Nurture Gnomes – Grounding Stones

I am a wife, mum to two adult sons (the youngest of whom is autistic).
Until recently, I have spent 24 years working in special needs education
and currently work as a parent support volunteer for our local autism
charity.

During Covid I wrote a children’s book about a little gnome who struggled
to talk about his emotions and this sparked the idea of using my skills to
create a range of resources designed to support children’s social
emotional development. These are currently being used by parents,
schools and play therapists.

In October 2022 I was lucky enough to win a small business award from
Theo Paphitis (Dragon’s Den) and this year was a finalist in the Rising Star
Category, winning a Highly Commended Award from We Are The City
(women in business).

Grounding Stones 
The 5,4,3,2,1 Grounding Technique is a quick way to calm and ease anxious moments.
 It works by heightening your senses to the environment around you and helps to
 re-focus from any negative/anxious thoughts and these stones act as a visual 
reminder. It can be very difficult for children to focus when they are receiving 
a lot of sensory input from what is around them. This technique may help with 
their attention and where to focus their energy. When children (or adults) are 
used to this technique, it can help alleviate any anxious moments and they begin
 to feel more in control (which can help as a confidence booster, especially when
 in other/new environments).
(includes 48 hour tracked postage)