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Growing Up – free online sessions for parents and carers

Supporting puberty and adolescence sessions

With yet another lockdown upon us why not book onto  free online sessions designed especially for parent/ carers.

New for 2021 are sessions on Growing Up that will explore how best to support your child as they experience puberty and adolescence.  Support with managing their educational, practical and emotional needs, and helping them to develop positive relationships.

Please register beforehand by clicking the individual links:

Wednesday 20th January at 10:00 am

Book now via Eventbrite

Thursday 28th January at 10:00 am

Book now via Eventbrite

Looking after yourself

It’s never been more important to look after yourself so why not try our wellbeing session to help you understand what stress is and how it affects you. Identify new ways of coping with stress and reducing your stress levels. Try new stress busting ideas until you find ones that fit with you!

Book now via Eventbrite for Friday 22nd January 10:00 am

There are other sessions aimed to help you develop your skills for online and in-person for meetings with professionals. And sessions to support for siblings.  Book a session via our Family workshops webpage

Floatsation Training

IMS Staff are looking forward to having Floatsation Training today.

Floatsation aids allow swimmers with Special needs to be independent and more confident in the water active learning curve towards becoming an independent swimmer.Floatsation can enable everyone to have fun in the water in a safe and confident way. It enables users to have fun while still allowing them to develop:

The effectiveness of each buoyancy aid keeping the swimmer in the water instead of above the water helps to boost essential water confidence.

  • Confidence

  • Increased Self Esteem

  • Independence

  • Aquatic Skills

  • Water awareness

  • Spatial awareness

  • Team Skills

  • Relaxation in water

  • General relaxation

  • Safe exercise in water for all abilities and ages