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Chrissie Davies, affectionately known as The Child Charmer, is on a mission to change the way the world views children's behaviour. Every week on this podcast, Chrissie will use her 26 years of knowledge to educate, inspire and guide families and educators on how to use therapeutic approaches to support behavioural responses in children. In Chrissie's world, there is no such thing as bad or naughty children. Just some gorgeous little human beings looking for connection, guidance, empathy, an ...
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Have you ever heard of the therapeutic tool called 'Front Loading?" There’s a really strategic approach to front loading -and the entire purpose it to set kids up for success – not heighten them or push them to escalation. It is about providing children with just the right amount of information, setting clear and achievable expectations, providing …
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If you recognise the names Augie Pullman & Mr Tushman, then chances are you may know what this solo episode is centred on. An amazing book titled "Wonder." Chrissie shares during this solo episode the importance of parents relinquishing control and encouraging their children to step out in the big wide world away from the safety of the family nest.…
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Buckle in - this is is a bit of a longer one - as our topic of Pervasive Drive for Autonomy(PDA) is so complex, we needed more time to unpack this at times, perplexing, nervous system disability, and how it shows up in our kids at home and in school. Both Chrissie & Steph have lived experience of raising a little PDAer, and they have learnt so much…
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We use the term dysregulated ALOT when it comes to our kids and their big emotions - but what does this actually mean? And why are we expecting kids to have their emotions sorted by the age of 6 once they hit formal education, when most adults find keeping their cool in stressful situations difficult? Are we expecting way too much, too soon from ou…
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What if we taught children the way the brain actually learns? The days of a one size fits all model in education are OVER, and it is time that we started to really understand the importance of adapting our educational practices to be more aligned with a child's actual neurotype. We have go to work with them - NOT against them. In fact, the more we …
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Today, The Child Charmer is educating us about the importance of professionally debriefing in education after a critical incident. It is a supportive tool that has been used in Specialist Educational settings for decades. Chrissie explains just how important they are when working with volatile kids- and why we simply MUST be adopting this protocol …
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What is a social story and HOW can it be of benefit to kids in schools? Today we are learning more about this powerful, but incredibly under utilised therapeutic tool that can be easily embedded in our educational practices as a way of ensuring that our communication is not being lost in translation. Used by the Autistic community for many years, i…
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Teacher retention is one of the leading challenges we are facing in our current Education System, with our incredible pre-service educators not lasting longer than 3-5 years in the profession. If we are to have any hope of creating educational change within our school system, it really starts with looking at how our beginning teachers can not only …
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The research is in folks - brains LOVE music and if you aren't convinced, after this amazing episode with Pip Reid from Using Music you absolutely will be! There is so much research around the many benefits of incorporating more playfulness, tunes, movement and music to support nervous system regulation in classrooms and schools. AND- for our littl…
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'Chrissie Davies comes from an extraordinary position of being able to provide perspectives from so many complex angles including as a Behaviour Specialist, parent, advocate and voice for neurodivergent children who need our compassion the most, as an experienced educator, plus her own lived experiences. There's a reason why people far and wide ado…
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In this episode, Chrissie Davies - child behaviour specialist, shares her very raw, but important message about the importance of schools, teachers and families working together. She speaks openly and honestly, from her heart, as a mum who really just wanted to try to get an education for her kids. Chrissie and her family were met very abruptly wit…
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What does it mean to be a neurodiversity affirming educator? Well, it starts with having a set of principles and values that you bring to your classroom and the way in which you view each and every student in your care. It centres around having core beliefs that all communication styles and unique ways of learning are valid. It also means that you …
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We use the term 'trauma informed' in education ALOT - but what does it actually look, sound and feel like on the ground in the classroom? Trauma informed practices centre more around a state of 'being, rather than doing' and it comes back to our own nervous system regulation, and our ability to "See the child NOT the behaviour." It means that we us…
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If you live with kids, work with kids or care about kids - then this podcast is for you! Let's revolutionise the way the world views and discusses children behaviour with Chrissie Davies: Child Behaviour Specialist. Chrissie Davies has been putting the 'chill' into children for 26 years, and she brings a wealth of knowledge to her consultancy pract…
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