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Creating solutions for children affected by trauma
We discuss the impact childhood trauma can have on young people and particularly refugees as well as what can help with Professor of child psychology, Dennis Ougrin.
The Hidden Impact of Verbal Abuse
In this episode of the Nip in the Bud podcast, Jessica Bondy shares her journey from a successful career in communications to founding a charity aimed at ending childhood verbal abuse by adults.
Trauma and ADHD: supporting children at school and home
In this episode we look at the impact of trauma on children with neurodiverse conditions such as ADHD and what parents and teachers can do to support them.
How to move towards a smartphone free childhood
We discuss smartphones and social media, and what parents and teachers can do to move to a smartphone free childhood.
Understanding Tourettes Syndrome – for school professionals
In this podcast for schools, teachers and other education professionals, we discuss Tourette’s Syndrome in children and how you can support the children in your care.
Understanding Tourettes Syndrome – for parents and carers
We discuss Tourette’s Syndrome in children in this short podcast for parents and carers. What is it and how to support your child.
Children who struggle with going to school – Nuggets for parents
A short nugget for parents from our conversation with Dr. Naomi Fisher discussing Emotional Based School Avoidance and what parents and carers can do to support their children.
Supporting children through Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) – Nuggets for teachers
A short nugget for teachers and professionals from our conversation with Dr. Naomi Fisher discussing Emotional Based School Avoidance and what teachers can do to support the children in their classroom.
School avoidance and meeting children’s developmental needs
An in depth discussion on Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA) with Independent clinical psychologist and EMDR-Europe trainer, Dr. Naomi Fisher. From spotting the signs of school distress to how to support children transitioning back to education.
Barry Carpenter – Girls and Autism
Another short nugget for teachers from our conversation with Professor Barry Carpenter discussing girls with Autism, the signs to look for that help us notice specific needs, and ideas on what we can do as teachers to support them.
Barry Carpenter – Engagement is the key
A short nugget for teachers from our conversation with Professor Barry Carpenter, looking at the meaning of ‘complex needs’ in schools and the pedagogical tension that arises from this phenomenon.
Mental Health in Education with Prof Barry Carpenter
An in depth discussion with Professor Barry Carpenter exploring pathways to supporting children with complex needs in education, the impact of unrecognised neurodiversity, and how to personalise your approach to meet the needs of every child.
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Beyond the ‘Coke Bottle’ Effect: Understanding Autism and PDA in the Classroom and at Home
For many parents of neurodivergent children, the school gates represent an invisible boundary. On one side, a child might appear calm, compliant, and for all intents and purposes ‘fine’. School staff and peers see a child who is doing okay throughout the day. If they are not thriving, this is often missed because they appear fine, well behaved and often slip under the radar. On the other side of the gate however, the pressure of a day spent ‘masking’ or hiding just how much they are struggling in order to cope with the demands of the school day, is a building pressure. A pressure that can often, like a shaken coke bottle, lead to an explosive release at home.
In a recent episode of the Nip in the Bud podcast, I meet with Christine Walsh who shares her journey navigating this phenomenon with her two neurodivergent sons. Her story offers an interesting and often illuminating roadmap for both parents and educators on how to move past surface appearance, supposition and oftentimes judgement, toward true acknowledgement of need and support. Here we discuss Christine and her family’s experience.
