Trauma-informed practices for supporting children with challenging behaviour

10 March 2026 at 7:30pm

Webinar with Lucy Wood

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Supporting children with challenging behaviour is some of the most important — and most demanding — work early childhood teachers do. The stress can be overwhelming, and many kaiako experience compassion fatigue or secondary trauma. At the same time, children may be expressing deep distress in ways that feel confusing or hard to manage.

This live webinar with experienced educator Lucy Wood will help teachers to:

  • Understand causes of trauma unique to the context of Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Recognise the impact of trauma on children’s behaviour
  • Respond to challenging behaviours with compassion, clarity, and confidence

With more children entering early childhood centres with complex needs, this webinar will support you to transform challenging moments into opportunities for growth, resilience, and connection, and to create safe, supportive environments that promote the wellbeing of both tamariki and kaiako.

Develop tools to nurture children — and to care for yourself.

Join us on Tuesday 10 March at 7.30pm. Includes a live Q&A to address your questions and reflections.

About the presenter

Lucy Wood

Lucy Wood (M.Ed ECE) is a Regional Academic Staff Member in Early Childhood Education, at Open Polytechnic Te Kuratini Tūwhera o Aotearoa. Lucy has worked in ECE her entire career and is passionate about supporting kaiako and future kaiako with this important mahi. She has an interest in early brain development, trauma-informed practice, and indigenous wisdom. Combining practical experience with academic research, Lucy hopes to see positive change in the trauma-informed practice space in Aotearoa for generations to come.

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