Christmas is a feast for all our senses, so if your child has sensory sensitivities or SEND all those Christmas lights, new foods and socialising can just be too much leaving everyone sad, stressed and exhausted. There’s often lots of pressure from well-meaning friends and family you might be familiar with some of these: […]
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Having a child with a disability can put a huge strain on your finances, especially if you or your partner have had to adjust your working hours to look after your child. Some disabled children need specially adapted equipment, clothes or toys and these can be expensive. Disability Allowance can help you get money every
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Childcare support is available – MENCAP tell you how to make it more affordable and who to contact to find the right childcare. You can get childcare until your child is 18 years old. Childcare can be helpful for both your child and your wider family: It can help support the early learning of
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Come and join us for our fun sessions jointly run with the Portage Team. These groups are for parents and carers with a child aged 0-5 with SEND. You DON’T NEED A DIAGNOSIS to attend and you don’t need to book, just turn up on the day. Come and join us for this fun and
Feel Positive about Parenting is a 30 minute 1:1 appointment with a Parenting Practitioner where advice is given to help you manage minor behavioural issues. During the appointment the practitioner will introduce you to strategies from a range of Triple P tip sheets to work through. ‘Triple P’ programmes don’t aim to tell parents how
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Special educational needs (SEN) support Your child will get SEN support at their nursery, school or college. Your child may need an education, health and care (EHC) plan if they need more support than their school provides. Children under 5 SEN support for children under 5 includes: a written progress check when your child is 2 years old
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Who are we? We are Speech and Language Therapists and Therapy Assistants who work in the under 5’s or Over 5’s Teams. We are trained to work with children with a wide range of speech, language, communication and eating and drinking needs. Many of us have undertaken additional specialist training. Are you worried about your
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While it is rewarding being a parent it isn’t always easy. It can also be demanding, frustrating and exhausting. The last thing that any parent needs after a long and tiring day is a difficult bedtime and a child that won’t or can’t stay in bed. Children that aren’t sleeping well can have a huge
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While it is rewarding being a parent it isn’t always easy. It can also be demanding, frustrating and exhausting, especially when your child won’t do as they are told or follow instructions. Helping your Child to Follow Instructions Discussion group can help support you, alongside other parents, to learn some positive steps to help your
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Learning to share is an important part of your child’s development but it can be a complex thing for them to learn. It requires lots of social skills such as understanding how someone else feels, wanting to please someone else and understanding that your toy will come back to you. If you have more than
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