Refugee families often face profound isolation and disconnection after relocating, leading to significant mental health challenges and wellbeing issues. Discover … Read More
Introducing Parent Connect Services
Parenting is a journey filled with ups and downs, but it’s a journey that no one should have to navigate … Read More
Getting it ‘Just Right’ – Goldilocks Dilemma and Sensory Processing in Children
It only takes a little trip down memory lane and through the pages of fairytales to see that getting something … Read More
Volunteer to make a Beacon Beanie for play-based therapy
Some of our favourite therapy games and activities involve using beanbags, so we made our own together with some brilliant … Read More
School Transitions
If there’s one thing that’s constant, it’s change. After a year and a half of massive changes brought about by … Read More
Preparing for calm and connected Christmas holidays with your child
Will your child struggle to cope with the excitement and disrupted routine of the festive period? If you think your … Read More
Calling All Dads!
Adoptive dad and Beacon Family Services team member, Pete Brindley, reflects on the role of dads. He invites dads to … Read More
Gut feelings and how they can help us parent
I was recently asked two questions. Firstly ‘How are you?’ and secondly ‘How do you know?’ I remembered checking the … Read More
Back to School: I need a transition map
School transitions: it’s endings and perhaps even more so, its beginnings, stir up a deep sense of foreboding and unpredictability, … Read More
What to do if you can’t cope with your child’s meltdown
You need to be out of the door immediately in order to keep everyone on track for the day and … Read More