18/09/2025
NEW RESOURCE FOR ADOPTIVE / KINSHIP CARERS: Fed up of school not getting it when your child is not fine at school? Dr Naomi Fisher presents helpful strategies: https://www.beaconservices.org.uk/my-child-is-not-fine-at-school-download-video-adoptive-parents/
This recording of Dr. Naomi's popular webinar is available for download with a suggested donation of ÂŁ10. To celebrate the launch of this brand-new resource, we're offering a 20% discount in September on any donation you choose to make! Simply make the donation of your choice then use the code SEP20 at checkout.
NEED A STRATEGY TO COPE WITH SCHOOL NOT GETTING IT?
Your child protests in the mornings, or has meltdowns at hometime. They say they donât want to go, and you feel torn between their distress and their education. School tell you to perservere and keep pushing your child to go to school. You donât want to reinforce avoidance or challenging behaviour. You worry that you're not 'getting it right', and it's tough to try to manage the school system on top of caring for your child.
IN THIS RECORDING:
Dr Naomi Fisher, clinical psychologist, explores what often happens when a child of an adoptive / kinship family says they donât want to go to school. As a parent or carer, you're left feeling like you have to manage the situation yourself.
- Attendance and behaviour: How children show us that things arenât working at school.
- Common interventions suggested by schools.
- Why these can backfire for adopted children in particular.
- What to do instead.
Dr. Fisher goes through the various ways in which children show their distress, and different causes underlying problems with school attendance. She talks about how this can be especially difficult for adoptive or kinship carer families, and how to navigate understanding your childâs difficulties without misinterpreting the situation. Drawing on her clinical experience, Dr. Naomi Fisher explains how various professional approaches work (or donât).
After watching the webinar youâll feel more informed about whatâs going on with your child, and better able to make decisions which focus on your childâs wellbeing.
DONATE AND DOWNLOAD - 20% OFF WITH CODE SEP20 AT CHECKOUT
A recommended donation of ÂŁ10 (ÂŁ8 with code SEP20, available throughout September) covers our hosting and payment costs for providing this service through Ko-Fi and Stripe, and helps us to support families in need.
We hope this new resource can benefit all adoptive parents and kinship carers who struggle to find the support, information, and reassurance they seek when their child is not fine at school.
