Parenting Beneath Behaviour Series: When Things Escalate

Sam Lewis Therapy is running a workshop called When Things Escalate at Acorn House on Saturday 12 December, from 10:00 to 12:30. It's part of their Parenting Beneath Behaviour series, and this particular session is for families whose child's distress turns into aggression.

The morning is built around two things that usually pull in opposite directions. On one hand, it makes space to look at what might be sitting underneath that aggression — the distress that comes before the outburst. On the other, it doesn't brush aside the impact that aggression, intimidation and fear have on parents, siblings and the wider family. It's as much about the child as it is about the people living with them, and it asks what might have been minimised, normalised or carried alone in the meantime.

It's a two-and-a-half-hour session, held in person with a maximum of eight participants, so it stays a small group rather than a lecture. It's for over-18s only. You register your interest for free on Eventbrite, and then secure your place by booking and paying through the Sam Lewis Therapy website.

Acorn House is on Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3HB, in Buckinghamshire. Doors open at 9:45, and the workshop runs from 10:00 to 12:30.