KS2 parent workshop- virtual

 

Parent/ carer support

GREENLIGHTS Weekly Meet ups

The Greenlights Project is a free support service for families who are experiencing behavioural issues with a child with additional needs.

EVERY Thursday mornings at 10am

A great opportunity to meet with other parents/carers who may be in similar situations as you. 

We all have different experiences but we can come together to build each other up. 

Thursday mornings - 10am- 11am

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88492479506?pwd=V05BaDJOVmdCL04rVXIwSUhwQ3ZJZz09
Meeting ID: 884 9247 9506
Passcode: Greenlight

Monthly Workshops

Join us as we dive into another NVR Parenting tool each month. Connection before Correction- easy to say, difficult to follow through... without the right tools. So come and learn them!

March 25- De-escalation
April 1- Guest Speaker : Autism in Females  

This is a free event but registration is mandatory - there is a limit to numbers!

April 22 - Self- Care & Supporters
May 20- Announcements
June 17- Siblings

Support for parents and carers during family isolation.

Below are links and quotes directly from various articles and websites that give tips and advice to parents/ carers on how to support their children, and themselves, during the lockdown.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and support for parents and carers
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/coronavirus-advice-suppport-children-families-parents/
Whether you're working from home with your kids for the first time or supporting children with anxiety due to coronavirus, we've got tips and advice for you.


‘Don’t make a drama’: a survival guide for parents during family isolation
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/22/family-isolation-guide-for-parents-teenagers-coronavirus-lockdown

To ease these tensions, she recommends parents work in shifts, taking turns to supervise the children, and set aside time to chat and listen to each other’s concerns each day, in a room away from the kids.

“Your number one job as a parent at the moment is to keep your children well and that means looking after their mental health as well as their physical health,” she says.

“You could say to them: you are so lucky. You are one of the few year groups ever to get this opportunity. How are you going to use it?” says Drummond. Teens may not yet have twigged that, in the future, universities or employers will be asking them how they spent their time off.

Hughes predicts that the three main things that children are going to miss are their usual routine, their chance to connect with their community and their opportunities to be successful and accomplish things. “We need roles, identity and productivity, even from the age of three.”

“It doesn’t matter if the accomplishment is curriculum-based. It can be learning to make mum a cup of tea, putting pasta in a bowl or drawing a picture for someone so they feel connected to the people they are missing. Even if that gift never gets given, because you are self-isolating, the child has felt that moment of connection.”


Is Your Child Spiraling Out of Control During Lockdown?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/zero-six/202004/is-your-child-spiraling-out-control-during-lockdown

How to set loving limits so kids feel safe and secure in their shifting world.


Coronavirus: How UK parents and communities are helping their kids through the loneliness of lockdown
https://www.worldvision.org.uk/news-and-views/blog/2020-blogs/april/coronavirus-how-uk-parents-and-communities-are-helping-their-kids-through-loneliness-lockdown/

Children 5-11 years old are more likely than older children to become clingy, cry and have tantrums and disturbed sleep. Children over 12 years old are more likely to become withdrawn.

The survey found that girls tend to show their distress at the coronavirus upheaval in a different way to boys. Girls are more likely to become more easily upset and complain of ailments like stomach aches and headaches. Boys are more likely to become fidgety and fight more.

“Parents can give their children emotional support, reduce their stress levels, and help them feel safe and secure. It is important that parents find out what their children have heard and listen to their concerns. They should talk calmly and explain what is happening in a way appropriate to their children’s level of understanding. It may be easier for young children to draw a picture rather than talk about something scary. Offer them crayons and paper so they can do this.”

The Zones of Regulation

At Bannockburn, we use 

• The Zones of Regulation are four coloured zones that help us to categorise our emotions. Each zone explains how we are feeling.

• When we understand how we feel, we can self-reflect and identify if we need to self-regulate. We want to be in the green zone as much as possible.

• All feelings are ok, but not all behaviours are ok.

• We all need to learn how to avoid triggers and identify which tools work for us, in order to stop behaviours from becoming unacceptable.

• We can also support others- when we understand how others are feeling and which zone they are in; we can identify if they may need some help.

Whilst you are staying safe at home, you can use this time to get everyone you live with to practice identifying which zone they are in. 

Then can everyone try some of these tools and keep track of which work for them?