Emotional development linked to behaviour

Emotional development linked to behaviour

About This Workshop

This practical and supportive workshop is designed for parents, carers, with young people aged 5 years and above. We explore how children’s emotional development influences their behaviour—particularly when additional needs such as ADHD, autism, sensory processing differences, or other neurodiverse profiles are present.

Through guidance, you’ll learn how to recognise what drives certain behaviours, respond with confidence, and build positive strategies that support emotional wellbeing at home, school, and in the community.

What You’ll Learn

Key stages of emotional development in children and young people

How emotions, communication, and behaviour are linked

The impact of neurodiversity and additional needs on emotional regulation

Understanding “big behaviours” through a compassionate lens

Practical tools to support regulation, coping skills, and resilience

Strategies to reduce conflict and increase connection

How to create supportive environments that meet sensory and emotional needs

Who Is This Workshop For?

• Parents and carers of children aged 5 years and up
• Foster carers, kinship carers, and step-carers
• Anyone wanting to better understand behaviour through a developmental and neurodiversity-affirming approach

No prior knowledge is required—just a willingness to learn and reflect.