Specialised care
Parents Coaching Group
Empowering you to support your child
Strategies, tools and confidence so parents can extend therapy into everyday home routines.
- Behavioural strategies
- Home routines
- Communication techniques
- Peer support
What is parents coaching group?
A supportive group that equips parents with practical strategies and the confidence to extend therapy into everyday home routines — because progress happens between sessions too.
Signs your child may benefit
- Parents wanting practical, day-to-day strategies
- Families navigating behaviour, communication or routines at home
- Parents who value learning alongside other families
Our approach
Guided coaching that turns therapy principles into simple home techniques — behaviour strategies, communication tips and routine-building you can apply right away.
What to expect
Group sessions with our therapists, take-home strategies, and a community of parents facing similar journeys.
Common questions about behaviour & emotions
- My child gets very emotional when things don't go his way. How do I help?
- Help your child label emotions so they become aware of them. Discipline the behaviour, not the feeling — stay calm, avoid reinforcing outbursts, and give attention and praise for calm moments.
- Teachers say my child can't sit still in class. What can I do?
- Check common triggers first — sleep, diet (high sugar), or an underlying learning difficulty. Morning physical play helps 'use up' energy, and a simple reward chart can support focus. If it persists, ask for an assessment.
- My child screams at the barber. What should I do?
- Identify the trigger (often the razor's sound or touch), change the setting (try haircuts at shower time), use distraction, role-play with toy scissors first, and build up in small, gradual steps.
- My child climbs and jumps from dangerous heights. How do I teach him it's unsafe?
- Calmly stop the behaviour, explain the consequence simply, and redirect to a safe alternative that meets the same need (like a trampoline or crash mat). Be consistent every time.
- How do I help with hand-flapping or finger-flicking?
- These behaviours usually serve a purpose — expressing excitement or seeking sensory input. Rather than simply stopping it, teach an appropriate way to express the feeling and offer an alternative sensory activity that meets the same need.