Join Anna and an experienced educator with firsthand experience supporting schools where attendance is an ongoing challenge. This webinar will offer practical, realistic strategies for parents, especially those raising neurodiverse or anxious tamariki, to help their children engage more confidently with school.

You’ll take away:

Practical tools to support tamariki in attending school
Insights into the common barriers to school attendance
Strategies for working collaboratively with your child’s school
Reassurance that you're not alone—and that small steps can make a big difference

This online session creates a space for encouragement, insight, and real, useful ideas. Our goal is for you to leave feeling empowered and supported!

Presented by:

Anna Mowat is the director of Real Parents. She has a background in psychology and has a passion for children's wellbeing. Anna has worked across the child wellbeing space for over 15 years supporting parents, teachers, and children. Some of her work includes being the child and family advisor for the post-Christchurch earthquake All Right? campaign, project leading Sparklers for over 7 years, a trainer for the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience - NZIWR, a writer for Manahau, a parent coach, and a facilitator of the Incredible Years and Incredible Years Autism parenting programmes.

When It’s Hard to Get to School: Support for You and Your Tamariki

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General Admission - live ticket

For educators - receive a recording after the session to keep and share with parents ticket