The Capa Podcast - Understanding Child Against Parent Aggression, from Capa First Response CIC

Episode 6, Season 2: Invites to spend time Letting your child know that you are thinking of them, and that they're welcome to join you for an activity, a film, a walk - anything, but importantly with no pressure to say yes. Find out how to approach this method to start making changes with your relationship with your child. In this season our hosts Jane and Matt return with all episodes availab...

Episode 5, Season 2: The Parent/Child Game In this episode, we explore The Parent Child Game. This is a powerful strategy you can use to strengthening the bond between parent and child. By allowing children to lead meaningful interactions, this exercise encourages trust, improves communication, and helps reduce challenging behaviours at home. In this season our hosts Jane and Matt return with all...

Episode 4, Season 2: The Drama Triangle In this episode, we dive into two powerful models that help us understand how we show up in conversations and conflicts. We explore the Drama Triangle, a really useful framework for recognising the roles we slip into when tension rises and the Communication Pie , which breaks down what truly carries weight in how we communicate. Spoiler: it’s not the words!...

Episode 3, Season 2: Validation Why Validation is important, and how to validate without affirming unwanted behaviour and language. In this season our hosts Jane and Matt return with all episodes available to watch as well as listen to! This season has been commissioned by East Sussex County Council - so a huge thanks to them for their support. Over the course of this season we'll be sharing a ran...

Episode 2, Season 2: Safety Planning and Calling the Police Strategies for families, with handy visuals to support understanding. In this season our hosts Jane and Matt return with all episodes available to watch as well as listen to! This season has been commissioned by East Sussex County Council - so a huge thanks to them for their support. Over the course of this season we'll be sharing a r...

Episode 1, Season 2: Dysregulation and Three Faces. Strategies for families, with handy visuals to support understanding. In this season our hosts Jane and Matt return with all episodes available to watch as well as listen to! This season has been commissioned by East Sussex County Council - so a huge thanks to them for their support. Over the course of this season we'll be sharing a range of stra...

Season 2 of The Capa First Response Podcast is here! In this season our hosts Jane and Matt return with all episodes available to watch as well as listen to! This season has been commissioned by East Sussex County Council - so a huge thanks to them for their support. Over the course of this season we'll be sharing a range of strategies that families can use to start making a positive change to...

For our final episode of our first series we're chatting about lots of different things related to 'Child Against Parent Aggression', including talking more about the terms and language we use; validation, regulation, the difference between rules and boundaries etc. A massive thanks to everyone who has tuned in, we hope to be back in your ears with a second series soon - we're plan...

Today we're talking about HOW we describe these behaviours, the actions themselves and the words we use when talking about this area to both families and professionals. Aggression, abuse, violence, harmful... we discuss these and more! As an organisation we prefer to avoid using the word 'Abuse' even though this is typically a commonly used phrase, and we explain WHY this is. You can f...

This episode focusses on Education, which is a massive part of a child's life. Often issues experienced with children using aggressive behaviours can start with problems experienced at school. We discuss the typical school set up and how it might not work for all children, how it can cause issues and struggles for many students. We touch on how schools and parents can work in partnership with...

Today we tackle the subject of Neurodiversity in relation to 'child against parent aggression'. We discuss some of the common things that come up, including how hard it is for a neurodivergent person living in a neurotypical world. We talk about adapting strategies and finding out the root cause for behaviour and how the struggles can be even wider for someone who is neurodiverse. You can...

In this episode we discuss the impact this behaviour can have on siblings both directly and indirectly. We talk about differences between children and expectations that they may deal with similar challenges in similar ways, and the problems this can cause when they don't. We also discuss labels and narratives within families, the impact new siblings can have, confirmation bias, the 'window...

In episode two we're talking about age. How does the age of a child influence how we think about their behaviour? Is there a peak age for behaviour to start, when does behaviour veer away from 'normal' child behaviour? We discuss the importance of early intervention, amongst other topics. You can find out more about us, what we do and get in touch via the links below: ⁠Capafirstrespons...

Join Jane, Matt & Helen for an introduction to Capa First Response CIC, where we explain what 'CAPA' means. In the first episode of The Capa Podcast we introduce you to your hosts Jane, Matt & Helen. We discuss the types of behaviours we'll be looking at and some of the themes we'll be tackling in Series 1 of The Capa Podcast. You can find out more about us, what we do and...