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Mindful guidance for parents, educators, and practitioners seeking balance, connection, and practical tools to nurture the children in their care.
How we help
At The Dandelion, we provide parents and educators with practical tools to foster emotional and social growth in both children and adults. Our approach integrates mindfulness techniques, emotional intelligence development, and self-regulation strategies to help manage stress, improve well-being, and create a harmonious environment at home or in the classroom. By offering tailored coaching, workshops, and on-the-ground support, we empower you to embed mindfulness into everyday life and cultivate a nurturing space that benefits everyone.
For Educators & Practitioners
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This pre-recorded masterclass takes you through one of our most potent strategies to supporting our little peoples emotional regulation and development.
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A 15 week professional development container for services wanted to transform their Early Years Educators and create real growth and impact for their children’s emotional needs.
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Nurtured is our monthly aftercare offering for early childhood services who’ve completed The Dandelion Project and are ready to keep the momentum going.
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Recommended after professional development sessions for best implementation.
Our Coaching and Mentoring on the Floor sessions offer practical, on-the-job support for educators, helping them to integrate new mindfulness and meditation techniques into their daily practice.
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Our most potent Burnout Session for Educators.
Emotion Coaching Masterclass
Pre-recorded online masterclass- A transformational tool for educators.
A 45-minute, practical session designed specifically for Early childhood educators. This introduction to Emotion Coaching and why it’s so effective in supporting behaviour and wellbeing is a simple, proven strategy to help children recognise, name, and manage their emotions.
Giving you insight into The Dandelion Way—our holistic approach to building emotionally safe, thriving classrooms—offered as a stepping stone into the full Dandelion Project.
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Improved emotional control
Children become more self-aware
Beneficial problem-solving abilities
Ability to overcome emotional blockers and challenges
Develop resilience
Improved sensory regulation
Relationship skills
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✔ Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
✔ Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
The Dandelion Project
This 15-week professional development container is A transformative journey for Early Childhood Educators.
This comprehensive, research-aligned professional development package is designed to nurture the emotional wellbeing, capacity, and confidence of early childhood educators. This offering combines powerful workshops with personalised, on-the-floor coaching to embed emotionally intelligent and trauma-informed practices within your service.
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Rooted in neuroscience, relational pedagogy, and practical application, the 15 week course supports educators to shift behaviour management paradigms, regulate their own nervous systems, and co-create environments where children—and educators—can thrive.
Workshops include:
Behaviour of a Dandelion
The Zones of Regulation
Mindful Educators
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6 X Coaching and mentoring sessions
For more information and a detailed outline of the work enquire below.
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✔ Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
✔ Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
The Nurtured Subscription
Ongoing support for centres Because cultural change doesn’t end with a workshop — it grows over time.
Nurtured is our monthly aftercare offering for early childhood services who’ve completed The Dandelion Project and are ready to keep the momentum going.
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We know time is tight. Staff turnover is high. And the pressure on educators is real. That’s why we created a sustainable, powerful way to keep your team emotionally regulated, professionally inspired, and practically supported — month after month.
INCLUDED:
Live Monthly Masterclass
Monthly Educator Toolkit
Leadership Telegram Thread
Quarterly Leadership Q & A Calls.
For more detailed outline enquire below.
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✔ Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
✔ Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Coaching & Mentoring
Recommended after professional development sessions for best implementation
Our Coaching and Mentoring on the Floor sessions offer practical, on-the-job support for educators, helping them to integrate new mindfulness and meditation techniques into their daily practice. During these sessions, our mindful educator will engage directly with staff as they interact with children, providing real-time guidance and feedback to enhance their application of the techniques learned in the workshop. The sessions provide a unique opportunity for educators to pause, reflect on their own emotions through mindful activities, and receive ongoing support to manage challenging behaviours and promote overall wellbeing. We recommend scheduling one or two follow-up coaching sessions to fully develop staff capability, with each session tailored to the needs of the team. This may include critical reflection discussions, modelling, planning, resource sharing, and individualised behaviour plan development, ensuring that educators are supported in creating a mindful and effective learning environment.
