Parenting Neurodivergent Children Workshop with Dr Emma Bede

Parenting children with diagnosed or suspected neurodivergences can bring additional challenges in many forms. You might find that all the "right ways" of doing things don't work for your family; you might come up with ways of parenting that work beautifully for you, but attract criticism or suspicion from other people. If your children need accommodations and support, you might have to become an expert researcher, a tireless advocate, and an incredibly organised administrator, leaving not much time and emotional space to just be a parent, let alone to take care of yourself. This session will focus mainly on how to protect your own wellbeing and meet your own needs, while finding ways to parent that work for you and your family.

Please note that there is a separate session earlier in the month focused on the specific needs of neurodivergent parents.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Understand the practical, emotional and psychological impact on parents of parenting children whose needs don't match the world's assumptions.
• Build parents' confidence in finding unique solutions and ways of living well as a family, even when these may look very different from other families' lives.
• Find ways for parents to take care of themselves while supporting their neurodivergent children.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Parents of neurodivergent children, and people supporting neurodivergent children and their parents professionally or personally.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• Appreciate the wide range of issues faced by parents of neurodivergent children, and understand how to support them to build confidence and promote their wellbeing.