Understanding Children’s Emotional Development

Being a parent or carer can be stressful, especially when the child you’re responsible for has emotional or behavioural difficulties. Parents can feel ‘stuck’ when they want to help their child but don’t know how to, or feel that whatever they try doesn’t help or even makes things worse. This workshop provides parents and carers with some understanding and guidance about child development. Topics covered will include: the development of verbal language, play and self-esteem; sudden regression, signs of isolation or autistic withdrawal; relationship problems inside and outside the family,

peers and siblings, adolescent development and the long-term effects of early experience.