Enriching a Dandelion - Staff Burnout
1 X 90 MINUTE SESSION
Are your staff members burnt out? Do you feel like they could use some support with their overall well-being to benefit your centre?
This session focuses on practical personal well-being strategies and the positive impact this has on our overall mental health. We look at what burnout is, why and how we get there and then ways on how we can reduce the everyday stressors of life.
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By joining this session, you’ll walk away with:
A clear understanding of what burnout is and how it shows up physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Insight into the gut–brain connection and why your health and wellbeing are linked.
Neuroscience-based strategies to manage stress and strengthen resilience.
Practical tools you can start using straight away to protect your energy and wellbeing.
Reflection prompts to help you take meaningful action in your daily life.
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✔ Area one: Educational Program and Practice
✔ Area two: Children's Health and Safety
✔ Area five: Relationships with Children
For Parents & Guardians
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This is a guided session for parents seeking balance, confidence and connection. Learn practical tools to nurture your child’s emotional growth while strengthening your own well-being. Prioritise self-care, build emotional resilience and create a calmer, more harmonious home.
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This course is designed to support Parents in slowing life down, enjoying parenting more and creating more mindful pockets and time for play & flow. It is designed to support your family's nervous system holistically and keep stress levels low.
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Nourishing a Dandelion provides a mindful, supportive space for children to express themselves. Using positive psychology and holistic wellbeing practices, this session helps build resilience, emotional intelligence, and lifelong coping skills, empowering children to navigate life with confidence and ease.
Parents of a Dandelion
SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE
This course is designed for parents who feel overwhelmed by the challenges of raising children in a fast-paced world and are seeking a calmer, more connected way forward. If you want to nurture a peaceful home, strengthen your bond with your children, and create a sense of balance for your entire family, this course is for you. Through mindfulness practices, emotional awareness strategies, and nervous system support, you’ll gain the tools to parent with confidence, clarity, and compassion - building a more harmonious and joyful family life.
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Reduce stress levels as well as anxieties in children
Find more presence and flow
Understand basic neuroscience,contemporary child development and positive psychology to help develop resilience and emotional regulation strategies in children
Personalised mindfulness and meditation practices
A workbook, mindful activities and journal prompts
Enriching the Dandelion
45 MINUTE SESSION (ONLINE)
We’re here to empower and support parents with the skills and tools to nurture their children’s social and emotional growth, while also strengthening your own emotional intelligence. Our sessions help you create the space to focus on your own well-being, so you can show up as your best self for your family. By prioritising your needs, you’ll build a foundation of calm and clarity, enabling you to support your children's emotional development and create a more peaceful home environment.
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Reducing stress in the home
Finding more balance and being in ‘Flow’
The importance of self-care
Embedding mindfulness into daily life
Mindfully managing your own emotions
Preventative strategies for positive wellbeing
Developing emotional intelligence
Building self-regulation skills
Recognising and understanding emotions
A variety of mindfulness meditations
Spiritual counselling
Our goal is to help you thrive, so you can guide your family towards lasting emotional health and harmony.
Nourishing a Dandelion
45 MINUTE SESSIONS (AT HOME OR ONLINE)
This is a dedicated space where children are supported in expressing themselves through mindfulness and positive psychology. Our holistic approach nurtures emotional wellbeing, fosters resilience, and equips children with lifelong coping skills. By creating an environment of trust and self-awareness, we empower children to navigate challenges with confidence, build healthy relationships, and develop a strong sense of self. Through guided practices, reflection, and gentle encouragement, we help children cultivate inner balance and emotional intelligence, setting the foundation for lifelong wellbeing.
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Positive psychology exercises
Techniques to lessen anxieties
A variety of problem solving strategies
Preventative strategies for positive wellbeing
Emotional intelligence development
Self-regulation skills
Understanding and recognising emotions
A range of mindfulness meditations