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SESSION 1. Parenting a child with special needs. PARENTS OF A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FACE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES. Standard parenting advice often doesn’t work. Other people don’t understand what it’s like. It’s easy to feel frustrated and isolated. GROUP AGREEMENT.
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SESSION 1 Parenting a child with special needs
PARENTS OF A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FACE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES • Standard parenting advice often doesn’t work. • Other people don’t understand what it’s like. • It’s easy to feel frustrated and isolated.
GROUP AGREEMENT What ground rules do we want in this group to help it run smoothly?
TIME OUT FOR PARENTS AIMS TO: • Increase your confidence in your skills and abilities to parent. • Help the relationship between you and your child to be even better than it is now. • Teach you skills to help raise your child’sself-esteem.
TIME OUT FOR PARENTS AIMS TO: • Help you work out the best way to effectively discipline your child. • Give you tools to help you in your relationship with your child’s other parent or carer and to encourage mutual support. • Provide you with greater support where you would like it.
SESSION PLAN • What are special educational needs? • Course outline. • Helping your child to reach their potential. • In for the long haul.
WHAT ARE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS? • Difficulties that make it harder for a child to learn than for other children roughly their age. These can be mild, moderate or severe, temporary or long term. • A disability which hinders them from accessing standard educational facilities. • This term excludes additional needs where there are no education difficulties.
WHAT ARE SPECIAL OR ADDITIONAL NEEDS? • Learning difficulties. • Emotional and behavioural difficulties. • Developmental disorders. • Speech and language problems. • Hearing or visual impairment. • Physical disabilities. • Medical conditions.
TIME OUT FOR PARENTS – CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS • Parenting a child with special needs. • Helping to raise your child’s self esteem. • Coping with feelings. • Understanding behaviour. • Managing behaviour. • Home and school issues. • The wider family.
YOUR CONCERNS What concerns would you like to deal with during the course?
GETTING TO KNOW YOU! • One of my strengths as a parent is … • One thing I love about my child is …
HELPING YOUR CHILD REACH THEIR POTENTIAL Can you think of one unexpected thing that your child has already achieved which surprised and pleased you?
HELPING YOUR CHILD REACH THEIR POTENTIAL • Acceptance is about not giving up – and it’s constant! • Invest energy into overcoming difficulties. • Don’t underestimate their potential. • Aim for them to be fully involved in society.
IN FOR THE LONG HAUL What do you do to keep yourself going?
INVOLVING THE FAMILY • Aim for a consistent approach. • Share your new ideas or discoveries with your partner or others who are involved in the caring. • Use this opportunity to strengthen family relationships.
REFLECTION Today we have looked at: • Made a group agreement • Looked at the aims of the course • Explored what SEN are • Looked at the course outline • Considered how to help our children reach their potential • Thought about being in it for the long haul
FOCUS FOR THE WEEK • Do something nice for YOU! • Tell your child what you love about them.
NEXT WEEK We will look at helping build your child’s self-esteem.