Tooled Up Education

Understanding Adoption: Perspectives of the Adoptee, Parent & Professional & Actionable Tips for Educational Settings with Alison Roy

Author of ‘A for Adoption’ and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Alison Roy, joins us to explore the impact of adoption on an adoptee – child or young person, and how their traumatic histories can affect their relationships in different settings. This webinar provides a fuller understanding about the challenges facing adopted children and their families, and the professionals who support them. Alison highlights the importance of relationships and relationship-based interventions as a means of making sense of these experiences and creating educational environments where adopted young people can thrive.

There’s a Time and a Place Quiz

This is a quiz to help us understand that there is a ‘time and a place’ for saying what is in our heads and a time to keep things to ourselves and stay quiet. If we say something to someone in particular situations or at particular times, it can be seen as rude, disruptive or even unkind. This quiz provides scenarios for teachers or parents to work through, reflect on or even role play. The aim is to develop a level of empathy for others, to encourage children and teens to ‘think first’ before talking and to praise them for coming up with new ideas that mean interactions with others work better.

Let’s Connect for Children’s Mental Health Week

Connections with others – friends, family, teachers and even people we chat to in passing, such as neighbours or the person working in the local shop, are vital for our wellbeing. Without these connections, we can feel lonely or isolated, which can make us feel down. Thinking about how we connect with others and other ways to improve our wellbeing are important. Here are a few things that are worth considering.

All About Allergies Follow Up with Professor Adam Fox

Following on from the success of his last Q&A for Tooled Up parents and carers, Professor Fox returns to answer more of your questions. He also discusses a unique model of working with parents of children with allergies, which he is bringing forward in his practice.

A Quick Guide to Grief and Bereavement (and Relevant Tooled Up Resources)

Sadly, the vast majority of young people will experience the death of someone significant to them before the age of 16. Losing someone that we love is extremely difficult for the whole family and ensuring that children feel supported when the adults who care for them might be feeling emotionally overwhelmed can be tough. Thankfully, there are many resources available that can help. This quick guide talks you through some useful tips and points you to relevant resources in the Tooled Up library and beyond.

Practising Being Organised

This presentation has been created with 11-12 year olds in mind. It encourages young people to consider what it feels like when we are disorganised and how putting a little effort into organisation can make our everyday lives less stressful. It goes on to provide lots of easily actionable tips for getting practised at being organised. Great to use as the foundation of a lesson, this presentation has plenty of places where children are encourage to stop, talk to a friend, reflect and come up with ideas.

Q&A with Dentist Peter McCarron

How should teens clean their teeth if they have braces? What happens if you lose a tooth? How old should children be when they start cleaning their own teeth? What’s the best toothpaste for kids? Are electric or manual brushes better? Dentist, Peter McCarron, answers all of your frequently asked questions.

How to Help Fussy Eaters

Some children are fussy eaters. Expanding their palate can be extremely challenging and there are no ‘quick fix’ answers. We’ve teamed up with paediatric dietitian Anjanee Kohli to find out best practice when encouraging children to try new foods. She also gives some advice on when further help might be required.