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Enable Children to Feel Safe so They Can Flourish

Help a child who is safe with you actually feel safe, so they have room to play, learn and try new things.

  • 25 minutes
  • Certificate

Free for 14 days, then £4 a month or £40 a year. Cancel before day 14 and you won't pay anything.

About this course

Risk assessments and safety checks keep a child safe. Feeling safe is something else, and for a child who has lived through trauma, or who finds social rules baffling, it can take much longer to arrive.

Safety here means four things: physical, social, emotional and cognitive. For each there are small, practical steps you can take, at home or in a classroom. Rehearse a new situation with role play or a social story so a child knows what's coming. Give them words, pictures or a scale for how they feel, and a breathing trick for when it all gets too much. And let them watch you get something wrong and have another go, so mistakes stop feeling dangerous.

You don't need any specialist knowledge, and there are summary notes to download and keep.

Modules

6 modules
  1. 1Introduction1 min
  2. 2Wrap up & further reading4 min
  3. 3Physical Safety2 min
  4. 4Social safety5 min
  5. 5Emotional safety6 min
  6. 6Cognitive safety8 min

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Good to know

  • A certificate when you finish.
  • Stop when you like and pick up where you left off.
  • Got a link from your child's school? Use that instead: it's free for you.

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