Waymaker Child Therapy

Waymaker Child Therapy Supporting little hearts with big feelings

WayMaker Child Therapy offers
Play Therapy . Reflex Integration .

Parenting

Home of Little Bear 🐻
Free therapeutic support for children and the adults around them.

08/04/2026

What if your child’s outbursts weren’t a problem… but a message?⁠
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When a child feels angry, overwhelmed, or “flipped their lid,” their brain is in survival mode — fight, flight, or freeze. ⁠
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Reasoning won’t work in that moment. They just need to feel safe again. ⁠
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Simple strategies can help regulate emotions:⁠
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Crunchy snacks 🥕⁠
Cold drinks 🥶⁠
Movement & stretching 🤸‍♂️⁠
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In The Big Roar of Little Bear animation, Little Bear shows how to self-soothe through crunching, wiggling, squeezing, and resting teaching children their bodies have natural ways to feel safe. ⁠
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Sometimes big feelings have deeper roots. Play therapy can provide safe space to explore and process emotions.⁠
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Watch the full animation and get your free downloadable booklet to support emotional regulation at home ➡️ lovelittlebear.com/feelings

01/04/2026

Easter Holidays = Playtime! 🐰⁠
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The holidays are the perfect opportunity to play, explore, and connect with your children.

But play isn’t just for the holidays, it’s also how children process their world, develop resilience, and manage big emotions EVERY DAY.⁠
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And for moments when your child is struggling or just for a lovely, calming watch, Little Bear animations offer gentle, therapist-designed support for loss, separation anxiety, and big feelings.⁠
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🎥 Watch now and explore free resources at lovelittlebear.com

01/04/2026

Easter Holidays = Playtime! 🐰

The holidays are the perfect opportunity to play, explore, and connect with your children. But play isn’t just for the holidays, it’s also how children process their world, develop resilience, and manage big emotions EVERY DAY.

And for moments when your child is struggling or just for a lovely, calming watch, Little Bear animations offer gentle, therapist-designed support for loss, separation anxiety, and big feelings.

🎥 Watch now and explore free resources: lovelittlebear.com

New Product Drop: Little Bear Affirmation CardsInspire Calm and ConnectionBring gentle guidance and playful reflection i...
27/03/2026

New Product Drop: Little Bear Affirmation Cards

Inspire Calm and Connection

Bring gentle guidance and playful reflection into your home with this beautiful deck of 32 Little Bear affirmation cards.

Each card offers a simple, supportive prompt to help children and parents pause, explore their feelings, and build emotional resilience together.
Use them for daily check-ins, mindful moments, or playful conversations that nurture confidence, calm, and connection.

Easy to use, full of heart, and guided by the wisdom of play therapy, these cards are your little companion for big feelings.

✨ Available now.

26/03/2026

When Little Bear realises he is all alone 💔

His tummy flips.
His paws freeze.
His heart pounds so loudly it fills his ears.

This is what separation anxiety can feel like inside a child’s body.
Even when they are with safe adults…
Even when you’ve only stepped away for a moment…
Their nervous system is saying:
“I’m not safe unless YOU are here.”
If your child struggles to leave you, clings at the door, or becomes overwhelmed at drop-offs — they are not being difficult.
They are feeling alone, just like Little Bear.

Separation anxiety isn’t about behaviour.
It’s about connection, safety, and a body that doesn’t yet know how to calm itself without you.

💛 You are not alone.
💛 Your child is not broken.
💛 With support, this gets easier.
✨ To watch the full clip from Little Bear Finds His Way, click the link above.

25/03/2026

What is Play Therapy?

When children feel overwhelmed, anxious, angry, or sad, they often don’t have the words to explain what’s happening inside. Instead, those feelings come out through behaviour.

In play therapy, a trained therapist creates a safe, accepting space where children can express themselves through play at their own pace. Through stories, art, movement, and symbolic play, children can process big emotions, make sense of difficult experiences, and begin to heal.
It may look like “just playing” but deep emotional work is happening underneath.

Play therapy can help children with anxiety, trauma, loss, behavioural difficulties, low confidence, and many other challenges.
Because when children feel understood, they don’t just cope… they thrive.

25/03/2026

Sometimes children don’t cry or cling…

they just go quiet.

When a child feels overwhelmed or alone, their body may “switch off” to cope.

Little Bear finds his grounding pebble, a small reminder that he is still connected, still safe, still loved.

Does your child have something that helps them feel brave when you’re not there?

Watch the full clip from A New Day for Little Bear via the link above.

18/03/2026

Could my child’s anger actually be grief? 💛

Children don’t always show sadness in obvious ways. Sometimes grief comes out as anger, frustration, or acting out. Understanding the connection can help you respond with empathy and support.

Discover the signs to look for and explore how Little Bear can help children regulate their emotions and process grief safely.

📖 Read the full blog here: lovelittlebear.com/blog

Could my child’s anger actually be grief? 💛⁠⁠Children don’t always show sadness in obvious ways. Sometimes grief comes o...
18/03/2026

Could my child’s anger actually be grief? 💛⁠
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Children don’t always show sadness in obvious ways. Sometimes grief comes out as anger, frustration, or acting out. Understanding the connection can help you respond with empathy and support. ⁠
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Discover the signs to look for and explore how Little Bear can help children regulate their emotions and process grief safely. ⁠
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📖 Read the full blog ➡️ lovelittlebear.com/blog

16/03/2026

✨ Meet the Team

Behind every playroom at WayMaker is a practitioner who believes deeply in supporting children to thrive.

This is Tara, our Neurodevelopmental Practitioner at WayMaker.
Tara supports children who experience sensory processing difficulties, challenges with concentration at school, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. Through neurodevelopmental approaches, she helps children strengthen the foundations that support learning, coordination, focus, and confidence.

Her work focuses on understanding each child’s unique developmental needs and providing practical support that helps them feel more comfortable in their bodies, more confident in their abilities, and better able to engage with learning.

We’re so grateful to have Tara as part of the WayMaker team, supporting children and families on their journey.

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16/03/2026

✨ Meet the Team

Behind every playroom at WayMaker is a practitioner who believes deeply in supporting children to thrive.

This is Tara, our Neurodevelopmental Practitioner at WayMaker.
Tara supports children who experience sensory processing difficulties, challenges with concentration at school, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. Through neurodevelopmental approaches, she helps children strengthen the foundations that support learning, coordination, focus, and confidence.

Her work focuses on understanding each child’s unique developmental needs and providing practical support that helps them feel more comfortable in their bodies, more confident in their abilities, and better able to engage with learning.

We’re so grateful to have Tara as part of the WayMaker team, supporting children and families on their journey.

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Floor 2 Fairhill House 124 Broughshane Street Ballymena
Ballymena
BT436EE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Website

https://linktr.ee/wewarewaymaker, http://www.lovelittlebear.com/

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