In this episode I share the 4 pillars of emotional wellbeing for our children, helping us to understand what our children need from us and how by embedding these, we can truly deliver on neurodiversity affirming practice.

Leave a comment, share across your networks and let me know what you think and how you are delivering the pillars

This was such a great conversation with Jo Gaunt, Educator, Parent support, founder of the Be Wise and THRIVE approach and author of Your Safe Space.

Jo is part of a busy neurodivergent household and has used both her professional and personal experiences to support others. Her approaches are right up my street, you will quickly see that Jo and I are so aligned in our work and in our narrative.

Do link up with Jo on Instragram jo_gaunt_be_wise_and_thrive and definitely grab a copy of her book.

Your Safe Space

Creating a home where autistic children thrive.

Do you offer circle time in your setting? Why?

Do you know the purpose of circle time?

Is it working for all children?

Is it impactful for all children?

In this episode we will explore whether its a great way to spend our time, or the best way to support all children. Check out my opinions on it and maybe some alternatives>

Like, share and comment if any of this episode resonated with you

In todays episode you will hear from the wonderful Simon Airey.

Simon is a highly experienced teacher who does things differently! You will hear great insights into life in a classroom that has inclusion as it heart, you will learn strategies and support that will make such a difference and go a long way to creating a safe and inclusive learning environment.

You can find Simon over on Instagram, he provides great content that will support your journey to becoming a neurodiversity affirming educator.

@simoninclusionteacher

Given where life has been over the years for myself and my son, given how tricky things have been, right from the starting point really in his life with a very complicated birthing experience, how have we made it to this point? 

What has enabled us both to make these huge milestones, what factors have been in place to support this progress,

For me it comes down to 3 things, 3 things that I feel are so important within a neurodivergent household

So check out the episode and let me know what you think, do you have any others?

You are going to enjoy this one! To celebrate the last episode of the season and this academic year I have a great guest for you. He is someone I admire, someone I absolutely adore and someone who has changed my life!

Please welcome my husband John to the party!

John is no stranger to early years, having worked in the sector for 40 years. But here he switches things up, here he interviews me, asking the questions others have asked me before, but answers I have not necessarily shared out loud.

Thank you for listening, thankyou for being part of this journey with me.

Have a great summer

This was such a lovely conversation with the wonderful Wendy White. Wendy was a childminder who created a resource at home to support her children to understand, discuss and develop self regulation strategies. After an Ofsted inspector told her that they could be so beneficial for other childminders and EY settings, My Mood Stars were created.

They are a wonderful resource and in this episode Wendy tells us why they can support our children so much.

Let me know what you think.

You can find the Mood Stars at www.wendywoo.uk and for all of my listeners Wendy has offered a discount code on her products.

SEN23

Today is a short one, but i'm hoping powerful all the same!

Want to know what the best SEN resource is? Could it be a dark tent? Could it be a weighted lap dog? Could it be a wonderfully created sensory room? Could it be fidget tools?

Well its actually none of those things.

Check out the episode to find out exactly what it is.

Want to grab a copy of my Ebook? Download it below

This was such a great conversation with the wonderful Sam. Sam is the founder of SPD tuition and coaching, creator of the Behaviour Balance System and the Behaviour Bank.

Sam has over 20 years experience in the education sector and she is now leading a change, an innovation! She has a 360 approach to creating a neuroaffirming, collaborative and informed approach to behaviour, both at home an in settings.

I guarantee, you will gain so much from this conversation.

Instagram: @spdtuitionandcoachingltd

www.spdtuitionandcoaching.co.uk

The book Sam reference in the chat was:

Good Inside - A practical guide to becoming the parent you want to be Dr Becky Kennedy

In todays episode I share my reflections on SEN policy and how the phrasing we use can create immediate barriers in our joint collaboration with parents, as well as provide a foundation of problematic negativity within the team.

Concerns, weaknesses, not meeting the expected outcomes should not be words used within a neuroaffirming SEN policy. So what should we use instead!

Check out todays episode to find out.

You will also be given details of a new downloadable product hot of the press!

As always, let me know what you think.

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