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How to Help Your Angry Child Calm Down

Calming strategies you can use with your child to help them cope with angry outbursts.

7 Ways to Help Your Teenager Start Work

Help your child prepare for their first job with these practical tips and suggestions.

Easy Ways to Understand Child Tantrums*

Help your child learn to understand and express their emotions when they feel overwhelmed.

How to Make a Successful Move to Secondary School

Are you nervous about your child's move to secondary school? These 4 tips can help it go smoothly.

4 Ways to Manage Changing Schools

Helpful strategies to help your teenager have a positive experience as they change schools.

Supporting Your Child When They Struggle at School

Understand why your child might be struggling at school, what their behaviour tells you, and simple ways...

5 Tips for a Successful Start to School

Explore practical ways you can help your child have a great start to school.

How to Support With Teenage Relationships

Explore the tricky world of teenage relationships and find out how you can support your child as they start...

How to Recognise When Your Child Feels Agitated

Find ways to calm your agitated child and explore the reasons behind their behaviour.

9 Ways to Keep Your Child Safe on Social Media

Find out about the risks of social media and ways you can keep your child safe.

Worrying Signs Your Child's Becoming Radicalised

What to do if you're worried your child's been exposed to extremist views, or is becoming radicalised.

Supporting Your Child Through the Holidays

Holidays are meant to be fun, but they can sometimes be tough for children. Find out how you can best support...

Podcast Episodes

Insightful conversations about behaviour in handy bite-sized episodes

Behaviour & Consistency | Jack Taylor

Understand the importance of consistency when supporting behaviour.

Behaviour & Attendance | Lucy Flower

Clare talks with expert guest, Lucy Flower, about school attendance and behaviour.

Positive About Behaviour | Lauren Duffy

In this episode, Clare and Lauren highlight the importance of positivity in relation to behaviour.

Behaviour & Body Language | Dr Emma Clarke

Dr Emma Clarke explains the clues that body language gives about behaviour.

Behaviour & Play Therapy | Mary Twomey

Mary Twomey explains the impact that play therapy can have on behaviour

Behaviour & Returning to School After Lockdown | Debs Kemp

Clare and Debs explore the challenges of returning to school after lockdown.

Behaviour & Positive Approaches | Jonathan Newport

Jonathan Newport explains the importance of a positive approach to behaviour.

Behaviour & Stereotypes | Debs Kemp

In this episode, Clare looks at how behaviour stereotypes can influence our approach to behaviour support.

Using Play to Support Emotional Regulation | Georgina Durrant

Author Georgina Durrant explains why play is a great way to help your child calm down and understand their...

Supporting Sensory Needs | Stefanie Larsen

Sensory support for children who don’t feel cold, pain, or hunger, or seem unaware of where their body...

Supporting with Bereavement | Dr Tina Rae

Dr Tina Rae explains how to support children experiencing grief and loss, from family members, to family...

5 Ways to Wellbeing | Jamie Douglas

Explore the benefits of the '5 Ways to Wellbeing', an easy model designed to help us frame how to look...

Video Talks

Short video talks from experts in behaviour

Bouncing Forward | Episode 5: Ultimatums

Find positive alternatives to ultimatums you can use for greater parenting success.

Bouncing Forward | Episode 6: Togetherness

Explore ways you can find times of togetherness just by being present in the moment.

Bouncing Forward | Episode 7: Offering Choices

Learn how to stop the power struggle with your child to reduce conflict and diffuse stressful situations.

The Ask | Episode 5: Why We Ask

Learn how you can create clarity in your conversations to reduce upset, anger and frustration.

The Ask | Episode 4: When We Ask

Learn how to make small changes to the way you talk to your child, to help you communicate more effectively...

The Ask | Episode 3: How We Ask

Learn how to make small changes to the way you talk to your child, to help you communicate more effectively...

The Ask | Episode 2: What We Ask

Uncover simple ways to make what you're asking your child to do clear, manageable and more easily achieved.

The Ask | Episode 1: Introduction

Understand how each part of The Ask works together to help you communicate more effectively with your child....

Relationships | Episode 1: Talking About Relationships

Talking about relationships doesn't need to be embarrassing. Here are 5 tips to help you get the conversation...

Relationships | Episode 2: First Relationships

Find out about the ages and stages of relationships and what to expect when your teen first starts dating

Relationships | Episode 3: Setting Boundaries

Find positive ways to set rules and boundaries for your teenager as they start dating without damaging...

Relationships | Episode 4: Positive Relationships

Find out how to talk to your child about positive relationships, consent, and what healthy relationships...

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