17 episodes
Parenting Dyslexia Podcast John Hicks
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- Kids & Family
Parenting and Neurodiversity Coach, John Hicks, shares episodes designed to help parents of dyslexic or neurodiverse children. With a mix of information and guest interviews parents will be able to learn more about the emotional impact of dyslexia on ourselves as parents, on our children and our family units. Episodes will also cover wider aspects of dyslexia and learning such as getting support in school, dyslexia awareness and assistive technology.
Parents can gain super useful information through joining the Parenting Dyslexia Community at https://www.parentingdyslexia.co.uk/welcome .
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Three tips for parents who want to unlock their child’s attainment.
In this episode, Parent Coach and Therapeutic Counsellor, John Hicks shares three tips for parents who want to feel empowered to control the process of getting support in place for their child’s attainment.
One2One Parent Support.
Book sessions with me to formulate strategy and identify what you need in place to become the leader of the process to unlock your child’s attainment.
Enact Change: Book your First Session With me
Online Courses.
Check out my online courses for parents who want to lead the process of getting their child’s attainment unlocked.
Check out the courses
Read my articles.
The Studying With Dyslexia Blog is one of the UK’s leading blogs providing inspiration and information to the supporters of dyslexic learners covering Education, Mental Wellbeing and Assistive Technology. Lots of free resources and useful information as you develop your understanding of the world of dyslexia. -
The Parent Trap: How we ask for Dyslexia Support.
As parents there is a problem with asking for 'Dyslexia Support' for our children. We are using two VERY vague words that mean nothing without using them in the context of an essential piece of information. Find out more in this video. Want to develop your own plan of action to ensure that your child gets what they need to be able to unlock their potential in school?
Click the link below: https://www.parentingdyslexia.co.uk/pddiagnostic -
Three ways to help a child to open up about their dyslexia.
3 Ways To Help A Child Open Up About Their Dyslexia.
As parents we only want to help our children and sometimes when we are trying to help we may be faced with a barrier to delivering help - our children clamming up!
It’s really hard to help when the one that we one to help won’t tell us about what is bothering them. Are we as parents doing something wrong?
Of course not, you care deeply for your child, but it’s possible that you are simply not setting the right conditions for your child to open up. I elaborate more in my video but the key three points are …
Don’t ask them about their dyslexia straight after school.
Make time for you and your child to have fun together and increase the probability of them opening up.
When they open up…Listen and don’t react with tonnes of emotion.
You really need to watch the whole video to understand more about what I am talking about.
If you would like to talk more about parenting your child and supporting their dyslexia then why don’t you assess how far you have come and what you need to do next with my free Parenting Dyslexia Diagnostic. 10 questions designed to get you to reflect on the journey so far. Once completed, book yourself a 15 minute meeting with me to discuss your next steps.
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Managing the stress of writing essays when dyslexic: Changing perspective helps!
In recent months I have talked a lot about how writing essays when dyslexic do not have to be stressful. This has mostly been related to using assistive technology such as Claro Writing Helper. In this podcast episode I want to explore how to mentally prepare ourselves for writing essays by changing our perspective and feeling less overwhelm and more creative and engaged with a touch of satisfaction.
Key Links
If you are looking for resources to support a dyslexic learner then please go to the following URL and choose the link that is appropriate for you from all my resources.
https://linktr.ee/DyslexiaBlogger
If you would like to check out Claro Writing Helper then click here. -
Top tip for negotiating dyslexia support in school for your child: Follow up.
In this podcast episode, John Hicks talks about a skill that is under utilised by parents, for ensuring that a child gets support for dyslexia from their school throughout their years of education.
Do you have suspicions that your child is dyslexic or that you now have a diagnosis but do not know what to do next to get support in place?
Join Parenting Dyslexia Direct and get direct support from John Hicks, UK based parenting coach and therapeutic counsellor specialising in preparing parents in obtaining dyslexia support for their children.
For more information about Parenting Dyslexia Direct go to:
https://studyingwithdyslexiablog.co.uk/blog/dyslexia-support-parenting-dyslexia-direct -
Help! My child has just been diagnosed with dyslexia and I feel overwhelm!
Parenting coach and therapeutic counsellor talks about the emotional side of having a child with a diagnosis of dyslexia.
In this podcast, John will share three tips that will help with the third being an exciting announcement that will directly benefit parents of newly diagnosed children.
Find out more at https://studyingwithdyslexiablog.co.uk/blog/dyslexia-support-parenting-dyslexia-direct