A Parents Guide
Parenting a child with brain injury
The early days after your child’s brain injury. Raising a child brings challenges to all parents, and for parents of a child with a brain injury, those challenges canbe magnified.
Read moreFamily and Carers
Caring for a family member with a brain injury can be challenging, and it is important to remember that carers also need support.
This is especially true for those providing direct care. Carers often have to do everything on their own where before the injury, they may have relied upon their loved one’s support for everyday pressures. Following the injury the workload increases while at the same time there is reduced support to help the carer cope.
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Impact on Families
The importance of family after a brain injury
The care needs of people affected by a brain injury often fall informally onto their parents, spouse or siblings.
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Relationship changes after brain injury
Everyone wants to be loved, it’s a fundamental human need. We all need people to talk to and laugh with, spend time with, share ideas, worries and joys. But after brain injury our relationships with partners, family and friends can often change quite significantly.
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Coping with grief and ambiguous loss
Grieving who the person used to be can be confusing, as the injured person can be physically present but psychologically absent.
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Your child's development
A brain injury can disrupt the long and complicated process to move from childhood through to being a mature adult.
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Protecting your family's wellbeing
In the aftermath of your child acquiring a brain injury it can be easy to neglect your family. Caring for a child with a brain injury can take a great deal of time and energy. It's easy for everyone else's needs to get side-lined, and difficult to get the balance right.
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Language and living skills
Language and everyday living skills may need particular attention to ensure that a child with a brain injury recovers to the fullest extent possible over the years.
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Building social skills
Children and young people with a brain injury may have difficulty with the social skills that most of us take for granted.
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Balancing risk and independence for children with a brain injury
Growing up involves taking risks. This is normal as young people ‘test the waters’ and move towards independence and adulthood.
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Challenging behaviour in children
Regardless of the effects of a brain injury, parents can still bring out their children’s strengths, help them build resilience, and enable them to develop to their full potential.
Read moreA Parents Guide
The early days after your child’s brain injury
Raising a child brings challenges to all parents, and for parents of a child with a brain injury, those challenges can be magnified.
Read moreImpact on Families
Respite for carers
Carers find that to best manage in their caring roles they will need to take time out for themselves.
Read moreImpact on Families
Managing stress and the caring role
Caring for a family member with a brain injury is one of the most difficult challenges that can confront a family especially for those providing direct care.
Read moreImpact on Families
Mental health - Depression and carers
Caring for someone can be a 24 hour job that is emotionally, physically and financially taxing.
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Self-care for carers and family members
Carers need to maintain their own health and wellbeing as part of their caring role.
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The importance of family after brain injury
The impact of a brain injury has been likened to throwing a pebble in a pond. The ripple effect expands to partners, friends, family, carers, work colleagues and the wider community.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
Responding to Acute Behaviour Disturbance (Crisis)
Brain injury can sometimes result in behaviour that is dangerous to the person with the injury and those around them.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
The ABC approach to behaviour support
The ABC model is an effective way to understand challenging behaviour and develop suitable responses within a positive behaviour support plan.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
Positive behaviour support
Traditional approaches to managing behaviour have been largely ineffective - a more effective approach is positive behaviour support.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
Giving feedback on behaviour
Relearning sociable behaviour is easier when family, friends and co-workers agree on set limits and give the same feedback on what is acceptable or unacceptable behaviour.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
The message behind brain injury behaviour
There are many reasons why a person with brain injury might develop challenging behaviour.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
What are complex and challenging behaviours?
These can be behaviours where the reasons behind the behaviour are difficult to understand or that people find hard to accept.
Read moreRaising a child brings challenges to all parents, and for parents of a child with a brain injury, those challenges can be magnified.
At times the emotional challenges can seem overwhelming, but many parents also say that this life-changing event has also helped them realise what’s really important and value what they do have. Many families also discover they’re not alone – linking up with others in a similar situation provides great support.
A Parents Guide
Parenting a child with brain injury
The early days after your child’s brain injury. Raising a child brings challenges to all parents, and for parents of a child with a brain injury, those challenges canbe magnified.
