Early years educators

Early years educators are often first to identify a young person’s behavioural and emotional support needs. They are integral in supporting parents to understand and address them. We teach you how to build children’s capacity to respond to everyday challenges and unexpected events by developing their capacity to understand, self-regulate and manage their emotions in ways that reflect the feelings and needs of others. Our programs support Quality Areas and concepts of the National Quality Standard.

Our courses

early years educators

Talk Less Listen More™ for Early Years Educators

This course covers a range of behaviour guidance techniques that can be taught to all staff to help children develop more self-control and to respond with more flexibility to frustration.

professionals

Anxiety Coach™ in the Classroom

Anxiety Coach is a one-day professional learning course for teachers, and teacher aides to learn classroom strategies for managing anxiety and building resilience.

early years educators

Tough Conversations™ for Early Years Centre Directors

This course provides you with simple and effective strategies to help guide you through the tough conversations early-years centre directors encounter every day.

From the Blog

Teens

Teen development

Parenting

Confidently Navigate Teen Development

By Parentshop Staff•November 25, 2024

Adolescence is a period of remarkable growth, particularly in the brain. While teenagers can seem unpredictable or emotional, their behaviours are deeply rooted in the natural changes happening during this time. By understanding these developmental shifts, parents, educators, and caregivers can provide the guidance and support teens need to thrive.

Visual supports for children with autism spectrum disorder

123 Magic and Emotion Coaching

Special Needs

Additional Needs

Understanding Visual Supports: Practical Tools to Assist Children with Autism

By Parentshop Staff•November 3, 2024

For children on the autism spectrum, processing verbal information alone can often be challenging. Visual supports offer a powerful way to bridge this gap, making communication more accessible and environments more predictable. By incorporating images, schedules, or symbols into a child’s daily routines, child and family specialists can help parents and educators unlock new ways of engagement that encourage independence and reduce anxiety.

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benefits of nature

children in nature

Benefits of outdoor activities for connecting with nature: Why it matters for children

By Parentshop Staff•October 16, 2024

Our environment has an undeniable impact on how we live, grow, play, and learn, but it has an even bigger impact on our children. Because their brain synapses are still being built, every experience and environment play has a tremendous influence on their young brains.