My Article in SEN Magazine: Why Small Moments Matter Most
I’m thrilled to share that my latest article has been published in the July/August issue of SEN Magazine, the UK’s leading journal for Special Educational Needs.
The article explores something I see every day in schools: those small, easily missed moments that tell us a child’s nervous system is overwhelmed.
The chair tipping. The humming. The child under the table because maths has become too much. The corridor walk. The quiet humming behind a door.
These aren’t signs of defiance, they’re signs of capacity.
In the piece, I talk about how trauma informed practice, relational safety, and small human responses can help children return to regulation. I also share how animal assisted intervention, including my therapy dog Lola, supports emotional wellbeing and connection in school settings.
Alongside this, we’re now expanding our offer to include play based emotional support with our Play Practitioner, Sarah. Play gives children another safe, natural way to process experiences, build regulation, and express what they can’t yet put into words, and it complements our trauma informed and animal assisted work beautifully.
If your school, setting or organisation would like support with trauma informed approaches, emotional regulation, animal assisted intervention, or play based wellbeing support, you can learn more at here.