Read moreA Parents Guide
Your child's development
A brain injury can disrupt the long and complicated process to move from childhood through to being a mature adult.
Read moreA Parents Guide
Protecting your family's wellbeing
In the aftermath of your child acquiring a brain injury it can be easy to neglect your family. Caring for a child with a brain injury can take a great deal of time and energy. It's easy for everyone else's needs to get side-lined, and difficult to get the balance right.
Read moreA Parents Guide
Language and living skills
Language and everyday living skills may need particular attention to ensure that a child with a brain injury recovers to the fullest extent possible over the years.
Read moreA Parents Guide
Building social skills
Children and young people with a brain injury may have difficulty with the social skills that most of us take for granted.
Read moreA Parents Guide
Balancing risk and independence for children with a brain injury
Growing up involves taking risks. This is normal as young people ‘test the waters’ and move towards independence and adulthood.
Read moreA Parents Guide
Challenging behaviour in children
Regardless of the effects of a brain injury, parents can still bring out their children’s strengths, help them build resilience, and enable them to develop to their full potential.
Read moreA Parents Guide
The early days after your child’s brain injury
Raising a child brings challenges to all parents, and for parents of a child with a brain injury, those challenges can be magnified.
Read moreThe care needs of people affected by a brain injury often fall informally onto their parents, spouse or siblings.
Caring for someone can be a stressful job, and it is important for carers to maintain their health and wellbeing. Long term carers find that taking time out for themselves each day is vital for well-being, but often, longer breaks are needed.
Impact on Families
The importance of family after a brain injury
The care needs of people affected by a brain injury often fall informally onto their parents, spouse or siblings.
Read moreImpact on Families
Relationship changes after brain injury
Everyone wants to be loved, it’s a fundamental human need. We all need people to talk to and laugh with, spend time with, share ideas, worries and joys. But after brain injury our relationships with partners, family and friends can often change quite significantly.
Read moreImpact on Families
Coping with grief and ambiguous loss
Grieving who the person used to be can be confusing, as the injured person can be physically present but psychologically absent.
Read moreImpact on Families
Respite for carers
Carers find that to best manage in their caring roles they will need to take time out for themselves.
Read moreImpact on Families
Managing stress and the caring role
Caring for a family member with a brain injury is one of the most difficult challenges that can confront a family especially for those providing direct care.
Read moreImpact on Families
Mental health - Depression and carers
Caring for someone can be a 24 hour job that is emotionally, physically and financially taxing.
Read moreImpact on Families
Self-care for carers and family members
Carers need to maintain their own health and wellbeing as part of their caring role.
Read moreImpact on Families
The importance of family after brain injury
The impact of a brain injury has been likened to throwing a pebble in a pond. The ripple effect expands to partners, friends, family, carers, work colleagues and the wider community.
Read moreA Brain Injury can affect a person’s ability to manage their own behaviour.
This can mean difficulty with self-awareness, communication, mood, social skills and behaviour. Family members can play a productive role in influencing behaviour by reacting positively and consistently.
Managing Behaviour
Responding to Acute Behaviour Disturbance (Crisis)
Brain injury can sometimes result in behaviour that is dangerous to the person with the injury and those around them.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
The ABC approach to behaviour support
The ABC model is an effective way to understand challenging behaviour and develop suitable responses within a positive behaviour support plan.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
Positive behaviour support
Traditional approaches to managing behaviour have been largely ineffective - a more effective approach is positive behaviour support.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
Giving feedback on behaviour
Relearning sociable behaviour is easier when family, friends and co-workers agree on set limits and give the same feedback on what is acceptable or unacceptable behaviour.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
The message behind brain injury behaviour
There are many reasons why a person with brain injury might develop challenging behaviour.
Read moreManaging Behaviour
What are complex and challenging behaviours?
These can be behaviours where the reasons behind the behaviour are difficult to understand or that people find hard to accept.
Read more