#Kinderchat Archive
#Kinderchat, glue, glitter, gogurt, bringing daily joy to twitter. Find us Mondays, 9 pm EST and 8:30PM London time when we talk all things Early Years!
Monday April 18, 2016
3:30 PM EDT
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Good evening all :) a lovely but chilly evening in South Yorkshire. How is everyone? Tell us where you are & what you are up to
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Hello everyone, I'm in Worcester. Thanks to for letting me know about tonight.
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Hello to Deborah too not chatted with you in ages, how are you?
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I have friends near Worcester, lovely place and Deborah- snow??? really?
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Ah! There tweetchat has popped up! Hi Everyone! Heidi here from Princeton, NJ! No snow here! Lovely day! :) xo
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Hello Kim and welcome :) it has been lovely and sunny here in Yorkshire too. Have you joined us before?
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hi, sorry can't make it tonight hope you have a great
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Hello :) So excited we have new friends joining us tonight
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Glad to hear it we have missed you! It's hard to fit it all in some days. I feel your pain ;)
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No worries Kierna catch up soon hopefully :) and you can share your wisdom re: SEND
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Bonjour à nos collègues français dans les premières années !
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Tonight we are discussing how you support special Ed needs in your setting- Strong parental relationships essential I find
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Hmmm I am trying to follow but can't seem to! Is it just me or is there a quirk out there tonight?
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There it went! See that! :) Hello!
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Not just you Tweetdeck is def playing up or is it Twitter? very slow and crashing- same for you?
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I'm only using Twitter - seems fine for me?
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Yes! Slow! I wasn't sure if it was the chat or the system! :) I think it's up now??!
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Hello Deborah! Yes, had some issues but now seems ok?! :)
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RT Tonight we are discussing how you support special Ed needs- Strong parental relationships essential I find
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Back in the room- Yay! ha ha no idea what happened there
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I've just read the newbie guide and had no idea there were systems to help you use twitter chats, will explore!
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Seems to have picked up again now! My feed just froze then fell down!
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Hello! Are you Special Ed and Early Years?! My favorite combo?! :)
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Sunny and gorgeous here! :)
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Yes!! :) Yay!! So glad you got it! We worked soooo hard on that guide!! :)
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Yes, early years is where we can make the most difference for children with SEND, early identification vital.
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So my setting currently supports variety of needs frm complex communication to severe behavioural issues- how do we manage this?
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Parent relationships: Yes! Build relationship, keep the positives coming but also be real with issues and goals!
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RT So my setting supports needs frm complex communication to severe behavioural issues- how do we manage this?
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Yay! Chat is fab and so inspirational I have found these weekly gatherings the best CPD ever!
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Is SEND a UK term or a specific issue?
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American here so I miss a lot! :) xo
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Practitioner/parent relationship key to positive and effective support for child with consistency key
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That's why I am so in awe of you- how DO YOU DO IT??! :)
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Also essential to provide sensitive support to parents at all times - working with the whole family
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Knowledge about child development vital, use children's interests + don't just focus on diagnosis. https://t.co/v8on59z6d8
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Yes!! I think the trick is how to balance positives and issues! Such a dance!
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Always start with the positives - every child is unique, every child had unique strengths
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Agree but sometimes those conversations are hard and upsetting Had so many of those!
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Sorry, hate abbreviations but it's tough with twitter! Special Educational Needs + Disability, it's UK terminology
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That's the part! As I am not SpEd or diagnostician, my job is to steer parent in right direction. Have to figure!
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Play (literally) to child's strengths and interests.
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Makes total sense!! :) Thank you!!
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I wish I had more access to someone of your knowledge! Do you work in one school or district wide?
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Totally agree- often can still be those tricky conversations with parents who 'had no idea' - you had any of those? so hard
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As we are in Early Years, its often the first time parents are alerted to issues that are more visible in larger social contexts
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RT Totally agree- often can still be tricky conversations w parents who 'had no idea' -you had any of those? so hard
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Printer on! Useful for setting thanks.
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Yes! Very difficult as they don't want to hear-very painful! But also can be so freeing for them-Ive seen that too!
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LOVE this! and so true I often wish adults could be as understanding, tolerant and caring as children
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Need to be very sensitively handled by staff who have emotional maturity/good communication skills
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Yes had a few difficult conversations, go gently, difficult times for parents. Important to take on journey from the start
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I think is the toughest part of the job by far!! Plus the grind of the issues themselves!
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Conversations tough as parent might accept concerns, other parent, friend, relative can disagree and can cause huge stress
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Oh I shared this with staff when I was first SENDCO years ago- such a great poem
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True! Have to start at the point of which they can hear and create an action- baby steps!
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Helpful to mention school start date, remind parent of 30 in class, playtimes, lunch, long waiting lists for services etc
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new to me...came upon it by accident....looks good ....why so many chats on Monday tho!! ? :((
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Agree and after nearly 18 years I still find that balancing act tough- always try to remember what I feel as a Mum- helps loads
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So often fear + loss of control is a huge issue for parents, need to give them options and they decide.
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I have small class and it is still difficult, tiring! So much credit due to those in larger settings!!
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RT So often fear + loss of control is a huge issue for parents, need to give them options and they decide.
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YEP! Sometimes the parents disagree and that is really tough!
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Or make excuses or try to blame other circumstances! Over and over its someone else's fault...
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I know, maybe it's because we're supposed to be more awake on a Monday - doesn't work for me!
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haaaa! :) We chose it yrs ago and just kept going! :) The NAmerican version is later tonight!
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In NAmerica, the crowded chat night is Wednesday
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Yes! Love that- fear of unknown, loss of control--
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I always start conversations with "I need your help to make sure I'm doing all I can to support *child's name*"
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The Europe add on bit is a good story- came about as we couldn't join NAmericans at 2am ;) 3 years ago Heidi?
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Many parents I've spoken to have asked if their child will *have* to go to a Special School, so much stigma/fear still out there
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Yes! Though empathy can be difficult when facing denial! Why it takes a team I think
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I also think the patience, stamina we use daily to actually DEAL w behaviors makes it doubly hard
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RT Many parents have asked if child will *have* to go to a Special School, stigma/fear still there
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What about the inclusion of severe needs? We have specialist provision in Barnsley- but places limited Mainstream often hard
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That's why WE NEED YOU! Expertise, experience invaluable when trying to deliver messages. Complicated process!
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Very rewarding to work with special needs, and adds to your skills working with other specialists
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Yes! I believe we are on year 3 now for Europe time! :)
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RT Very rewarding to work with special needs, and adds to your skills working with other specialists
