Parenting self-help for children and young people up to 25 years with SEND

Free Online courses for parents and carers from Solihull

All parents and carers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly can access these self-guided courses for FREE. 

Courses include:

• Understanding your child with additional needs (6 months - 19+ years)
• Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager (6 months - 19+ years)
• Understanding your child's feelings (6 months - 19+ years)
• Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your child (6 months - 19+ years)
• Understanding your teenager's brain (Preteen to teenager)
• Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your teenager (Preteen to teenager)

Visit the website and use the code TAMAR for free access.

Visit the Inourplace Solihull Approach Online courses website

SEND Local Offer

Cornwall’s SEND Local Offer is the provision that is available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families.

• It includes:
• Health and Social Care
• Education and training
• Activities for children and young people with SEND

Visit the Cornwall SEND Local Offer website

SENDIASS

SENDIASS provides free, confidential, impartial advice, guidance and support to parents of children with special educational needs and children and young people with SEND from 0-25. 

Visit the Cornwall SENDIASS website

Parent Carers Cornwall

Parent Carers Cornwall is run by parents and carers and aims is to support and offer guidance to families who have a child with SEND 0-25 years of age.

Visit the Parent Carers Cornwall website

The Neurodiversity Hub

This tool can be used to find information about neurodiversity and to guide you in finding the right support for your child.

Visit the The Neurodiversity Hub on the Parent Carers Cornwall website

The PDA Society

The PDA Society provides information and resources regarding Pathological Demand Avoidance.

Visit the Pathological Demand Avoidance Society website

The ADHD Foundation

The ADHD Foundation provides information and resources to support parents/carers regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Visit the ADHD Foundation websiteThe National Autistic Society

The National Autistic Society provides information and resources to support parents/carers regarding Autism.

Visit the National Autistic Society website

Parent Talk

Parent Talk is a web-platform full of advice pages from mental health and wellbeing to sleep and behaviour. You can also connect with a parenting coach and sign up for emails. 

Visit the Parent Talk - Support for Parents from Action For Children website

Qwell - Support for Parents/Carers

Parents and carers in Cornwall have access to a free counselling service to help support Mental Health and Wellbeing. The service offers free online counselling and support provided via the Qwell website staffed by a team of qualified counsellors. The support is free, safe and anonymous and does not require a referral.

Visit the Qwell website

Internet Matters

Internet matters is a charity that provides parents and carers with guidance, advice and support to help children navigate the online world safely. Find information and safety settings for your child's devices and apps and get tips to talk about online safety with your child.

Internet Matters website

Emotion Coaching

Helping your child to manage their feelings and behaviour.

Adults can help support children and young people with their feelings and behaviour. This can be done using an approach called Emotion Coaching. It provides adults with a way to help children understand the different emotions they experience, why they occur, and how to respond to them.

Our Educational Psychology Team have created five short films to help you. These use Emotion Coaching to support emotional regulation; while building positive relationships through:

• empathy
• atunement
• understanding, and
• respect
  View the five short films