Live Q&A Round Up - Supporting Your Child's Emotional Resilience During Lockdown

On Friday 12th June 2020 we held our first Live online Q&A via Zoom. The Q&A was open to everyone who completed our free online course: 'Supporting Your Child's Emotional Resilience During Covid-19' and provided a fitting conclusion to the hugely popular and well received course. Our course tutors Katie and Christine were on hand to answer any questions that attendees had, which led to some thought provoking discussions. Below we have rounded up a selection of the questions that were asked and the responses from Katie and Christine.

Supporting children with Trauma and Attachment issues

I have worked with children, young people, and their families in a number of roles for the last 20 years across the Yorkshire region. The majority of my career has been spent working with refugees newly resettled in the UK who have experienced multiple traumas. I have also supported Foster Carers through accredited courses to develop skills and strategies to help identify and support children with trauma and attachment issues.

How To Talk To Your Children About The Coronavirus (Covid-19)

It is important to talk openly to children and reassure them about the changes they are seeing around them due to Coronavirus. Following the announcement of school closures, children may worry about themselves, their family, and friends getting ill with COVID-19. Many children, like adults, are sensitive to uncertainty and any changes to their routine.

Advice and opinionGuest User26 March 2020Anxiety, parenting, parents, emotional resilience

Lovely Feedback From Learners on our Developing Emotional Resilience Course!

“Thank you! I wish I could have done this years ago but very grateful to have the opportunity now. Feeling really confident that this will help me support my kids. LIFE CHANGING! So many useful tips and strategies were given and it was so nice to meet other parents too”

7 Handy Apps to Help You Look After Your Wellbeing

We’ve compiled this handy list to highlight a few of the apps we feel can make a positive difference in your life.

5 simple ways to help a young person having a panic attack

It can be hard to know what to say or do when a young person you're working with is feeling very anxious, and even more challenging if they have a panic attack. So, here is our collection of easy ways to help.

Dealing with stress in business - Sort of!

“The most important thing I've learned in recent years is that the way I think and act in work and business inherently leads to stress which does have an effect on my mental health. There, I said it, I do not have perfect mental health (I am not sure anyone really does).”

Why resilience is a skill all children should be taught

“It is not about removing risk, it is more about shoring up the resources to deal with it.”

Great Endorsement of BrightSparks from North Yorkshire School

“At our school, where parenting courses have historically not worked, BrightSparks have come in and delivered behaviour and child development training that is well structured, research-led and accessible to all.”

Inspire me to be an...Artist

"I've always enjoyed working with people, and I love creative activities. Plus I like sharing creative ideas with people and seeing what they do with them."

Learner story: Sam

“I’ve found the courses really, really good. It’s been a great first step back into the world of learning and education because it’s friendly, informal, and a lot of people that have come on the Essential Skills for Working with Children and Young People course have similar experiences to me."

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