The Nurturing Bee

25/02/2026

Did you know Northern Ireland has one of the highest autism diagnosis rates in the UK? 🐝

At the same time, many families face long waiting times for assessment and formal support, sometimes waiting years for answers.

While that wait can feel overwhelming, support doesn’t have to stand still.
✨ Early, play-based
✨ Relationship-focused
✨ Trauma-informed support

can make a meaningful difference while families are navigating the system.

Children deserve understanding, compassion and the right support at every stage — not just after a diagnosis. 💛

24/02/2026

At Nurturing Bee, seeing children’s confidence grow and their emotional skills develop is what makes our work so rewarding.

Supporting children’s mental health early truly makes a lifelong difference.

Feeling blessed to do this work. 💛🐝

11/02/2026

Play isn’t “just play” — it’s how children make sense of the world 💛

Through therapeutic play, sand therapy, LEGO®-based therapy and other play-based approaches, children can explore emotions, experiences and relationships in ways that feel natural and safe.

Play gives children a voice when words are hard to find — supporting emotional regulation, confidence, and connection as they grow 🌱✨

09/02/2026

💛 Children’s Mental Health Week 💛

This week highlights the importance of early support for children’s mental health.

Around 75% of mental health difficulties begin before the age of 18, which is why compassionate, early intervention matters so much.

Personalised one-to-one therapeutic support, tailored to each child’s unique needs, helps nurture emotional awareness, regulation, and resilience from a young age 🌱

Every child deserves to feel safe, understood, and supported . At The Nurturing Bee, we believe early, nurturing support helps young minds thrive 🐝💛🐝

07/02/2026

Recent research highlights the growing need for emotional wellbeing support for children and young people across Northern Ireland.

• Around 1 in 8 children and young people experience emotional difficulties such as anxiety or depression.

• Emotional wellbeing challenges are reported at higher rates in Northern Ireland compared to other parts of the UK and Ireland.

• Research has also shown that 45.2% of 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland show signs of probable mental ill-health, with wellbeing declining as young people get older.

These statistics highlight why early, compassionate and child-centred emotional support is so important 💛

At The Nurturing Bee, therapeutic, play-based and trauma-informed approaches help children safely explore emotions, build regulation skills and develop resilience at their own pace.

Early support can make a meaningful difference to a child’s confidence, relationships and long-term wellbeing 🐝

If you are concerned about your child’s emotional wellbeing, you are not alone — support is available.

📩 Feel free to get in touch to learn more about available therapeutic support.

04/02/2026

Looking forward to returning to COS at the end of the month. Check out their amazing timetable for February 🌟👏✨

COS February Timetable

Our February timetable is here! We’ve got a range of events planned to support kids and carers this month.

➡️If you are a carer of an autistic child and you or your child would like to avail of our services please feel free to email info@circleofsupport.org.uk and request a membership form to have access to book onto our activities and programmes, or visit our website www.circleofsupport.co.uk and download the form there.

17/01/2026

What a beautiful space 👏👏👏

13/01/2026

The autistic Barbie is thoughtfully designed to reflect some of the ways autistic children may experience and interact with the world. 🌍👧

From side-gazing eyes and bendable limbs for stimming, to sensory-friendly accessories like a fidget spinner, noise-cancelling headphones and a communication tablet, every detail has meaning.

Barbie has been around since 1959, but disability representation only began in 2019. Toys like this help children feel seen, understood and proud of who they are. 🌈🌻

08/01/2026

Sometimes, being a safe presence is the most powerful lesson we can offer 🤍✨🌿

19/11/2025

I absolutely loved delivering our Yotism programme at the OLT. Thank you for having me, and a huge thank-you to all the amazing boys and girls who took part.🌀💨🌈

15/11/2025

✨ A little tapping to calm little minds.
Helping children breathe, settle, and shine — especially on big days like today. 🐝💗

At The Nurturing Bee, we use gentle EFT tapping to help little ones feel safe, centred, and calm.

Each tap reminds the brain:
“You’re okay. You’re safe. You can breathe.”

🌟 Good luck to everyone sitting their transfer test today!
You’ve worked so hard — just breathe, tap, and do your best. 🐝✨

28/10/2025

Holding Space for Emotional Flooding 🍃

When a child displays emotional flooding, it isn’t defiance — it’s a tender sign that their nervous system is overwhelmed.
Their little body is saying, “This is too much for me right now.”

In these moments, correction or disconnection can make the waves grow bigger.

What they truly need is our steady presence — our calm breath, soft voice, and gentle reminder that they are safe and loved. 💛

When we pause and co-regulate, we lend our calm to their storm.

Bit by bit, their body learns that big emotions can rise and fall — and that they don’t have to face them alone.

This is how regulation grows… not through punishment or control, but through connection, compassion, and safety in relationship.