Behaviour in Early Childhood:
Understanding, Recognising & Supporting Children in the Early Years
✅ 2 Hours
✅ 6 Lessons
🎁 Bonus: 6 months to Complete
✅ Online On-demand Course
✅ Transcript to refer back to forever
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Handout includes Additional Helpful Tips
✅ Email questions directly to Sue Larkey
✅ 100% Money back - if, after the first two lessons, you decide the course is not for you
✅ IT support
"When our little people are overwhelmed by big emotions it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos”
L.R. Knost
A$149.00
Who is this Course for:
✅ Early Childhood Educators, Directors, Teacher Assistants and Parents/Carers.
About the Course
This course will help you quickly identify why you are getting behaviour and what to do. It examines the key reasons for behaviour including communication, sensory processing, executive functioning to anxiety in young children. Then gives you strategies to equip you to support the children in your care.
Teacher and behaviour specialist Sue Larkey draws on decades working in preschools and early childhood settings to help you.
Alongside the theory, you'll walk away with practical tools you can use straight away, including visual supports, strategies for smoother transitions, and a framework for building your own behaviour plan.
A$149.00
In this training you will learn:
The Behaviour Cycle
Understand how an unmet need becomes a feeling, becomes a behaviour, and why meeting the need addresses the cause, not just what you see on the surface.
Connection changes behaviour, correction rarely does
Behaviour eases when a child feels connected to you, not when they're just told to stop. Learn how to lead with connection first.
Why sameness isn't stubbornness
Wanting the same toy, the same seat, the same adult every day is a child managing anxiety, not being difficult. Understanding this changes what support looks like.
What a child in meltdown actually needs
In the hardest moments, a child may not have the words or the skills to ask for help. Learn what to offer instead.
Lesson Outline
- Lesson 1: Understanding Neurodiversity & Insights into Behaviour
- Lesson 2: Understanding That Behaviour Is a Form of Communication
- Lesson 3: Generalisation, Adaptability & Choice Making
- Lesson 4: The Impact of Executive Functioning on Behaviour
- Lesson 5: Behaviour & Anxiety
- Lesson 6: Behaviour Strategies
- Lesson 7: Creating a Behaviour Plan
- Lesson 8: Applying Lessons to Common Behaviours
- Lesson 9: Conclusion
Why the average diagnosis age is still seven
Compared to how early behaviour actually starts. Sue unpacks why so many children are seen and judged for years before they're understood, and what changes when they're not.
Why consequences rarely change behaviour
A consequence can stop a behaviour once, but it rarely teaches a child what to do next time. Learn what actually builds new skills.
Practical strategies from decades in early childhood
Visual schedules, remnants, backward chaining and bad day plans. Tools that work in real classrooms and homes.
A$149.00
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Behaviour in the Early Years:
✅ 2 Hours
✅ 6 Lessons
✅ Online On-demand Course
✅ Transcript to refer back to forever
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Handout includes Additional Helpful Tips
✅ Email questions directly to Sue Larkey
✅ 100% Money back - if, after the first two lessons, you decide the course is not for you
✅ IT support
Enrol in this Course with Confidence
100% Money Back Guarantee & Zero Risk Promise
If you start this course and find that it is not for you, we will refund 100%, no reason required. Just email support@suelarkey.com.au
Early Years Online Course
Includes full access to all course materials and a certificate of completion.
To have an invoice sent to your organisation for payment please email support@suelarkey.com.au.
A$149.00
Group Bookings
For groups of 6 or more please email support@suelarkey.com.au to receive the discounted price. Payment can be made online using a code you will receive of via an invoice we can provide.
Course Price for a group of 6 or more: $99 per person
Meet Sue Larkey
Sue Larkey is a highly respected educator, author, and speaker with extensive experience in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She has taught students in both mainstream and special education settings, combining practical experience with extensive research. Sue holds a Master's in Special Education and has completed the research sections of her Doctorate in Education.
Sue's podcast, the "Sue Larkey Podcast," has over 1.3 million downloads across more than 200 episodes and is the #1 ranked Apple Podcast in Australia in the Course category. Her podcast resources are used by leading universities, including Monash University and Canberra University, to train teachers. She also has a global following, with over 135,000 subscribers to her weekly e-newsletter in more than 30 countries and a community of 130,000 Facebook followers.
Sue has authored over 18 books aimed at educators, teacher assistants, and parents/carers, and is a former winner of the Naturally Autistic International Award for Community Contribution. She has delivered hundreds of speeches at both international and national conferences, earning recognition as a trusted source of knowledge, compassion, and inspiration for educators, support workers, and families.
A$149.00
Understanding Behaviour in the Early Years: Why Children Do What They Do
Frequently Asked Questions
- When do we get the certificate?
Immediately upon completion of the course.
- Can this Course Count towards my Professional Development?
Yes. Completing Understanding, Recognising & Supporting Students with OCD and Autism in the priority area of Students/children with Disability addressing Standard Descriptor(s) 1.2 and 1.5 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
- What age is the course appropriate for?
The course is appropriate for supporting primary and secondary age children.
- Can the course be watched as a group?
Yes, the course can be watched together as a group, however each person participating needs to be individually registered.
- How long do I have to do the course
The initial access period is set to 6 months but we will always extend this if you need longer to complete the course.
- Can I rewatch the course?
Yes, you can rewatch the course as much as you like during the 6 months that the course is available to you.
- I am having technical issues, what do I do?
Contact our team on support@suelarkey.com.au
- When is the course on?
It is an online On-demand course, so it can be watched whenever it suits you.
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