Half-term brings its own kind of pressure, even before Halloween enters the picture. In this episode, Victoria and Natalie talk about what happens when routine disappears for a week, Halloween itself, what the holidays are ‘supposed’ to look like, and building a version that actually works for your family.
Key Takeaways
- Half-term can bring anxiety even when a child is genuinely excited to be off school
- Halloween costumes and face paints can feel uncomfortable
- A visual timetable can help make an unstructured week far easier to manage
- Keeping a simple record of appointments, meetings and behaviour patterns can be helpful to use as evidence for diagnosis, EHCPs and panel reviews
- Quiet downtime after an activity can help some children recover and regulate
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