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Special Events

Self-regulation and play (A neuro-scientific perspective) – delivered by Dominic Gunn 

  • Date: Tuesday 15th October [Follow up 23rd January 2025 4-5pm]
  • Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
  • Where: Virtual: MSTeams
  • Cost: £32 per person
  • To book: Please complete the Booking form

Delegates will have opportunities to explore: 

  • How recent findings in neuroscience affirm the need for child-led play.
  • How child-led play is essential to develop self-regulation.
  • What child-led play involves and how it differs from other types of play.
  • The role of the adult in children’s play.
  • The negative impact of limiting child-led play.
  • Why behaviourist approaches, including reward charts, and overly directive timetables can create dysregulation in children and lead to resistance rather than resilience.
  • How to support emotional self-regulation of children with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and specific additional needs during child-led play. 

Participants will understand how child-led play is required for healthy brain development. They will feel confident to ensure necessary play opportunities are a major part of each child’s day. They will also feel more confident about their own role in this play. Participants will be empowered to advocate and articulate how child-led play leads to productive, respectful relationships quickly, in young children, and is sustained permanently in older children and later life. 

Revisit and reflect 

You are also invited back to reflect on your understanding and practice post training [this is only for those people who attended the October training]