Secondary teachers & leaders
Parentshop offers secondary school professional learning opportunities to school leaders, department heads, teachers, and administrative staff. All our courses are flexible to be delivered face to face, via interactive webinar or in-house at your school. Our training provides secondary staff with a variety of practical, ready to use skills across a vast selection of situations. Browse our upcoming courses below.
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Parenting
anxiety
resilience
Your secret weapon in managing child anxiety – get your child moving!
By Michael Hawton•July 6, 2022
Anxiety and worries are normal for every child. However, when those worries become persistent or inhibit what you would normally do as a family, that’s when anxiety can become a problem. So, it is important to have a toolkit of strategies to use as early intervention tools before normal childhood worries become a bigger issue. When helping your child to manage their anxiety, there is one tool that should not be overlooked. That is exercise.
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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.
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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.