These slides were developed for a parent workshop in Summer 2025.

Here’s the session overview:

If you were there, I hope these are a helpful aide-memoire. If not, I hope they make enough sense without me to be useful. If you’d like to download them, you can do so via this page on slideshare.

Parenting Through the Prep Years: Nurturing Connection & Confidence

The prep years are key to building your child’s confidence, resilience and emotional wellbeing – but they can bring plenty of parenting challenges too. In this practical and interactive session, we’ll explore how to support your child’s growing independence while staying connected, and help you set and maintain clear, manageable screen-time boundaries.

You’ll leave with simple, real-life tools to boost communication, manage worries, create a calm home environment – and establish healthy digital routines. There’ll also be space to reflect, share ideas and connect with other parents.

By the end of this session, you will:
• Build stronger emotional connections through everyday moments
• Support your child’s emotional regulation and resilience
• Encourage independence and problem-solving with gentle guidance
• Create a calm, predictable home environment
• Respond confidently to everyday worries and big feelings
• Set clear, consistent screen-time limits and digital boundaries
• Share experiences and ideas with fellow parents

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