Parenting Beneath Behaviour Series: When Parenting Feels Too Much

Sam Lewis Therapy is running a workshop called When Parenting Feels Too Much at Acorn House on Thursday 10 December, from 6:30pm to 9pm. It's part of a series of free workshops they're holding at the venue, all focused on the hidden demands of parenting a neurodivergent child.

The session puts a name to the things that usually go unnoticed: the constant anticipation, the advocacy, the school communication, the endless appointments, and the sensory needs that can leave parents feeling overwhelmed or running on empty. It's about the mental load that sits beneath the day-to-day, the part of parenting that doesn't always get talked about but takes up so much space. From there, the group looks at what to stop carrying, what to change, and what support to ask for.

It's run as a small group, with a maximum of eight people, so it's more of a conversation than a lecture. The session runs for two and a half hours, giving enough time to actually sit with these things rather than rushing through them. If you're parenting a neurodivergent child and you've been feeling the weight of it, it's a space to be around others who get it.

Acorn House is on Midsummer Blvd in Milton Keynes, MK9 3HB. The workshop runs from 6:30pm to 9pm, with doors open from 6:15pm, and entry is free.