This webinar looks to provide families with ideas and strategies to help develop and promote positive mental health for children with Dyspraxia/DCD. The webinar focusses on enabling families to help children develop health promoting skills such as positive problem solving and coping strategies to foster independent self-management and regulation.

This webinar will also look at strategies to help children manage and balance areas including self-care, productivity and leisure in their own lives.

Areas to be covered include:

• Self-awareness and regulation
• Self-esteem and self-image
• Breathing, stretching and meditation for children
• Reflection and appreciation of strengths
• Balancing success vs struggle
• Incorporating growth mindset into day-to-day life

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will have a greater understanding of the foundational aspects in working towards developing positive mental health.
• Participants will have gained knowledge of the psychosocial impacts Dyspraxia/DCD can have
• Participants will develop strategies and tools to help children with Dyspraxia/DCD develop independence in managing their own mental health
• Participants will have a greater understanding of the impact of ‘Growth Mindset’ on thinking and skills development.

Presenter:

Stephen is a qualified occupational therapist and primary school teacher with over 10 years’ experience in the classroom, working in both mainstream and SEN settings. Stephen has presented a wide range of webinars nationally, including the topic of Dyspraxia/DCD in schools. Stephen is currently working with Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland as an OT as part of the POTTS programme with the University of Limerick. Stephen has also worked with Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland on a number of other projects, including the development of the ‘Our say in our schools’ resource for schools by children with Dyspraxia/DCD.