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5-Steps Toddler to Teenager Programme 

Modify undesirable behaviours over FIVE weeks in 5-Steps.
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Significantly reduce or eliminate low, medium or high level behaviours.

You’ve implemented numerous strategies but still nothing is working. It may not be what you are doing, but what you're not doing. Here's what you think helps:

  • Being stricter/firmer
  • Speaking in a softer tone
  • Confiscating gadgets/limiting screen time
  • Bribing
  • Giving numerous consequences

But none of the above works consistently if you:

  • Don't understand where undesirable behaviours originate from
  • Are reactive rather than preventative
  • Try to get children to self-regulate without knowing about co- regulation
  • Are not aware of how the nervous system works
  • Do not know how and why behaviours are modified

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I no longer do direct work with children and young people, instead I show other adults how to achieve the results that I have, as it’s far more beneficial and empowering for you.

Because I am the biological mother of a ‘neurodivergent’ and ‘neurotypical’ child. Because I was a foster carer. Because I was a teacher in the mainstream setting and then a Headteacher of what became an outstanding Pupil Referral Unit and Social Emotional and Mental Health provision, because I was subjected to emotional abuse, because I was the main carer for my mother who has dementia whist working full time, raising my children and filming my BBC documentary series, I have a vast amount of lived experience in successfully supporting behaviour!

And because I know how to significantly reduce or eliminate undesirable behaviours, I have a 95-100% success rate in doing so.

10 years ago, I was exhausted and overwhelmed trying to support the behaviour of the children in my care. I felt alone and in a constant state of fear and worry. When my mum got diagnosed with dementia everything changed, I gained an entirely different perspective on life.


So I developed a programme to do what I couldn’t find anyone else doing. A programme with guaranteed results because it looked beyond behaviour and doesn’t just teach what you should do, but actually how to do it!

My programme was recognised nationally and by the media, who wanted to know what I was doing to achieve such exceptional results.

Whats included?


  • 90 minute behaviour training webinar
  • FREE training summary guide
  • Behaviour Development Programme
  • 5 week plan Downloadable PDF's
  • BONUS 12 deep dive videos on each chapter of Marie’s book

£997 one off payment
or pay in instalments (3x £375)

Testimonials

What our learners say

Since having the support of Gentles Guidance, I understand our children better and why they do what they do. We really do see their behaviour as communication now.

I felt someone believed me, someone understood me. I’ve been to many courses, spent hours listening to advice but it never connected. That’s the big difference for me with Gentles Guidance; you connect the dots and it gives us the opportunity to understand how to support yourself and the children in your care and make a real difference to their lives.

Gentles Guidance is exactly that. Guidance that is gentle, yet very clear and robust. The perfect balance for me as a new teacher and parent!

Everyone working with children should have this guidance. It gets you thinking outside the box and makes dealing with challenging behaviour much more manageable. 5 stars!
Since having the support of Gentles Guidance, I think I understand our children better and why they do what they do. We really do see their behaviour as communication now.
Invaluable advice, guidance and support that makes you see everything differently.

What's included ...

5-Steps Toddler to Teenager: 90 minute Behaviour Training

Start your behavioural development journey with the Gentles Guidance 5-Step: Toddler to Teenager Webinar. This short but powerful webinar is led by behaviour expert Marie Gentles OBE. The session introduces key strategies to understand and support children's behaviour at any stage—from toddlerhood to the teenage years. This webinar offers practical insights you can apply immediately once you've completed the training session.

Behaviour Development Programme access

The Behaviour Development training programme consists of 5 modules. The duration is approximately 6 hours, spread over 4 weeks and can be done in your own time and at your own pace. It covers how the behaviour of children and young people affects us and impacts on our support of them. How to create emotionally contained environments that secure the emotional safety of ourselves, children and young people, and behaviour support strategies that achieve sustained behaviour modification over time.  

5-Steps Toddler to Teenager: 5 week plan

Following on directly from the 90 minute Behaviour Training, in 5 weeks you will be given all the strategies you need to support both you and your child in the practical implementation of what was covered in the webinar. The 5 week plan can be utilised far beyond 5 weeks as a behaviour support tool as your child grows.

12 deep dive videos on each chapter of Marie’s book

This deep-dive video series brings Gentles Guidance, Marie's book, to life. Join Marie as she unpacks key concepts, offering deeper insights and practical strategies designed for any adult supporting the behaviour and development of children and young people. Walk away with clear, actionable steps to implement the approach with confidence.

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