbox of practical strategies that can be used within home and school.

Tickets £20 per person. Refreshments included.
FEEDBACK
‘Fantastic course – can definitely recommend and I will certainly attend more workshops on offer. Thank you for delivering a well rounded session and thank you to everyone else present. I came away feeling more informed, confident and reassured. This is probably the first time that I felt that others ‘got it’, that I wasn’t alone and it has reassured me that I am heading in the right direction with the various strategies etc. Once again, thank you for the professional delivery of the course and opportunity’

Anxiety – Helping Children to Cope
2018-03-05 09:15 - 11:15 | Warden House Primary School, Birdwood Avenue, Deal, Kent, CT14 9SF, United Kingdom
‘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 children the world, or certain aspects of it, is overwhelming, complex and scary. From separation and social anxiety to performance and health anxiety, an increasing number of children now benefit from direct support to manage their worries.
This workshop will introduce you to the current thinking around children’s anxiety and move onto exploring ways to support young people to manage their anxiety more effectively. We will introduce you to visual resources and a toolbox of practical strategies that can be used within home and school.

Tickets £20 per person. Discounted for parents of Warden House Primary School, code available from school.
FEEDBACK
‘Fantastic course – can definitely recommend and I will certainly attend more workshops on offer. Thank you for delivering a well rounded session and thank you to everyone else present. I came away feeling more informed, confident and reassured. This is probably the first time that I felt that others ‘got it’, that I wasn’t alone and it has reassured me that I am heading in the right direction with the various strategies etc. Once again, thank you for the professional delivery of the course and opportunity’

Understanding the Teenage Brain
2018-02-27 09:30 - 12:30 | Petham Village Hall, Church Lane, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5RD, United Kingdom

Anxiety – Helping Children to Cope
2018-02-27 09:30 - 12:30 | War Memorial, Capel, New Dover Road, Capel le Ferne, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7JJ, United Kingdom

How To Run Lego Therapy Intervention
2018-02-26 13:00 - 14:45 | YMCA Maidstone, Melrose Close, Cripple Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6BD, United Kingdom
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, describing and explaining, turn taking, problem solving and conflict resolution.
The course will equip the attendees with the theory behind therapeutic brick building and Lego Therapy. It is designed to be a practical and interactive workshop for education staff and parents that covers how to set up and run therapeutic brick building sessions within the home and education settings. As part of the course there will be a practical activity, running a therapeutic brick building session. The course will equip attendees with practical advice that can be applied immediately into everyday practice. Attendees will also receive resources to support the intervention electronically after the event.
Ticket £15 per person.

Anxiety – Helping Children to Cope
2018-02-26 09:30 - 12:15 | YMCA Maidstone, Melrose Close, Cripple Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6BD, United Kingdom

Emotional Regulation (including anger/anxiety)
2018-02-23 09:30 - 12:30 | St Margaret’s Village Hall, Reach Road, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6AP, United Kingdom

Autism and Girls - The Hidden Gender
2018-02-22 09:30 - 12:30 | Petham Village Hall, Church Lane, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5RD, United Kingdom

ADHD Awareness
2018-02-21 09:30 - 12:30 | Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent, CT9 4AH, United Kingdom
The aim of this short training session for teachers and parents is to raise awareness of the key symptoms and related issues of ADHD. The session considers the impact ADHD can have on both individuals with the condition and on people around them and the challenges this can bring. We shall also introduce strategies to support young people to manage their behaviour.
There will be opportunities for Q & A throughout with handouts providing links and signposting to further information for those that wish to explore further.
Cost £25 per person. Free parking at the venue.

How To Run Lego Therapy Intervention
2018-02-20 13:00 - 14:45 | Swale CVS, Central House, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NU, United Kingdom
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, describing and explaining, turn taking, problem solving and conflict resolution.
The course will equip the attendees with the theory behind therapeutic brick building and Lego Therapy. It is designed to be a practical and interactive workshop for education staff and parents that covers how to set up and run therapeutic brick building sessions within the home and education settings. As part of the course there will be a practical activity, running a therapeutic brick building session. The course will equip attendees with practical advice that can be applied immediately into everyday practice. Attendees will also receive resources to support the intervention electronically after the event.
Ticket £15 per person. Refreshments included.

Teenage Anxiety - Understanding the Impact and Building Strategies to Thrive
2018-02-20 09:30 - 12:30 | Petham Village Hall, Church Lane, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5RD, United Kingdom
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. Positively, there are lots of effective techniques that can help teenagers reduce feelings of anxiety and learn how to keep them from taking over.
This workshop explores the wide ranging factors that can impact on anxiety levels and helps participants to develop understanding of the impact this can have on teenagers.
Participants will leave with a ‘toolbox’ of resources that teenagers can use on their own or with a support person to help them deal with the day to day challenges of anxiety and break free of negative cycles.
Parking is free at this venue with a parking permit. This will be forward to you prior to the event or alternatively available on the day.
Tickets are £25 per person.

