This 12-month online professional development series is designed to equip your team with practical, brain-based strategies to address the most complex behavioral and developmental challenges facing children aged 3-5 in 2026.
The program fee covers up to 15 educators and includes access to all 12 online live webinar sessions with Robyn Papworth, as well as webinar recordings (if you can't make it live), and resources.
* Early Bird Price: $4,590 inc GST (Available until December 31, 2025)
* Standard Rate: $4,990 inc GST (Effective January 1, 2026)
* Additional Educators: If you are registering more than 15 staff, the cost for additional educators is $279 per person.
We move beyond traditional 'behaviour management' to address the root causes of dysregulation, sensory-seeking, and social/emotional struggles, allowing your team to respond with confidence and competence.
Registration covers up to 15 educators to ensure a shared language and unified approach across your service.
What Your Team Will Learn Over 12 Months
The program consists of 12 x 90-minute live online sessions (including 30 minutes for live Q&A), focusing on one critical topic per month.
1. Reflexes & Core Strength: Why Children Can't Sit Still
When: Monday, 2nd February 2026 (3:00 PM Melbourne Time)
Topics: Identifying unintegrated reflexes (ATNR, Moro, STNR), the core strength crisis, and activities to help children sit still and focus.
2. The Screen Time Generation: Vestibular & Proprioception Seeking
When: Thursday, 19th March 2026 (3:00 PM Melbourne Time)
Topics: Understanding vestibular and proprioception seeking, the sensory diet needed by today's children, and strategic sensory "dosing" activities.
3. "They Keep Dumping Everything!" - Understanding Play Schemas
When: Monday, 13th April 2026 (2:00 PM Melbourne Time)
Topics: Identifying and supporting the 8 play schemas, turning "destructive" behaviors (dumping, throwing) into deep learning, and creating schema-rich environments.
4. The Vagus Nerve: Calming Children, Families & Yourself
When: Thursday, 7th May 2026 (2:00 PM Melbourne Time)
Topics: Understanding the vagus nerve and co-regulation, strategies that directly affect children's behavior, and preventing educator burnout.
5. Children Who Don't Know How to Play
When: Monday, 29th June 2026 (2:00 PM Melbourne Time)
Topics: Why some children wander or disengage, scaffolding play skills without taking over, and building play stamina and imagination.
6. Building Resilience & Theory of Mind Through Play
When: Thursday, 9th July 2026 (2:00 PM Melbourne Time)
Topics: The link between understanding others and resilience, why children need to safely fail, and developing empathy and perspective-taking through play.
7. Sensory Processing in the Early Years
When: Monday, 18th August 2026 - 2pm Melbourne time
Topics: Understanding sensory seekers vs sensory avoiders, creating sensory-friendly environments for all children, and practical sensory tools and strategies
8. Executive Function Skills Through Playful Practice
When: Thursday, 10th September 2026 - 2pm Melbourne time
Topics: What are executive function skills and why do they matter? Games and activities for building working memory, flexibility, and self-control
9. Emotional Regulation: Beyond the Calm Down Corner
When: Monday, 5th October 2026 - 3pm Melbourne time
Topics: Understanding the neuroscience of big emotions, co-regulation before self-regulation and movement-based regulation strategies
10. Neuroplasticity & Growth Mindset in Action
When: Thursday, 6th November 2026 - 3pm Melbourne time
Topics: Understanding the brain's ability to change and grow, why effort matters more than talent in early childhood and the power of "yet" and process-focused praise
11. Risky Play: Why Children Need Challenge
When: Monday, 24th November 2026 - 3pm Melbourne time
Topics: The benefits of appropriate risk in play, supporting educators and families to embrace healthy risk and building confidence and competence through challenge
12. Fine Motor Skills: Beyond Pencil Grip & Handwriting
When: Thursday, 4th December 2026 - 2pm Melbourne time
Topics: Why fine motor development starts with gross motor strength. The progression from shoulder stability to finger control and play-based activities that build hand strength and dexterity