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The BOUNCE Approach® Lens

Communication & Connection.

Every Child Is Always Communicating.

The question is never whether a child can communicate – it’s whether the adults around them have learned to hear what’s being said. Behaviour is communication. Silence is communication. When a nervous system is overwhelmed, words are often the first thing to go offline.

This pillar helps you become fluent in each child’s language – adapting how you communicate so every child can understand and be understood. Variations to work with, never deficits to fix.

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B

Body

Nervous system – is this child detecting danger, or safe enough to engage?

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O

Openness

Attachment – how might relationships and experiences of safety be shaping behaviour?

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U

Understanding

Sensory – could this child’s sensory world be overwhelming their nervous system?

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N

Navigating Emotions

Emotions – can this child notice, understand and express what their body is feeling?

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C

Communication

Connection – how is it affecting their ability to connect and ask for help?

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E

Esteem & Identity

Self – what beliefs about themselves might this child have developed?

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★ Courses

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Using Declarative Language course

Using Declarative Language

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Theory of Mind Intervention course

Theory of Mind Intervention

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Understanding Tourette Syndrome course

Understanding Tourette Syndrome

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Using NLP to De-escalate and Defuse Conflict course

Using NLP to De-escalate and Defuse Conflict

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Exploring the Principles of NVR course

Exploring the Principles of NVR

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Running Solution Circles course

Running Solution Circles

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Restorative Justice in Schools course

Restorative Justice in Schools

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Different Behaviour Between Home and School course

Different Behaviour Between Home and School

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▶ Interventions

Structured programmes and sessions you can run with a child or group

Comic Strip Interventions

Comic Strip Interventions

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Running LEGO-based Therapy Sessions

Running LEGO®-based Therapy Sessions

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↓ Resources

Ready-to-use packs for voice, reflection and repair

How I Communicate Pack resource

How I Communicate Pack

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Pupil Voice resource

Restore, Repair, and Prevent Toolkit resource

Restore, Repair, and Prevent Toolkit

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My Reflection Pack resource

My Reflection Pack

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🧘 Somatic Toolkit
🪟 Window of Tolerance Activity Pack
🧩 Managing Demand Avoidance Toolkit
⛏️ Minecraft Belief Systems
🧱 LEGO® Belief Systems
🧱 Therapeutic LEGO® Pack
😀 Emoji Body Map
🧠 Creating a Neuroprofile
🧍 Physical Body Scan
🗓️ Visual Timetable (Home Use)
📊 SEMH Assessment Trackers
📖 Metaphorical Stories
🧠 Sensory Profile Assessment
🗣️ Pupil Voice Tools
🗺️ Body Mapping
🛠️ Restore, Repair & Prevent Toolkit
🧩 “A Part of Me Feels” Resource
🎨 Window of Tolerance Fun Pack
📈 Assessment Trackers
📉 SUD Scale
📝 Support Plan Pack
😊😟 Positive & Negative Affect Schedule
📎 BOUNCE Strips and Fans
🧠 BOUNCE + Window of Tolerance Pack
🧱 Positive Posters – LEGO® Style
🤝 Self- and Co-Regulation Posters
🏫 Classroom Bumper Display Pack
🌈 Sensory Differences Activity Pack
👾 Mood Monsters Classroom Pack
⚙️ Executive Function Pack

EVERY resource on the website is included, such as:

🧘 Somatic Toolkit
😀 Emoji Body Map
🧍 Physical Body Scan
🧱 Therapeutic LEGO® Pack
🗓️ Visual Timetable (Home Use)
📊 SEMH Assessment Tracker
📖 Metaphorical Stories
🧠 Sensory Profile Assessment
🗣️ Pupil Voice Tools
🪟 Window of Tolerance
🧩 Managing Demand Avoidance Toolkit
🗺️ Body Mapping
🛠️ Restore, Repair & Prevent Toolkit
🧩 “A Part of Me Feels” Resource
🎨 Window of Tolerance Fun Pack
📈 Assessment Tracker
📉 SUD Scale
📝 Support Plan Pack
😊😟 Positive & Negative Affect Schedule
📎 Strips and Fans
🧠 BOUNCE + Window of Tolerance Pack
🧱 Positive Posters – LEGO® Style
🤝 Self- and Co-Regulation Posters
🏫 Classroom Bumper Display Pack
🌈 Sensory Differences
👾 Mood Monsters Classroom Pack
⚙️ Executive Function Pack
🧠 Creating a Neuroprofile
⛏️ Minecraft Belief Systems
🧱 LEGO® Belief Systems

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  • Best for: Whole schools, nurseries, colleges, or service teams (e.g. NHS, local authorities, care settings)

Each month you’ll get an EXTRA:

✅ A professional resource

🎥 A walkthrough video

🎓 A CPD professional webinar

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