Category Archives: anxiety
Behaviour that may indicate more support is needed with transition
As transition approaches in school, look out for the following behavioural changes that may indicate a child needs extra support: Start to become clingier to you Demonstrate a difficulty managing change Begins asking about their new class and new teacher … Continue reading
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Is this child being dramatic or is it a lack of resilience?
I observed some behaviour from a 10 year old this week which was referred to as being dramatic and overreacting, which made me wonder about how this child was feeling and what he may have been trying to communicate. He … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional distress, emotional responses, resilience
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“I might get it wrong….”
This week a teacher asked me what he could do about a 10 year old boy in his class who kept finding excuses why he couldn’t do much writing in class. The child was often preoccupied, daydreaming and never produced … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional well-being, resilience
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How to help a child who can’t sit still at carpet time
I am constantly asked by teachers in school how to manage a child who can’t sit still at carpet time so thought it would be useful to share some ideas. I often observe children at this time and these children … Continue reading
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Tagged feelings, resilience, school, self regulation, strategies, well being
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The Child who won’t put pen to paper
Does this sound familiar… I’ve had a few conversations with teachers this week about children in their class who are producing very little or no work. There may be several possible reasons for this behaviour including children being worried … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, behaviour, Making a Difference, reflective language, well being
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Managing change and uncertainty in school
I have been really aware this week that there is a lot of uncertainty and change in routine In schools. One minute children are in class doing numeracy the next they are in the hall practising their performance. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, behaviour strategies, Change, emotional well-being, Making a Difference, strategies, uncertainty
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The importance of not shaming children at school
A child who has poor self-regulation and impulse control can find it extremely difficult to change their behaviour and not do things. For example, if at home a child has to interrupt other people and talk over them to be … Continue reading
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Try alternative ways to respond to children’s behaviour
In my work I am always encouraging school staff to try different strategies to deal with children’s behaviour. It can be easy in life to keep doing things the way we’ve always done them and harder to be brave enough … Continue reading
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Tagged changing behaviour, Confidence, emotional well-being, self regulation, Self-esteem, well being
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Supporting a child who is always angry
Jamal aged four had regular angry outbursts where he would shout, scream and sometimes throw things. He was very fragile and would get upset very easily if he got something wrong, was asked to do something he didn’t want to … Continue reading
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Not making assumptions about children’s understanding
I was talking to a pastoral worker who delivers group work interventions across school this week and she was talking about a year 6 girl who had been referred as she was always calling out, couldn’t sit still and found … Continue reading
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