Children's Choice Therapy Service

30/01/2026

NEW ARFID SERVICE IN DEVELOPMENT
Children’s Choice Therapy Service is launching a new support service for children with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) or those showing early signs. We warmly invite parents and carers to a one-hour workshop to share your experiences and help us shape this service. Your feedback will ensure we provide the most meaningful support for your child and family as you navigate this diagnosis.

ARFID FOCUS GROUP
Date: Thursday 26th February 2026
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Address: 11D Lancaster Park, Needwood, Staffordshire DE13 9PD
RSVP: Please email Rhiannon.hallam@childrenschoicetherapy.co.uk if you would like to attend so we have an idea of numbers.

For anyone who can't come in person, we are also running an online workshop:
ARFID FOCUS GROUP
Date: Thursday 5th March 2026
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Address: Online via Teams
RSVP: please email Rhiannon.hallam@childrenschoicetherapy.co.uk to obtain a link to the meeting

27/01/2026

Calling parents of children who struggle with eating - we are running an online workshop on sensory feeding on Thursday 26th March 10-11.30am, £10pp. Please email rhiannon.hallam@childrenschoicetherapy.co.uk to book a place.

Feeding is an intricate combination and coordination of skills. It is the single most complex and physically demanding task an infant will complete for the first few weeks, and even months, of life. Many children with sensory sensitivities have eating and drinking difficulties. Difficulties can range from a very restricted or limited diet (due to taste or dislike of how it feels) to mouthing or chewing objects (food and non-food). Having big reactions to different foods and smells and struggling to sit in an upright position.

This online course will discuss the many different difficulties children with sensory sensitivities have with eating foods, the processes for ‘sensory eating’ and help parents to develop practical at home strategies to help children eat a wider range of foods.

The course will be delivered by Jess Quinn and Sarah Terry, Occupational Therapy Sensory Practitioners, and Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) trained therapists.

Date and Time: Thursday 26th March at 10-11:30am. Cost £10 per person. Email rhiannon.hallam@childrenschoicetherapy.co.uk to book a place

21/01/2026

Hi, any enthusiastic qualified OTs out there looking to work with our amazing team at Children's choice? Preferably SI trained. Working in clinics, schools, homes. Please contact jess.quinn@childrenschoicetherapy.co.uk

20/01/2026

So sorry to hear this. It is so hard to make services accessible and manage all company, health, gdpr, insurance, council costs.

It is with a heavy heart that we are sharing that Helping Kids Shine has now closed, as of 19 January 2026.

We temporarily paused our page over the weekend because it was important to us that our team and the families and organisations we support were informed directly before anything was shared publicly. Everyone impacted has now been contacted.

This decision was not one we wanted to make. It reflects the wider challenges of running a small business in the current economic climate and does not in any way reflect the commitment, skill, or care of our clinical team.

We would like to reassure families that any required refunds are being processed. We are currently working through a high volume of email responses and will be in touch with anyone affected over the course of this week.

We want to take this opportunity to thank our incredible team, past and present, who made Helping Kids Shine what it was. Your dedication to children and families has been exceptional, and we wish each of you the very best for the future.

Comments have been limited on this post as this is an announcement rather than a space for discussion. Thank you for your understanding.

06/01/2026

If you want to learn more about upcoming changes to SEN provision, you may be interested in this event.
An evening with Michael Charles - Journey to the truth about the SEN reform

Date: 15 jan • 18:00

Join us on a journey to uncover the truth about SEN reform, where we'll break down complex issues in a simple and engaging way.

05/01/2026

Hello folks who are parents/carers, if you would like to book a place on any of these free webinars please email enquiries@talking-sense.org. Thanks.

04/01/2026

Happy new year to you all. I am pleased to announce that Jess Quinn will be taking on full managerial and clinical leadership, ably supported by Sarah Sheffield. Exciting to see how children's choice moves forward. Any enquiries contact us through our website childrenschoicetherapy.co.uk

Hoping this year is a good one for you and your families x

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18/12/2025

What a wonderful and privileged year we've had meeting and working with so many professionals, schools, and families. Thank you. We shut for two weeks for Christmas to recharge batteries from 19th Dec. Please be kind to yourselves this Christmas. There is no set way a Christmas needs to be, make it fit for you all. Alison and all at CCT x

04/12/2025

Hi, here at Children's choice we are undergoing a full IT upgrade. Despite IT and our website guy liaising we have just realised we are not receiving many of your website enquiries. Now we know we are on it and hope to be back in touch with you ASAP. Or email me directly and I will ensure it goes to the correct person: Alison.hart@childrenschoicetherapy.co.uk
Sorry all.

11/11/2025

Hi all. November 12th and 13th are team training days for us at children's choice. Sorry for any delays in communication. But always so much to learn!

03/11/2025

Hello are you free this Friday 10am-2pm? Due to a number of late cancellations, we have a few spaces left on our Understanding Sensory Processing workshop for parents, at our clinic in Needwood DE13 9PD. £10 per person, drinks available but bring your own packed lunch. Please email childrenschoicedept@hotmail.com to reserve a space.

20/10/2025

Oops there was a date error in our earlier post about the feeding course. Correct info here:
is an intricate combination and coordination of skills. It is the single most complex and physically demanding task an infant will complete for the first few weeks, and even months, of life. Many children with sensory sensitivities have eating and drinking difficulties. Difficulties can range from a very restricted or limited diet (due to taste or dislike of how it feels) to mouthing or chewing objects (food and non-food). Having big reactions to different foods and smells and struggling to sit in an upright position.

This online course will discuss the many different difficulties children with sensory sensitivities have with eating foods, the processes for ‘sensory eating’ and help parents to develop practical at home strategies to help children eat a wider range of foods.

The course will be delivered by Jess Quinn and Sarah Terry, Occupational Therapy Sensory Practitioners, and Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) trained therapists.

Date and Time: Thursday 27th November at 6:30pm – 8pm. Cost £10 per person. Email rhiannon1childrenschoice@gmail.com to book a place