Behaviour
Episode 16: 3 behaviour management strategies that don’t work with children
3 behaviour management strategies that don’t work with children 2020 The number of children with some sort of attachment disorder...
Supporting your foster child through Christmas
Supporting children in care through the Christmas period It is easy to assume that Christmas is a magical exciting...
Sleeping after a traumatic event ( for you!)
Have you been through something traumatic in your life? Maybe you have been through something difficult or challenging for a...
Rethinking our school behaviour policies
Originally published for the Head Teachers Update Magazine ( Link below) It is no wonder children cannot manage their feelings...
How childhood trauma affects the brain
Have you grown up with lots of difficulties in your life? Maybe you lived with alcoholic parents, experienced domestic violence....
Helping children who have been through trauma heal through play therapy
Episode 10: Helping children who have been through trauma heal through play therapy 2020 What is childhood trauma and how...
When pupils get angry: rethinking responses
This article was originally written for Head Teachers Update It is so easy to see a child’s struggle as misbehaviour...
Recognising pupils’ feelings and emotions
This article was initially written for head teachers update magazine Learning to recognise feelings and emotions is an essential part...
Mental health: Classroom ideas to help pupils develop self-expression and self-regulation
This article was originally written for head teachers update magazine Helping children learn how to express themselves is crucial...
Therapeutic schools: Rethinking lunch and break times
Shahana Knight advises schools on supporting the emotional and mental health of children and staff, offering easy-to-implement and cost-effective activities....