The Restorative Approach to Conflict resource has helped me identify my own conflict style which kept me safe, but not learning or growing.
I would often succumb to other people’s wishes because of not being able to find my own voice.
It has also made me aware of what kind of people I seem to attract into my life due to familiarity and what the outcome of that collaboration tends to be. I am also much quicker now at identifying the conflict style of the person that I am in exchange with and what we are co-creating together.
Knowing which position I am coming from and which position the other person is coming from helps me be more aware about the direction that the interaction is going and what are my choices to help it move in the direction of a more collaborative exchange.
Most of all I needed to learn what my needs were and find my voice to be able to express them clearly, calmly, and with more confidence. I am recognizing now that my needs matter as much as the person who I am in exchange with.
I also recognize that I have a choice now over how I express those needs. I am embracing a sense of playfulness to be able to expand my repertoire of expressing those needs in the future.
Thank you, Tracy for creating the resource and creating a positive impact in my life.
Tracy has created a super safe space where it’s OK to explore, learn and share challenges that having an amazing neurodiverse child might bring. There are not many of these spaces out there, and mainly one feels separate from or isolated as one’s beloved has a story, different from one that society expects. She softens the tough edges and offers and demonstrates practical suggestions and tools to try out with your young person. My daughter is not yet in a better place but I know I can ask Tracy for support whilst we get to a better place. Many thanks Tracy & CTS.
Over the past few years I have attended training sessions and coffee and chats in person and on Zoom led by Tracy. These have been invaluable. Tracy shares her vast knowledge in an accessible way. She helps me to know that I am not alone in my struggles, and she provides training to help ourselves and our neuro divergent children. The wealth of resources on her website is outstanding. And new resources continue to appear! I often recommend Child Therapy Services to other parents because I find it so useful. She deserves a medal for the work she is doing.
So helpful to talk through my concerns with someone so knowledgeable and see some positive ways forward. Thank you
I am not sure how I would have survived the last year without the help and understanding that I received and I continue to receive from Child Therapy Service. It allowed me not just to understand my own son’s struggles but my own childhood struggles that I never really fully addressed. I am so grateful to have met Tracy Chadwick who helped me to rebuild my sense of trust and inner power to make all the changes that I needed to do and wanted to do but was too scared to do it. With strategies suggested by Tracy and her caring attitude I am improving my own mental emotional social health as well that of my son. Thank you Tracy for being you and all that you do to increase awareness as well create a positive impact on the people that you meet. For that I am forever grateful. 🙏♥️🌍
Professional Workshop: Emotional Well-being in Young Children, 2019
“I have attended various well-being, self-regulation training in the past and found this training clear, informative and Tracy very easy to listen to. Helps to understand children’s behaviour.” – Robertsbridge Children’s Services
“Learning lots of new ideas! Can’t wait to put it into place” – Caterpillar Nursery
“I liked this workshop because I learned about ways to help children understand their emotions and because I have some resources to go back and study more” – M. B, Battle Nursery
“I really liked the theory that underpins emotional well-being” – N. M, Nursery Practitioner
Over the past few years I have attended training sessions and coffee and chats in person and on Zoom led by Tracy. These have been invaluable. Tracy shares her vast knowledge in an accessible way. She helps me to know that I am not alone in my struggles, and she provides training to help ourselves and our neuro divergent children. The wealth of resources on her website is outstanding. And new resources continue to appear! I often recommend Child Therapy Services to other parents because I find it so useful. She deserves a medal for the work she is doing.
Can’t wait to try this resource out. Ready to use resource
Another great resource. Clear and easy to use
After several years of being on high alert for my children, after the sessions I feel calmer and more able to cope with matters that would usually cause a lot of stress.
I am calmer and more balanced and more me.
