Behavioural consultancy – more than just parent therapy.
Behavioural consultancy – more than just parent therapy Why you need to consider behavioural consultancy services Parenting is, without a doubt, one of the most challenging yet joyous parts of life. As parents, you’re not only responsible for meeting your child’s physical and emotional needs but also tasked with preparing them for life by improving […]
Supporting Your Child with Anxiety
From Timid to tiger is a positive parenting-based approach to managing anxiety in children. It is based on evidence that anxious children benefit from a parenting style that is clear, calm and consistent whilst being sympathetic to the symptoms that children feel as a result of anxiety. Many children struggle to articulate their thoughts, feelings […]
Look Who’s Talking Now – Anti-Social Media Part 5
Something that often pops up while I’m waiting for Family Guy to start on TV is the Internet Matters advert which interviews parents about their internet knowledge. It’s always a forehead slapping moment when you hear some of the comments made: The gleeful Mum: “I’m not up to speed on parental controls.” (Why?) The smiling […]
Forest School – Case study 3
Case study 3 We run weekly Mini Explorers session (adult and toddler sessions) where we have the privilege of observing, assessing and planning activities to meet children’s curiosities and developmental needs. These sessions run over a six-session period which enables the Forest School team to observe each individual child’s development. Session 1 for a […]
Forest School – Case study 2
Case study 2 Torbay Young Carers attended a bespoke Forest School session, which enabled Young Carers to have the space and freedom of our four acre orchard to themselves for an afternoon of fun, enabling them to have space and time to reflect and talk freely if they wanted to. This was the first time […]
Forest School – Case study 1
Case study Year 6 boy, struggles to maintain in school, has been visiting Orchard Forest School over the last two weeks with a year 4 teacher. The agreement is we work with a group of 10 year 4 children from the same school whilst the teacher works 1-1 with the year six boy, giving him […]
Anti-Social Media Part 3
OMG Hun U OK? The internet, instant messaging and social media has drastically altered the way we communicate. Humans are social creatures and we need frequent interaction with others to grow, learn and survive our environments. As children, our parents (or at least The Green Cross Code Man) told us how to navigate roads safely […]
Teenage Young Carers at Orchard Forest School
Torbay Young Carers attended a bespoke Forest School session, designed to give them the space and freedom of our four-acre orchard to themselves for an afternoon of fun, quiet reflection or the opportunity to talk freely if they wanted to. This was the first time we had ever met this particular group of Torbay Young […]
Anti-Social Media Part 2 – Why Your Daughter is Ugly and Why Instagram is Laughing Behind Her Back
A short while ago, I was sat opposite a very normal, very sweet, young girl and we were discussing her anxiety. Let’s call her Daisy. For context, Daisy is a cheerleader, a dancer and had been diving competitively up until a few months ago. Talking about anxiety is not easy and we’d talked in circles […]
Thirteen and a dog go mad in Maidencombe…
Well not mad exactly, but we weren’t too pleased to find that the lovely Thatched Tavern pub near the beach was closed due to fire damage and the only other toilets near the beach were closed, as the hand-written sign scrawled on the door in marker pen said, ‘due to Council neglect.’ To begin at […]
