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SESSION 3

SESSION 3. Coping with feelings. SESSION PLAN. Labelling. Talking to your child about their condition. Handling other people’s comments. Emotional reactions. Coping with feelings. LABELLING. “We felt for a long time that something was wrong. It was a relief when someone put a name to it.”

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SESSION 3

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  1. SESSION 3 Coping with feelings

  2. SESSION PLAN • Labelling. • Talking to your child about their condition. • Handling other people’s comments. • Emotional reactions. • Coping with feelings.

  3. LABELLING “We felt for a long time that something was wrong. It was a relief when someone put a name to it.” “Ben’s got ADHD so we can’t expect him to behave properly.”

  4. THE PROS AND CONS OF LABELLING When a child gets a diagnosis, they also get a ‘label’. What are the advantages of labelling? Are there any disadvantages?

  5. TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT THEIR CONDITION • Talk to them naturally and simply. • Explain it in a way that they will understand. • It benefits the whole family. • It helps prevent anxieties and isolation.

  6. HANDLING OTHER PEOPLE’S COMMENTS How do you cope with other peoples comments about your child or their behaviour?

  7. HOW DOES YOUR CHILD COPE WITH OTHER PEOPLE’S COMMENTS?

  8. BREAK

  9. EMOTIONAL REACTIONS “I didn’t want to talk about it with other people just after the diagnosis because doing that would mean that it was real – that it was true. I was struggling to accept that it was really true and not just a mistake the specialist had made.”

  10. STAGES OF GRIEF Kubler-Ross

  11. STAGES OF GRIEF Kubler-Ross

  12. ACCEPTING OUR FEELINGS • These feelings are normal. • They don’t make you a bad parent. • They are best acknowledged – not buried. • Other family members have feelings too and may be at different stage of acceptance.

  13. CARE FOR THE FAMILY Additional Needs Support Telephone befriending service: 029 2081 0800

  14. REFLECTION Today we have looked at: • Last week’s focus for the week • Labelling • Talking to your child about their condition • Handling other people’s comments • Emotional reactions • Coping with feelings

  15. FOCUS FOR THE WEEK • Tune in to your feelings. • Try and identify one emotion each day. • Tell someone how you feel (or write it down).

  16. NEXT WEEK We will be looking at understanding behaviour.

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