Primary teachers & leaders
Primary school staff are often first to identify children’s behavioural and emotional support needs. Teachers play an integral part in children’s behaviour-change, Parentshop provides solutions to: - Manage behavioural issues. - Reduce the stress of disruptions. - Learn about a child's brain and what happens when children get upset - Help teachers and school staff manage emotional responses in children and their parents in their everyday interactions at the school. - Help students engage their ‘mental brakes’ and develop self-control. -Identify, manage and reduce childhood anxiety and build resilience. Parentshop provides training for Primary School Leaders, Teachers and Teacher Aides, Guidance Counsellors, and School Administration Staff. All our courses are flexible to be delivered face to face, via interactive webinar or in-house at your school. Browse our courses below.
Parenting
anxiety
resilience
Tips for talking to children about frightening world events
By Michael Hawton•March 3, 2022
Remember that injustice is something that children feel very keenly, so it is important for parents and significant adults to guide our children through these trying times. Parentshop has two programs for parents to assist children to manage anxiety and build resilience.
Parenting
anxiety
resilience
Why resilience is the name of the game heading into the 2022 school year.
By Michael Hawton•January 24, 2022
What if we could help our children not only be resilient but also be not so fragile. In these uncertain times, it could be one of the most important skills we teach our children. We need to be teaching our children to be stronger in themselves so that they can handle the high likelihood that life is going to be full of unexpected events, people who behave badly towards them, and challenging times.
resilience
education
primary
Creating a ‘have a go’ culture in your school
By Michael Hawton•December 8, 2021
Children, by definition, are dependent in nature. In other words, they are more affected by what their parents allow them to see than are adults themselves. The word tech ‘addicted’ is widely misused at present. Still, the reason we need restrictions on children’s use of social media apps is to protect children them from practices that are not good for them.