For Parents
At Calm and Connected we are very passionate about giving parents and teachers information so that they can better understand the children they are supporting. Our philosophy is that parents and teachers are with their children 24/7, where as they may only see a therapist for a short period of time.
So it is important that parents and teachers are empowered to carry out the strategies that therapists recommend in our therapy sessions. However getting a strategy is not enough if you don’t know how or when to use it right? So that is why our workshop focus on giving the why and the how.
Parents/teachers are then often able to come up with their own strategies that specifically suit their situation and child. So check out our education opportunities below, we have tried to deliver them in different formats to suit the different learning styles and lifestyle nature of our families.
- Online video series; daily emails to your inbox with 2-3 min videos
- Face to face workshops
- Mothers education retreat
- More ideas welcome!
WORKSHOP SERIES AND RETREATS
We have put together 5 online workshop series that cover the top topics that we provide information on to our families. These series are designed for the super busy parent! Each day you get an email with a video that is 2-3 minutes long. The topics are broken down into these small chunks to help you digest the information, but also lets be honest, you probably only have 2-3 minutes a day to learn something new if your are supporting a child! What we aim to do with these video series:
- Help you understand some of the reason behind why your child is behaving/having difficulty
- Give you a starting place to start understanding some complex topics like ‘Sensory Processing’
- Explain technical terms that your therapist might be using in therapy sessions (especially knowing the why and how behind strategies!)
- Give you an insight into the role that Occupational Therapists play with supporting child behaviour and difficulties (can be handy if you are not sure if you need to book your child in)
- Give you a chance to hear information again and reflect on learning that your therapist may have already explained to you in a session (we know there can be alot to take in)
ONline workshops
face to face workshops
retreats