Pooky’s Substack

Weekly digest of Poky’s resources about children's mental health & SEND

By Pooky Knightsmith

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WEBINAR - tomorrow - ND children moving from Y6 to Y7

Practical ideas for home and school

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 151

Safety, executive function, co-regulation and ADHD effort

WEBINAR next Tuesday: ND children moving to secondary school

Practical strategies for parents and professionals

FREE TOMORROW: Supporting the child who shuts down

Practical ideas for parents and professionals

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 150

Moving up to secondary, brains that get stuck in loops, shame, and PDA language swaps

Latest Resources from Pooky: Issue 59

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 149

Behaviour and safety, perceived unfairness, and demand avoidant language

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 148

Moving to secondary school, emotional safety, and when things feel unfair

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 147

When a young person is overwhelmed: what actually helps

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 146

Demand avoidance, neurodivergent burnout, and why "calm down" never works

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 145

When the brain hits capacity: shutdown, processing, and exam-time overload

Pooky’s Weekly Round-Up: Issue 144

Neurodivergent-friendly schools, shutdown, processing time, and ADHD revision