Thrive

The Thrive Approach is a dynamic, developmental, trauma-sensitive approach to meeting the emotional and social developmental needs of all children. It is informed by recent developments in neuroscientific research and is underpinned by a theoretical base in child development theory, attachment theory and research into creativity, play and the arts.

The Thrive Approach provides a powerful way of responding to the increasing rates of mental distress in children and young people because it actively develops the resilience and emotional wellbeing of ALL children – equipping them to cope more effectively with the challenges they are facing so that they can recover from difficulties rather than becoming overwhelmed. At the same time, the Approach provides a way of identifying those children with poorly developed stress-regulation systems who are most vulnerable to stress and offers practical strategies for working with them in a targeted way to rebuild their stressregulation systems. Over time, this gives those children the resilience they need to cope better with challenges so that they can begin to re-engage with life and learning. Children’s progress through the developmental phases has a huge impact on their academic performance, as well as on their ability to thrive socially and emotionally during childhood and later in life. Achieving competence in the developmental tasks of each phase sets a child up to learn effectively and provides them with the relational skills they need to engage with their peers and teachers.

Thrive is led by a highly experienced Thrive Practitioner, Claire Osborne and we are lucky enough to have Carrie-Ann and Lizzie working alongside her as qualified Thrive practitioners. 

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Thrive at Home

Activities for children up to the age of 11 Thrive Parent and Carers Survival Kit 

Thrive Wellbeing Toolkit Thrive Outdoor Treasure Hunt 

Creative Expression of Emotions Emotional Development Books