PADD – Parent Awareness of Developing Differently
What is it?
Parent Awareness of Developing Differently is a group for parents and carers of children developing differently aged 6 years or younger. Your child may be developing differently in the following areas
- Speech and language development
- Cognitive skills
- Social and emotional skills
- Motor skills
It is run by a Psychologist and Speech and Language Therapist and some Nurture Centres in Fife. It consists of 6 weekly sessions, each 2.5 hours in length. The group is for parents who would like a greater understanding of what it means for their child to be developing differently and how to continue supporting their child.
The group provides the opportunity to meet other parents who also have a child developing differently.
The group covers things that may help to improve your child’s everyday life including supporting your child’s development, communication and behaviour. Support strategies are discussed to help your child and to ensure you take care of yourself too.
Topics include understanding your child’s differences and supporting their development, communication and behaviour.
What does each session involve?
How will this help me?
Course Content
What does it mean to develop differently?
This session looks at what it means to develop differently. We also consider the impact of your child’s developmental differences on the family and how to look after yourself and your child.
How children develop and how to support them
This session looks at development differences and profiling your child’s strengths and areas of challenge and how to support these.
Communication
This session looks at how children’s language and communication develops and strategies to support them.
Sensory Sensitivities and Anxiety
This session looks at how your child experiences the sensory world and considers how to understand and respond to anxiety.
Understanding Behaviour and Positive Parenting
This session explores the underlying meaning of behaviour and focuses on positive interactions with your child using attention, play and praise.
Sleep and Siblings
This session considers how to support a good sleep routine, we also consider the impact on siblings having a brother/sister who is developing differently.
