Family workshops
To ensure the families we support and the children they care for
remain as safe as possible, all of our face-to-face events and
workshops were postponed at the start of lockdown.
We have now arranged a series of free virtual workshops as a way of delivering our family support services during these challenging times, Please click onto the appropriate link below to book onto your chosen workshop/s.
We are continually adding new dates, so if there is not a workshop suitable for you, please come back again later.
Money Matters - for parents of young children with additional needs
An overview of benefits, DLA, Carers Allowance, grants available, discounts on utilities, leisure, discounts for carers. Accessing services for support with applications. Local information and helplines. Dispelling myths around benefits. Also covers Covid 19-related financial updates.
Tuesday 29th September 7:30 pm
Money Matters - for parents of children aged up to 16 with additional needs
An overview of benefits, DLA, Carers Allowance, grants available, discounts on utilities, leisure, discounts for carers. Accessing services for support with applications. Local information and helplines. Dispelling myths around benefits. Also covers Covid 19-related financial updates.
Tuesday 13th October 10:00 am
Thursday 22nd October 7:30 pm (priority given to parents from the West Midlands*)
Encouraging Positive Behaviour in Young Children
Gain a better understanding of why young children with additional needs behave the way they do. Learn ways to handle difficult situations in a calm, stress-free manner. Explore ways of supporting and encouraging your child and how to get support and help.
Dates coming soon
Encouraging Positive Behaviour in children aged up to 16
Gain a better understanding of why children with additional needs behave the way they do. Learn ways to handle difficult situations in a calm, stress-free manner. Explore ways of supporting and encouraging your child and how to get support and help.
Thursday 8th October 10:00 am
Wednes day 14th October 19:30 pm
Thursday 22nd October 10:00 am
Thursday 5th November 10:00 am (priority given to carers from Norfolk*)
Wellbeing for parents of children with additional needs
Understand clearly what stress is & how it affects you. Identify new ways of coping with stress & reducing your stress levels. Try new stress busting ideas until you find ones that fit with you!
Tuesday 6th October 7:30 pm
Wednesday 7th October 10:00 am
Monday 19th October 19:30 pm
Thursday 12th November 10:00 am (priority given to carers from Norfolk*)
Helping your young child sleep
Gain a better understanding of sleep processes, why sleep problems may occur for young children and possible causes. The importance of sleep and the effect on the whole family. Suggestions for what might help and where to get support.
Wednesday 7th October 7:30 pm
Helping your child (aged up to 16) sleep
Gain a better understanding of sleep processes, why sleep problems may occur and possible causes. The importance of sleep and the effect on the whole family. Suggestions for what might help and where to get support.
Thursday 1st October 10:30 am
Thursday 15th October 10:00 am
Support for speech and language issues in young children
This workshop will help you to think about how you can best communicate with your child and how you can share this knowledge with those in their early years and school settings.
Dates coming soon
Understanding Sensory Processing webinar
This webinar session will help you to understand how sensory processing issues can affect children, develop ways of identifying your child's needs and explore strategies to effectively support them. It will help you to consider how sensory issues impact on yourself and your family across different environments, and will explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown resrictions in this area.
Wednesday 21st October 10:30 am
Money Matters - for parents of children aged up to 16 with additional needs
An overview of benefits, DLA, Carers Allowance, grants available, discounts on utilities, leisure, discounts for carers. Accessing services for support with applications. Local information and helplines. Dispelling myths around benefits. Also covers Covid 19-related financial updates. Places will be prioritised for families from the Midlands but anyone is welcome to register.
Thursday 22nd October 19:30 pm
Tuesday 3rd November 19:30 pm (priority given to carers from Norfolk*)
*Where priority booking is in place this relates to the intentions of the funding source