\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","blocks":{"contentData":[],"settingsData":[]}} Dive Deeper Communication Strategies As part of the school curriculum, children are taught sex and relationship education (SRE)... It's important to have an open and honest conversation with your teenage child to build upon the sex education they receive in school ... This could be: A family member or friend A member of staff at school or college that your child trusts A healthcare

The nurse will ask about: Physical health - conditions, medications, allergies, hearing, dental and eye health (bring details of previous visits to the dentist or optician), immunisations, sleep, toileting, eating, physical activity, height and weight check Education and development - school support (EHCP/PEP), learning needs and aspirations, communication and friendships, motor skills, focus and attention Emotional health - how you are feeling,

' 'We always have an exit strategy and so does the school ... Together with the school, and at home, we understand our child may need to avoid a stressful situation, but you need to agree on an appropriate way to do this together

Some young people may experience sensory sensitivities, which could include: Sensitivity to the sight, smell or feel of menstrual blood Their body or skin feeling more sensitive than usual Sensory overload occuring more frequently just before and during their period  Challenges that can occur during menstruation include: Changes in showering and toileting routines Having to wear period products Having to use public bathrooms Difficulty dealin

  These differences may present differently over time but would have been present since childhood and impact the young person across environments, for example at home and school (however some young people may develop an ability to mask differences within certain environments)

Children may have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) if their unwanted thoughts and behaviours: Become regular or frequent Take up a lot of time, performing actions for more than one hour per day Interfere with their life, for example wanting to avoid school, or affecting socialising Make them very upset and distressed In OCD, thoughts are called obsessions and the behaviours they perform are called compulsions

These activities include multi-sports, dance, theatre, arts & crafts and children who receive benefits related free school meals can claim free spaces

You could talk about TV programmes, the people you see out and about or things your child tells you have happened at nursery or school

Some strategies listed below can be practised at home and in school to provide you and your child with a regulation toolkit

Rules & Boundaries During puberty, there can be a steep rise in the expectation of independence from moving to secondary school paired with emotional and physical changes