Trauma Informed Parenting Workshop

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July 2025 | 10:00–11:30am
The Chapel, Lift

This 90-minute, trauma-informed workshop is designed to give parents and professionals the tools to enhance children’s mental wellbeing and resilience - whether or not you are attending the 100 Cleft Portraits event. You are warmly invited to attend either or both.

Since 2020, there has been a 25% increase in anxiety and depression globally, affecting nearly one billion people. In my 25 years in education - and after recently revisiting your school - I can say with full conviction that this work is not just helpful, it's essential.

You’re already carrying so much - whether that’s at home or in the classroom. This isn’t “another thing to do.” In fact, once this knowledge becomes part of how you see and respond to the children in your care, it can actually make things feel more manageable. It reduces stress, deepens connection, and creates calmer, more resilient environments - at home, at school, and everywhere in between. This is about making life easier, not harder.

As a mum, teacher, and trauma-informed coach, I know how high the stakes feel - emotionally and physically. Whether you're supporting a child with a visible difference or managing a classroom of 30, this work is about understanding what’s really going on in ourselves and our children - and how to respond in ways that foster calm, safety, and connection.

This workshop will help you:

• Recognise and respond to different types of trauma in children
• Strengthen relationships through better communication
• Support emotional regulation at home and in the classroom
• Advocate for children’s needs in educational and healthcare settings
• Build confidence, compassion, and consistency—especially when things are hard

I believe we can build communities where both children and adults feel safe, understood, and empowered. Schools made up of individuals who understand themselves, their nervous systems, and each other - that’s where real change starts.

Whether or not cleft has touched your family directly, this workshop offers powerful tools for anyone supporting children. And if you are joining us for the 100 Cleft Portraits celebration, this is a meaningful way to deepen your experience.

👉 Click here for more information about the full 100 Cleft Portraits event.

If you have thoughts or ideas about how this could support your school, family, or community - I’d love to hear them. This is about working together, with compassion and purpose.

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