Our family carers are back talking about the summer holidays. This episode acknowledges the challenges of accessing play schemes and respite including how one family carer who became the Chair of her local play scheme to ensure it was accessible to all! There’s also ideas for managing the change in routine, finding spaces to meet others and relaxed theatre performances. So whether you are staying home or getting away, there is something for everybody from others who ‘get it’.

Episode links

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation

CBF Family Carers’ Email Network: Family Carers’ Email Network - Challenging Behaviour Foundation

CBF Private Facebook Group: (1) The CBF Family Forum | Facebook

Peer Support from The CBF: Peer support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: Quick read challenging behaviour guide

Activities to do at home: Activities-for-Children-Young-People-or-Adults-with-Severe-Learning-Disabilities-to-do-at-Home-2022.pdf (challengingbehaviour.org.uk)

Relaxed theatre performances: Upcoming Relaxed Performances – ATG Tickets - United Kingdom

Relaxed performance in Kent/Medway: Relaxed performance of Jack and the Beanstalk: December 2024 - Medway Tickets Live

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Our family carers are back talking about the summer holidays. This episode includes honest conversations about the challenges and creative ways to overcome these, keeping everyone including siblings happy and entertained, and the simple joy of a hose pipe in the garden! There’s also some top tips for places to go in Kent and how to manage flying further afield. So whether you are staying home or getting away, there is something for everybody from others who ‘get it’.

Episode links

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation

CBF Family Carers’ Email Network: Family Carers’ Email Network - Challenging Behaviour Foundation

CBF Private Facebook Group: (1) The CBF Family Forum | Facebook

Peer Support from The CBF: Peer support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: Quick read challenging behaviour guide

Activities to do at home: Activities-for-Children-Young-People-or-Adults-with-Severe-Learning-Disabilities-to-do-at-Home-2022.pdf (challengingbehaviour.org.uk)

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park: Port Lympne Safari Park, Wild Animal Reserve & Hotel | The Aspinall Foundation

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Back in September on a very hot day we invited three Kent mums who, despite living within a few miles of each other, had never met, to join us for an afternoon. This episode is about the importance of connecting with others ‘get it’ in the way that only another family carer of someone with severe learning disabilities can 

Episode links: 

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Family Carer Email Network: Family Carers’ Email Network - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360516732384717 

Peer support from the CBF: Peer support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/quickreadchallengingbehaviourguidev6.pdf  

Getting support with behaviour: Getting behaviour support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

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A chat with Maria, whose adult son lives at home with her, about her experience of having a carers assessment. Maria tells us of the support that she has received in the past, the types of questions she was asked and why everyone should request a carers assessment.  

Episode links:  

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

Carers assessments: Accessing Support with a Carers Assessment (challengingbehaviour.org.uk)

CBF Family Carer Email Network: Family Carers’ Email Network - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360516732384717  

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/quickreadchallengingbehaviourguidev6.pdf  

Getting support with behaviour: Getting behaviour support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

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Ahh it's holiday season and what could go wrong? Whatever you're celebrating at this time of year it can be a wonderful time to catch up with friends and family... or a challenging time with changes to routine, so many different sights and smells, and far far far too much excitement. In this special episode we talk to our family podcast guests about how they celebrate the festive season and their tips on what works for them to have the day they and their loved ones need.

Episode links: 

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Family Carer Email Network: Family Carers’ Email Network - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360516732384717  

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/quickreadchallengingbehaviourguidev6.pdf  

Getting support with behaviour: Getting behaviour support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

Crisis Support for urgent help or emotional support over the holiday period Crisis-support.pdf (challengingbehaviour.org.uk)

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Eva contacted the CBF to tell us that she’d recently given herself permission to take time for herself and she shared a list of amazing activities that she’d been trying out – so of course we needed to speak to her about these interesting activities to hear how they had helped with her overall well being. 

Episode links: 

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Family Carer Email Network: Family Carers’ Email Network - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

Carers Assessments: Accessing Support with a Carers Assessment (challengingbehaviour.org.uk)

CBF Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360516732384717  

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/quickreadchallengingbehaviourguidev6.pdf  

Getting support with behaviour: Getting behaviour support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

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This episode is for anyone who might be having a day where they think – I can’t face going out. Kate tells us about the challenges of navigating days out with her daughter’s obsessions and how over the years she’s become more upfront and honest with her family and friends about what to expect on a day out with them.   

Episode links: 

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Family Carer Email Network: Family Carers’ Email Network - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

CBF Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360516732384717  

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/quickreadchallengingbehaviourguidev6.pdf  

Getting support with behaviour: Getting behaviour support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

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Challenge Accepted kicks off! We speak with Shaun writerof the BBC series There She Goes and his wife Sarah , about the ups and downs of life with their daughter Joey and the impact of the show.

Episode links: 

Challenging Behaviour Foundation website: Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

There She Goes on BBC iPlayer: BBC iPlayer - There She Goes

Peer support from the CBF: Peer support - Challenging Behaviour Foundation 

Quick read guide to Challenging Behaviour: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/quickreadchallengingbehaviourguidev6.pdf 

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