Our team is increasingly hearing about parents who are concerned about their children's mental health, and of course we know there is a rise in mental health diagnoses too. We are also working with many schools/teachers who have some concerns about whether parents/caregivers feel equipped to provide support to their children to be resilient and manage the normal difficulties of childhood.
In response to these challenges, Kirrilie has three seminars for parents of primary aged children which are designed to help them effectively support their children with challenges.
Individual seminar topics for parent/caregivers
Seminar one: Calm and Confident Kids
This seminar helps parents support and coach children with anxiety (eg separation anxiety, school refusal, phobias, worrying behaviours, anxiety about learning) - to help them face their fears independently, to speak calmly and positively to their children - and to be empathic and supportive - whilst not 'rescuing' children unhelpfully from situations which are tough for them.
Seminar Two: Calm and Co-operative Kids
This seminar helps parents to kindly help their children feel more co-operative, to know how to implement and give tricky instructions, and to implement routines and expectations (eg bedtimes, chores etc.) - in developmentally appropriate and supportive ways.
Seminar Three: Calm and Connected Kids
This seminar helps parents understand the normality of friendship and peer challenges, know how to support children to act in positive ways towards friends, to help parents support their children to deal resiliently with friendship and peer hassles - and to help them support their children to make and keep friendships.
Child Mental Health and Well Being seminars for Professionals (Teachers, Youth workers, Counsellors and Mental health workers)
This seminar helps professionals understand issues related to child mental health, and to be aware of practical strategies to use and support children (and their parents/caregivers) dealing with anxiety, trauma and challenging behaviour including:
Most common mental health concerns and conditions for children
Causal factors and influences on child mental health
The most influential practical strategies in supporting children (and families with emotional and mental health concerns)
What is the Cost?
The 2025 price for the Parent/Caregiver package is $3,350 plus GST. This cost includes: All 3 seminars, staff professional development seminar, and follow up letters. If preferred, instead of running the whole package - schools can just book Individual seminars at a cost of $1,250 plus GST for each seminar.
Want more information or to make a booking?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or would like to make a booking. You can email me directly on amy@developingminds.net.au or call our admin team on 8357 1711.
Please note that as all of our seminars are run by Kirrilie Smout and dates are booking fast for 2025. The most popular times for seminars are the first 3 weeks of school - so if you would like one of these dates please contact me as soon as possible.
P.S. – If you don’t want to make a booking this year but would like some (free) tips, resources and ideas in supporting your senior schools, please sign up to my email newsletter on the right of this page
