Norris’s Blog (5)

This week I am writing about my little holiday in Suffolk. I have been working very hard with my friends at Families Feeling Safe, developing the programme for children and their parent or carer and I decided on a few days away by the sea. I was a bit nervous about...

Norris’s Blog (4)

It was our last session at St Andrews school on Friday and I was feeling really excited and happy as I had enjoyed the sessions with the children and their grown-ups. I felt very welcome in their school and they were so kind and friendly. I also felt a little bit sad...

Secondary school group for students with ADHD

The Head of Year 8 at a local secondary school approached Families Feeling Safe about running a Protective Behaviours group with some boys with ADHD. He had spent a lot of time investigating possible ways to support the boys who were all at risk of exclusion. Although...

Norris’s Blog (3)

On Friday I was feeling grumpy, grumpy, grumpy. I’m not really sure why, sometimes I just wake up like that and I felt hot and bothered. The children felt concerned about me and it was comforting to know that they care about me. I think they are a lovely group...

Norris’s Blog (2)

I was at St Andrews School again on Friday with Tulip, Violet, Sue and Sally. It was a lovely sunny day and I was looking forward to having a day out. When we arrived at the school though, I got my “uh-oh” feelings and was feeling suddenly quite nervous about coming...

Norris says ‘Hello’

Norris has been thinking about his experience at St Andrews School in Stanstead Abbotts on Friday and would like to say: “I met some new people today at St Andrews Primary School in Stanstead Abbotts and I was a bit nervous. At first I felt worried about coming...