Course overview

Course intent

This course will help you build the skills, knowledge, and confidence to better understand and support your child’s development, behaviour, and emotional wellbeing. You will gain practical strategies to support learning at home, strengthen your relationship with your child, and feel more confident engaging with your child’s education.

What will you learn?

This free, two-week online course will help you understand emotional regulation and emotional intelligence You’ll learn how to spot signs of dysregulation and how to use validation to acknowledge feelings. The course introduces healthy coping strategies, explains why co-regulation is important, and encourages you to try at least one practical approach to support your child’s emotional development

What Will I Learn:

What emotional regulation and emotional intelligence are

How to recognise when your child is dysregulated

How to validate your child’s feelings

Simple coping strategies to use at home

The role of co-regulation

One practical way to support your child’s emotional growth

Who is this course for? Is there anything you need to know before joining?

This course is suitable for parents and carers of primary-aged children living in Surrey, and is delivered online via Zoom

What do you need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

You will need to:

• Have your camera on
• Provide a mobile phone number and email address when you enrol so that we can contact you about your course.
• Please attend all sessions
• A reliable internet connection
• A computer/laptop/tablet or phone with a fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome), microphone and camera
• A pen and paper
• Check your email for detailed joining instructions two days before course starts.
• Fill out the `Getting to know you` form and fill out `Tell us what you think` form
• Contact us on family.learning@surreycc.gov.uk if you have any questions

Please do not enrol on more than 3 x workshop and courses within family learning

What can you do when you finish the course?

At the end of this course we will give you details of what you can move on to next, for example volunteering, further courses with Surrey Adult Learning, a college or employment

Additional Information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss any additional support needs you have with our Learner Support Coordinator, who will then contact you as soon as possible. They can discuss your needs with you and talk through the reasonable adjustments we may be able to offer. If you are enrolling within 14 days of the course start date, they may not be able to contact you before your first class.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment where everyone is treated with fairness and respect.

How to enrol

Our courses are for adult learners aged 19 or over. If you are under 19, please call 0300 200 1044.

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