Parents and carers
Resources to help parents and guardians support young dancers' emotional resilience, physical health, and academic balance.
Supporting Your Young Dancer
[Text Placeholder: Parenting a child in competitive or vocational dance training requires balancing encouragement with protective wellbeing oversight.]
1. Navigating Vocational School Auditions & Rejection
[Text Placeholder: Helping your child develop resilience after audition rejections, keeping perspective, and preventing self-worth from being tied solely to competition results.]
2. Recognising Eating Disorders & RED-S Signals
Understanding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), spotting early signs of disordered eating, and promoting healthy nutrition.
3. Studio Safeguarding Standards
[Text Placeholder: Questions to ask your child's dance school regarding teacher DBS checks, safeguarding policies, physical correction guidelines, and first aid.]