Growing Hope Conversations

Heather Graham and Growing Hope Through Counselling

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with counsellor Heather Graham, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into parent/carer and children's counselling on the journeys children with additional needs and their families may take.

Georgie Harris and Growing Hope Through Music Therapy

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with Music Therapist Georgie Harris, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into Music Therapy for children with additional needs and their families. 

Lizzie Johnson and Growing Hope Through Physiotherapy

This conversational podcast is based on an interview with Physiotherapist Lizzie Johnson, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into Physiotherapy for children with additional needs and their families. 

Abi Page and Growing Hope Through Speech Therapy

This podcast interviews Speech and Language Therapist Abi Page, giving practical tips, strategies and insights into Speech and Language Therapy for children with additional needs and their families, particularly considering the Autistic Spectrum.

Supporting your child's writing development

This podcast gives practical tips and strategies as to how to support your child's writing development from letter formation to pencil grip. 

How to support your child's play

In this podcast Naomi discusses how you can support your child's play and common questions often asked about how children play.

How to support your children's dressing

This podcast discusses different questions that parents and carers often ask around supporting children's dressing. It gives lots of practical ideas about how to help your child develop these skills from putting on their coat to tying their laces. 

Calming strategies & and support for challenging behaviour

We all have days in which our behaviour is more challenging than others. This podcast discusses calming strategies that can help with both mild and extreme challenging behaviour that we may see in our children. Behaviour is a form of communication so this podcast helps us to reflect on ways in which we can support our child. It includes some relaxation strategies which may be helpful for both yourself and them. 

How to support your children's eating

This podcast discusses common difficulties children have with their motor skills and their sensory processing when eating and provides quick practical strategies that parents and carers can try.

How to support your children's sleep

This podcast discusses how to enable your children to get a better nights sleep, particularly when sleep difficulties seem more prevelent during the COVID-19 crisis.