Events for Parents

Every two months from March 2021 to January 2023, we will be holding workshop events for participating schools in which experts in child psychology and education will give brief (15-minute talks) on topics of interest to early years teachers. We will upload the video recordings of these 15-minute talks on our website and make them available to all our study families (find the recordings here). By this summer, we aim to upload talks on the following topics:

• Understanding Children’s Worry

• What is the Differences between Wellbeing and Mental Health in Childhood?

• Mental Health in Struggling Learners

• Children’s Learning and Wellbeing are not two sides of a seesaw

• Children’s Connection to Nature and Why it Matters

• Supporting Young Children’s Outdoor Risky Play

Talks later in the year will include the following topics:

• Children’s Developing Mindreading Skills

• Mindreading in the Playground

• How Families can Foster Flexibility and Focus

• Why Flexibility and Focus Matters for School Success

• Shared Picture Book reading

• How Spatial Reasoning Supports Early Numeracy

• Understanding Maths Anxiety

• Neurodiversity in the Classroom

• Bilingual Children’s School Experiences

• Children’s Multicultural Friendships

• Building Bridges between Schools and Families

• Teacher-Child Relationships