Understanding your Neurodivergent Kiddo
A practical, parent-focused workshop for raising children with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory processing challenges, and mixed neurodivergent profiles.
When a child experiences the world through ADHD, autism, or sensory processing challenges, everyday parenting can become unexpectedly complex.
Simple moments — brushing teeth, getting dressed, leaving for school, starting homework, turning off screens — can escalate into arguments, shutdowns, or emotional explosions that seem far bigger than the situation.
Many parents find themselves asking:
Am I being too strict? Too lenient? Or missing something important?
This workshop helps parents understand what may be happening beneath the behaviour, so that boundaries remain clear while responses become calmer, more effective, and easier to sustain.
When: Saturday, 9 May 2026 OR Saturday, 20 June 2026
Time: 09:00–14:30
Format: In person and live online
Investment:
In-person workshop: R850 per person
Live online workshop: R700 per person
Includes:
• 5.5 hour workshop
• Practical notes
• Application strategies for home
• Complimentary 20-minute follow-up consultation
ATTENDING ONLINE INSTEAD?
Does any of this sound familiar?
Then this workshop is for you!
-
You are parenting ADHD impulsivity and big emotional reactions that escalate quickly.
-
You are supporting autism-related rigidity, social stress, or shutdowns that appear “stubborn” on the surface.
-
Your child experiences sensory distress around clothing, food, noise, hygiene, hair care, or crowded environments.
-
Transitions are hard, mornings are fragile, and school pressure affects everything at home.
-
You are trying to hold boundaries without constant power struggles.
-
You want your child to develop responsibility, not shame.
If several of these sound familiar, you are not imagining the difficulty. Parenting a neurodivergent child often requires a different understanding of development, stress, and behaviour than most parenting advice offers.
Choose either 9 May or 20 June during registration.
ATTENDING ONLINE INSTEAD?
Why typical parenting advice often fails neurodivergent children
Most parenting advice assumes that children can regulate emotions, process instructions quickly, tolerate sensory input, and shift between tasks without excessive stress.
Many neurodivergent children cannot do this consistently yet. A child with ADHD may experience intense impulse surges and emotional reactivity. A child on the autism spectrum may experience rigid thinking and difficulty adapting to change. A child with sensory processing challenges may experience ordinary daily sensations as physically uncomfortable or overwhelming. When these differences are misunderstood, behaviour is often interpreted as defiance or manipulation. The result is repeated power struggles that exhaust both the parent and the child.
This workshop helps parents understand what is actually happening in those moments — and how to respond in ways that build regulation, responsibility, and long-term resilience.
This is a practical workshop. We will link understanding to what you can do at home, immediately.
Everyday situations we will unpack
-
Morning routines and difficult transitions
-
Bedtime battles and sleep resistance
-
Hygiene struggles (teeth brushing, bathing, deodorant, hair washing)
-
Food refusal, sensory eating patterns, and restricted diets
-
Homework conflict and after-school collapse
-
Emotional meltdowns, shutdowns, and explosive reactions
-
Friendship struggles, social misunderstandings, and social fatigue
Throughout the workshop we will keep returning to one question:
What helps in the moment without damaging the long game?
What you will leave with:
Parents often leave this workshop saying they finally understand why certain behaviour patterns keep repeating.
-
A clearer lens for interpreting behaviour linked to ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory processing challenges, and anxiety
-
A practical way to hold boundaries while reducing escalation
-
Simple regulation supports you can use across ages
-
Language that protects dignity while still addressing behaviour
-
Strategies for transitions, routines, and recurring daily flashpoints
-
A stronger plan for working with schools and other caregivers
How this workshop works
Understanding Your Neurodivergent Kiddo is a focused, practical workshop designed to help parents understand behaviour and respond with steadiness and clarity — even in difficult moments.
The workshop combines explanation, real-life examples, and practical guidance you can apply immediately at home.
Workshop format
-
One extended Saturday session (09:00–14:30)
-
In-person attendance (limited spaces)
-
Live online attendance via Zoom with Zoom co-ordinator (local and international)
-
Includes attendance, notes, tea time scones and beverages, light lunch and 20min individual zoom consult (booked at an available time of your choice after the workshop)
Tickets:
-
In-person ticket: R850/person
-
Live online ticket: R700/person
Reserve your place
ATTENDING ONLINE INSTEAD?
Where parents often go next
Many families find that once they understand their child’s profile more clearly, one of these focused workshops becomes a helpful next step. You do not need to do everything at once, and you do not need to follow a fixed order. Choose what fits your child and your season.
Understanding Your Sensory Sensitive Kiddo: For sensory avoidance, sensory seeking, distress around clothing/food/noise, and regulation after school or social settings.
Doing Discipline Without Doing Damage: For boundaries, cooperation, consequences that teach, and reducing power struggles while staying firm.
Understanding Your Anxious Kiddo: For reassurance loops, avoidance, perfectionism, school anxiety, separation distress, and confidence-building at home.
PDA and Persistent Demand Resistance: For children whose nervous systems react strongly to demands, leading to avoidance, control battles, shutdowns, or explosive behaviour.
Workshop details
Everything you need to know before booking.
Format
-
One extended Saturday workshop (09:00–14:30)
-
Attend in person (limited spaces) or live online
-
Online option available for local and international parents
Who it’s for
-
Parents of toddlers, pre-primary, primary-school children and teens
-
Parents dealing with repeated behaviour cycles
-
Parents who want clear boundaries without constant conflict
What’s included
-
A full 5.5-hour live workshop (09:00–14:30)
-
Practical examples and real-life applications
-
Space to reflect, ask questions, and make sense of your own child’s behaviour
-
Take-home notes to support reflection and application after the workshop
-
A 7 Day application plan
-
A complimentary 20-minute follow-up consultation to help you apply the framework to your family
For in-person attendees:
-
Tea-time refreshments
-
Lunch
Location
-
In person: Centurion, South Africa
-
Online: Live via Zoom (link sent after booking)
-
Online sessions are live and facilitated, not pre-recorded.
Upcoming workshop dates
All workshops take place on a Saturday, from 09:00–14:30.
Choose the date and format that works for you.
You don’t need to prepare, read anything in advance, or have this figured out before attending.
The content, structure, and approach are the same across all formats.
ATTENDING ONLINE INSTEAD?
About Learning for Life
A grounded, relationship-centred approach to parenting and behaviour.
Learning for Life supports parents and families through research-informed, relationship-centred guidance that honours both children’s development and parents’ realities.
Our work integrates child development, nervous system regulation, attachment, and behaviour — with a strong emphasis on clarity, steadiness, and practical application.
This workshop is facilitated by Lourindi Nel, play therapist and founder of Learning for Life. Lourindi has worked with children and families for over 20 years across therapeutic, educational, and family-support settings.
A note on expectations
This workshop is not about quick fixes, behaviour charts, or rigid scripts.
It’s about understanding what’s driving behaviour and learning how to respond with clarity and steadiness — even when things don’t go smoothly.
You don’t need to change your values or become permissive.
The focus is on how boundaries are held and when learning is possible.
Ready to secure your place?
Choose the workshop date and attendance format that works for your family below.
ATTENDING ONLINE INSTEAD?