How To Run Lego Therapy Intervention
2018-02-19 13:00 - 14:45 | St George Hotel,, 8 New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6BB, United Kingdom

Anxiety – Helping Children to Cope
2018-02-19 09:30 - 12:15 | St George Hotel,, 8 New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6BB, United Kingdom

TAMING YOUR TEMPER!
2018-02-12 09:30 - 11:00 | Petham Village Hall, Church Lane, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5RD, United Kingdom
FOR AGES 7-11YRS
THIS WORKSHOP IS DELIVERED OVER TWO SESSIONS TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO PRACTICE STRATEGIES AND REVIEW IN THE SECOND SESSION.
THIS SESSION IS LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE A SMALL GROUP IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT.
‘Frustration and anger can quickly turn into defiance, disrespect and aggression if your child doesn’t know how to manage their emotions’.
This two part workshop is based loosely on our popular emotional regulation programme delivered 1-1 over six sessions. Over the two sessions, the young people will
Familiarise with the anger cycle and the physical indicators denoting rising anxieties
Learn how their brain responds to stress, resulting in anger
Educate around the optimal time to use strategies and practising a range of strategies for calming
An understanding of the consequences of choices
There will be practical, hands on activities during both sessions and children will be able to share content of the session/s with parents/carers.
An information seek form will be sent out on booking to better inform the facilitator/s of the issues the young person is experiencing.
£25 per child to cover both sessions.
Monday 12 February 2018 and Friday 16 February 2018 9.30am – 11am

Emotional Regulation (including anger/anxiety) SOLD OUT
2018-02-09 09:30 - 12:30 | Singleton Environment Centre, Wesley School Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LW, United Kingdom

Teenage Anxiety - Understanding the Impact and Building Strategies to Thrive
2018-02-09 09:30 - 12:30 | War Memorial, Capel, New Dover Road, Capel le Ferne, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7JJ, United Kingdom

ADHD Awareness
2018-02-07 09:30 - 12:30 | Petham Village Hall, Church Lane, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5RD, United Kingdom

How To Run Lego Therapy Intervention SOLD OUT
2018-02-06 13:00 - 14:45 | Singleton Environment Centre, Wesley School Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LW, United Kingdom

Teenage Anxiety - Understanding the Impact and Building Strategies to Thrive
2018-02-06 09:30 - 12:30 | Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent, CT9 4AH, United Kingdom

Anxiety – Helping Children to Cope SOLD OUT!
2018-02-06 09:30 - 12:15 | Singleton Environment Centre, Wesley School Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LW, United Kingdom
‘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 children the world, or certain aspects of it, is overwhelming, complex and scary. From separation and social anxiety to performance and health anxiety, an increasing number of children now benefit from direct support to manage their worries.
This workshop will introduce you to the current thinking around children’s anxiety and move onto exploring ways to support young people to manage their anxiety more effectively. We will introduce you to visual resources and a toolbox of practical strategies that can be used within home and school.
Niki Green supports children between 4 and 11 years, both in school and privately and will share strategies and resources to support your young people.
Tickets £20 per person. Refreshments included.
FEEDBACK
‘Fantastic course – can definitely recommend and I will certainly attend more workshops on offer. Thank you for delivering a well rounded session and thank you to everyone else present. I came away feeling more informed, confident and reassured. This is probably the first time that I felt that others ‘got it’, that I wasn’t alone and it has reassured me that I am heading in the right direction with the various strategies etc. Once again, thank you for the professional delivery of the course and opportunity’

How To Run Lego Therapy Intervention
2018-02-05 13:00 - 14:45 | Kings Hill Community Centre, 70 Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, Kent, ME19 4LG, United Kingdom

Anxiety – Helping Children to Cope SOLD OUT
2018-02-05 09:30 - 12:15 | Kings Hill Community Centre, 70 Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, Kent, ME19 4LG, United Kingdom

Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder SOLD OUT!
2018-02-01 09:30 - 12:30 | Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent, CT9 4AH, United Kingdom
‘Sensory Processing Disorder is not the end of the world. It is the beginning of a whole new world!’
From the child who seeks out certain tastes and textures to the child who trips over every bump to the child who actively avoids touch, hypersensitivity (over responsiveness) and hypo sensitivity (under responsiveness) to sensory information can be challenging both to identify and to support.
In this short course, we will explore the complex nature of Sensory Processing Disorder, it’s inconsistencies and effective ways to support children who struggle to process everyday sensations.
Tickets are £25.00 per delegate.
Free parking is available at the venue. Refreshments included.
