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Scotland's Award Winning Neurodivergent Hub - HEAT 25 Forth Valley Winner
About NeuroMind
NeuroMind helps parents understand the mind behind the behaviour so that they can respond with calm, confidence and connection. Over three practical, workshop-style sessions you’ll learn how your own nervous-system state and communication style shape emotional safety, reframe behaviour as biological communication, and build skills for co-regulation and repair. You will map your co-regulation loop using Polyvagal Theory, use body-mapping to spot early signals of dysregulation, develop acceptance and strengths-based perspectives.
NeuroMind focuses on real-life skills such as compassionate reframes, safe-language checklists, and a one-page profile snapshot you can use to capture your child’s needs and supports. The course pairs insight with practice so small changes become lasting habits.
Book NeuroMind to move from reactive patterns to deeper understanding, calmer connections and stronger trust.
Course Highlights
The Mind Behind The Behaviour - How your own nervous-system state and communication style shape emotional safety and connection.
Polyvagal Theory & Co-Regulation Loop - Dr Stephen Porges’ model for understanding how your regulation (or dysregulation) communicates to your child.
Body Mapping & Emotional Signals - Spot physical clues of stress in yourself and your child such as fast thoughts, tense muscles and fast heartbeat before behaviour escalates.
Behaviour As Biology, Not Morality - Shift from seeing misbehaviour as “naughty” to decoding it as a communication of regulated or dysregulated states.
Emotional Iceberg & Needs-Based View - Use the Emotional Iceberg metaphor to dip beneath surface actions and meet your child’s underlying needs.
Radical Acceptance & Strengths-Based Perspective - Learn to fully accept your child’s wiring, grieve the “fantasy child,” and reframe deficits into strengths.
Safe Language & Repair Strategies - Practice compassionate reframes and apply a Safe Language Checklist to repair ruptures and build resilience.
Neuroplasticity & Growth Through Safety - Understand how repeated safe, connected experiences rewire both your brain and your child’s.
Putting Insight Into Practice - Workbook reflections, group Q&A and a personalised action plan to help you embed strategies immediately.
Brews & Bonds Support Group - A 30-minute informal drop-in after each session to connect with other parents, share experiences and get peer support over refreshments.
What You Gain
CPD Accreditation and Certification (9 CPD Credits). All course materials, paper or digital copy provided to you.
You’ll learn from experience, not just theory. Our training is led by a passionate expert with years of hands-on experience supporting families like yours.
You’ll take action from day one, we give you practical, proven tools to use immediately, not just ideas to think about.
We focus on you, not just your child - helping you build the calm, confidence, and connection that transforms relationships.
Our groups are small and supportive so you feel seen, heard, and safe to learn and grow.
We make complex science simple. No jargon, just clear strategies you can actually use.
We help you turn struggle into connection, learn how to break the cycle of battles and build lasting trust.
We guide real, lasting change, not quick fixes, but tailored skills that strengthen your family for life.
Facilitator
Lucinda Wiley
Specialist Mental Health Nurse and Educator
At ExploreBuddy, we’ve designed our courses to go beyond just practical strategies, we incorporate a strong psychological element to ensure holistic support for parents and carers of neurodivergent children and young people.
We understand that navigating the neurodivergent journey can be emotionally complex, and that’s why our courses are not only focused on tools and techniques but also on the emotional and psychological aspects of caregiving.
The Neuro Series is built to help you understand your own emotional responses, build resilience, and strengthen your mental well-being as a parent or carer. By integrating psychological insights with practical training, we aim to provide you with the tools to manage stress, foster emotional connections, and create an environment where both you and your child can thrive.
This approach ensures that you’re supported not only in understanding your own needs and emotional journey but your child's too. It’s about empowering you with the mindset, confidence, and psychological resilience to face challenges and celebrate successes along the way. Our courses are designed to make a lasting difference, tailored to you.
