Since the pandemic, the urgency of proactive mental health support in the early years has skyrocketed. With a clear increase in anxiety, separation issues, and emotional regulation challenges, the need for a sensitive, trauma-informed approach has never been more critical. Recent UK data shows that 75% of parents are anxious about their child’s emotional wellbeing, and with over half of all lifetime mental health issues beginning before the age of 14, the early years setting is the most powerful place for positive change.
This essential half-day workshop moves beyond just managing emotional behaviours —it equips you with the tools to understand its root cause, often an unmet emotional or cognitive need.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This masterclass will enable you to:
• Understand the ‘Why’: Gain insight into the neuroscience behind meltdowns, aggression, and anxiety, reframing challenging behaviour as a form of communication.
• Master Co-Regulation: Learn practical ‘Emotional First Aid’ techniques to de-escalate crisis moments and support children back to a calm state.
• Harness the Environment: Discover simple, low-cost modifications to your physical setting and daily routines (The Environment as the Third Teacher) to proactively reduce anxiety.
• Protect Your Team: Address the “Invisible Crisis” of practitioner stress (with 81% of staff reporting regular stress) by building strategies to mitigate workload, manage compassion fatigue, and champion staff wellbeing.
