What’s Really Going on with My Child’s Focus and Emotional Regulation?

This session will explore what may be driving ongoing difficulties with focus, emotional regulation and impulsive behaviour in children and young people. We will look beyond surface-level behaviours to consider what might be happening underneath, and how differences in attention, processing, sensory needs and emotional development can shape how a child responds to the world around them.

We will discuss why some young people can feel constantly overwhelmed, highly reactive or quick to shut down, and how these experiences can affect learning, friendships, confidence and day-to-day family life. We will also consider how environments at home and school can either heighten or reduce stress, and what helps children feel more settled, understood and able to engage.

Alongside this, we will share practical, psychologically informed strategies that can be used straight away. The session will focus on tools to support regulation, reduce overwhelm and build more predictable, supportive routines across home and school. Our aim is for parents and carers to leave with a clearer understanding of what may be going on for their child, as well as realistic, compassionate approaches that support the whole family.

Dr Daniel Weisberg is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Managing Director of CAYP Psychology. He holds both a PhD in children’s emotional development and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Manchester. With over a decade of NHS experience, Daniel specialises in paediatric neuropsychology and has contributed to national and international research into child development, rare genetic and developmental differences. In 2016, he founded CAYP Psychology, which has since grown into an award-winning service with more than 100 clinicians supporting children, adolescents, and young people across the UK and online.

Overview:

• Why some children have focus and attention difficulties 

• What’s going on behind emotional reactivity

• Why small things can trigger such big reactions

• Co-regulation and supporting big feelings 

• When focus and regulation difficulties raise bigger questions

• When to think about seeking an assessment or specialist support and how this may help

• Practical strategies to support focus, attention, regulation and behaviour at home and school

  
  

  Who can join:

  This session is primarily for parents and carers of primary and high school aged-children, but anyone working with children is welcome to attend.
  

  

  
  

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