EXPLORE

🌱 What is Explore Behaviour Support?

Explore Behaviour Support is a free service that helps children, young people, and adults who are having a tough time with behaviour.

If your child is showing behaviours that are challenging — like hitting, running away, shouting, withdrawing, or struggling to cope — Explore can help you understand why it's happening and what you can do to support them.

👪 How Explore Helps Families

Explore works alongside you and your whānau. You’ll work with a trained behaviour specialist who will:

• Listen to your concerns and learn about your child

• Help you understand what might be causing the behaviour (like communication, sensory needs, anxiety, or frustration)

• Create a plan of support that works in your home, school, or community

• Teach you strategies that are calm, respectful, and based on what works for your child

• Support you to build your child’s independence and skills
  
  

Explore doesn’t come in and “fix” a child — they empower parents with tools and knowledge to support their child in a positive, lasting way.

💬 Who is it for?

• Children (and adults) with disabilities, developmental delays, autism, or high learning needs

• Families who need support understanding challenging behaviour or helping their child with everyday routines
  
  

🧾 How do I get Explore support?

You can’t refer yourself, but your child’s:

• GP

• Teacher or  School

• Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC) worker
  
  

…can make a referral to Explore on your behalf.

✅ Explore is:

• Free

• Flexible – they can support you at home, school, or online

• Respectful and strengths-based