Young children’s unmet emotional needs:
Identifying and meeting them
A one-day course with tutor: Miriam Chachamu
Course outline:
If society is to successfully reduce the levels of anti-social behaviour, family breakdowns, mental illness and addictions, all our children need to be raised in environments where their innate psychological needs are met.
In order to flourish and behave well, children need to feel secure, be given and receive appropriate attention, be able to delay gratification, take increasing levels of responsibility for their own behaviour, be stretched, develop a sense of autonomy and, of course, have fun! For this to happen they also need to be emotionally well connected to their family, peers, school and the wider community; and be given a sense of status that reflects their effort and achievements.
Miriam Chachamu’s wide-reaching training day, which focuses mainly on pre-eleven year-old children, clarifies how this can be done and gives you practical tools for meeting these needs and managing challenging behaviour.
It also shows how we can create an environment in which not only children but also the rest of the family can thrive and be better equipped to fulfil their potential.
| What you will gain from the day: | |
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A clear understanding of children’s innate emotional and psychological needs and why things can go wrong |
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New insights into how children feel, think and understand our communication |
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Tried and tested skills for preventing as well as managing difficult behaviour |
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Healthy and lasting ways to engender self-esteem |
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Effective ways for dealing with difficult emotions |
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Practical skills for motivating children to be their best and helping them to both spot and learn from mistakes, without you pointing them out |
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Tips on how to transfer these new skills to parents |
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New language skills for improving outcomes. |
Course programme:
Registration: 8.30am to 9.30am (Tea or coffee before 9.25am)
9.30am – The causes of emotional problems in children
The fundamentals: our innate needs and resources. Why a parent’s emotional wellbeing is as important as their child’s. How children think, feel and understand our communication. How parents, teachers and health professionals typically try to meet children’s needs and how these well-meaning attempts are often perceived negatively by children. Treating children according to their individual needs, rather than ‘equally’. Understanding children’s perspective and identifying their unmet needs (exercise).
11.00am — Refreshment and discussion
11.30am – Helping children become their best
How to communicate with children so they want to improve their behaviour, academic, social and life skills. Effective ways for getting children to correct their mistakes without having to point them out. Typical obstacles to children’s learning/progress and how to remove them. The principles and practicalities behind building children’s self-esteem (exercise). How to know what is realistic to expect of a child, and how to set realistic goals to help children on the road to continued progress and improvement.
1.00pm — Lunch (provided)
2.00pm – Achieving cooperation: at home and in the classroom
Preventing problems from arising. How to ask questions that make children think about their behaviour and motivate them to do the right thing. Difficult emotions: what are they and how to prevent them from escalating. Why conversations between adults & children often go wrong, and how to avoid this. The common causes of difficult behaviour and what to do about them. Anger management and relaxation skills. Helping children learn from their mistakes.
3.00pm — Refreshment and discussion
3.30pm – Transferring new ideas and skills to parents
Helping all adults caring for children to feel appreciated in their role so that they are open to new skills and ideas. Connecting with hard-to-reach parents. Using stories, therapeutic language and metaphor to create positive and lasting change. Bringing it all together – how to use all the new ideas and skills in a typical case from your own practice (exercise).
4.30pm — Day ends
| LONDON: | Date: Tuesday 25th September 2012 Venue: Regents College Times: Each day starts at 9.30am and ends at 4.30pm Course Code: MK07 |
| BRISTOL: | Date: Thursday 15th November 2012 Venue: Clifton Hill House, University of Bristol Times: Each day starts at 9.30am and ends at 4.30pm Course Code: MK08 |
| PRICE: | £160 plus vat (£192) per person. Fee includes tuition, course notes, attendance certificate, lunch
and refreshments
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Thinking of booking 5 or more courses? |
To book by phone, call: 01323 811690
Alternatively, you can download an application form and post or fax it to:
Human Givens College,
Chalvington,
East Sussex,
BN27 3TD
fax: 00 44 (0)1323 811486
Also see, How to Book.