Worried or frustrated by your “big feelings child”?
Calm Kid Central helps children with emotional, social or life challenges to learn the skills they need to feel calm, confident and cooperative.
Why do some children struggle more than others?
10-30% of primary aged children have more intense mental, emotional, social or life challenges compared to the average child.
These children might have a formal diagnosis (Autism, ADHD, anxiety) – or not – and the causes of their challenges might be genetic, environmental, social, temperament – or a combination of factors. But their challenges and big feelings make life tough at times for them and their families, with more than half of parents with kids with challenges reporting “parental burnout”
There are no “magic fixes” for these families, but when children learn skills to cope and respond to their big feelings and life challenges, they then feel and act calmer, more confidently, more co-operatively and cope much better with their day to day experiences. And their parents and caregivers experience improvement in their well-being too.
As a group of child psychologists, we have worked in the clinic with many hundreds of kids with challenges over the last 25 years learn vital emotion and peer management skills. We have now created Calm Kid Central as a psycho-educational program to help children learn these skills – here’s how this happens.
Teaching children with big feelings and challenges to feel more confident, calmer and more co-operative.
Over 25 interactive and animated educational lessons for children to learn to: cope with frustration, manage anxiety, improve peer relationships, manage conflict constructively, help themselves get to sleep, use calm words, re-direct their attention onto positive topics, ask for help – and many more.
Lessons to help children feel calm and manage anxiety
Teaching parents to support and coach children with big feelings.
Courses and lessons to help parents/caregivers know what to say to children with big feelings and challenges – when they are distressed, what to do to help these children feel calmer, cope with their life challenges and act in more co-operative ways – so that parents feel less stressed, calmer and more positive.
Providing access to child psychologists to answer questions.
Child psychologists on standby to answer an unlimited number of your questions about child mental health (through our text based Question Centre) as your child and yourself work through the lessons. All questions answered within 24-48 hours. Please note that Calm Kid Central is an educational program, not a health service – so we answer your questions on the basis of general information about child mental health, and how child psychologists usually work with children with challenges and needs. Parents say this is often what they need to know, in order to know what to do next.
Who has used Calm Kid Central - and did it help them?
Over 5000 parents/caregivers, and over 900 professionals have signed up for Calm Kid Central in the last 6 years.
94% of children (based on 120 respondents) experienced a significant reduction in worry and stress symptoms, difficulties managing frustration and co-operation behaviours and attention and concentration problems after 4 months of being part of the program.
97% of parents said they believed Calm Kid Central had been either "quite", "very" or "extremely helpful" for their family.
Organisations from across Australia (schools, primary health networks, not for profits and private health insurers) have suppported their communities to use Calm Kid Central because they believe in it too.
Of course, Calm Kid Central will not be helpful or appropriate for all children. It's important to know that CKC is not a health service and doesn't provide individualised health or therapy support. We are a psycho-educational program providing skills training, information and learning support. Contact us if you would like more information to know whether this program might be helpful for your family.
Who are we?
Our clinical child psychologists all have Masters degrees in psychology, and have worked with children and families for between 8 and 22 years. We still work every day with children with diagnoses such as ASD, ADHD, learning disorders, sensory processing disorders and trauma – as well as with children who just need some extra support in managing tough life situations or their strong emotions.
Is a family ready for Calm Kid Central?
Family life is busy! But in order to benefit from the program, it is essential that parents/caregivers are able to commit to 15-20 minutes at least once a week to watch the video lessons with their children, help them complete the activities and games and to watch and read the parent/caregiver lessons.
What is the cost?
Calm Kid Central access is $28.50 per month or $177.50 per year (save $164.50).
If you have private health insurance with HCF (funded by HCF), you are eligible for a code for either free or discounted membership. If you are an HCF member click here to get your code. If you have this code already, click join now.
Are you a therapist, teacher, child psychologist, allied health professional or another professional who works with children and families? The program and pricing listed above is for parents and personal use only.
But don't worry - we have a special program just for you: Calm Kid Pro.
It's designed to make your life as a professional working with children easier!
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