Useful resources if you have a challenging child

Published on 13th March 2024

Resources for you to help with your challenging child

There are some common themes that come up with the families I work with. Here are some resources to help. If you have have any amazing resources that have helped you, please do send them my way!

For difficulty sleeping, a free meditation

For school refusal

https://school-refusal.co.uk/
Not fine in school facebook support group for families https://www.facebook.com/groups/NFISFamilySupport
Book: Contactivity- NVR Interventions for overcoming avoidance Uri Weinblatt

For advice on keeping children safe with technology

https://teched-off.com/

For parent controls on technology

https://parentshield.co.uk/

For reducing hyper vigilance and stimulating the rest and digest part of our nervous system

The vagus nerve is the largest nerve in the boy and is responsible for activating the parasympathetic nervous system, (the opposite of fight or flight). Exercises that improve the tone of the vagus nerve are beneficial for all of us in our hyper vigilant states and include: Singing, laughing, humming, breathing exercises, sunshine, hanging upside down ice on forehead all

For balancing the vagus nerve in the anxious child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HCG3BGK8I

Parenting a challenging child can strip out the joy

Here is something to bring a smile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SByymar3bds

My free e-book: 31 Ways to Build Resilience to a Challenging Child

https://www.adoptionacademy.co.uk/sign-up

My free mini e-course, from Hostility to Harmony

https://ecourses.adoptionacademy.co.uk/course/view.php?id=29

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