After School Restraint Collapse Parent Leaflet – Item 715

We’re excited to introduce our latest downloadable resource designed especially for parents: a tri-fold leaflet all about After-School Restraint Collapse.

Many children, particularly those who are neurodivergent, spend the school day managing a lot of sensory input, social expectations, and emotional effort. When they come home to a safe space, they often experience a natural release of all the stress and overwhelm they’ve been holding in. This can look like sudden tears, meltdowns, withdrawal, or frustration. These behaviours that can feel confusing or challenging for families.

Our leaflet explains what After-School Restraint Collapse is, why it happens, and how you can support your child compassionately during these moments. It offers practical tips for recognising signs, staying calm, and creating gentle, predictable after-school routines that help children recharge.

Whether you’re a parent, carer, or professional supporting families, this leaflet provides clear, neuroaffirming guidance in easy-to-understand language.

What’s inside the leaflet?

• Clear explanations of After-School Restraint Collapse

• Behavioural signs to look out for

• How to respond with patience and understanding

• Ideas for creating calming after-school routines

• When to seek additional support and advice

How can you use this for parents?

• Have them in your Reception for parents to take.
• Give them out to a parent if you are working with their child on this issue.
• If you have a child on your waiting list, a friendly word with the parent and a leaflet may help their child until you have space.
• Put them on any ELSA displays you have where parents might see them.
• School might have asked you to do a table display for parents evening, so pop them on that display along with your ELSA leaflet.
• If a teacher is struggling with one of the issues with one of their pupil, give them a leaflet. It might help them too.
• Put a few in each class for the teacher to hand out to parents, as needed.

Please DO NOT share these on websites. This goes against our copy right terms of use. 

The leaflets are trifold so have six sides to them. They are to be printed duplex and instructions are given within the resource on how to do this using Adobe settings. The resource comes with a PDF to print where you can handwrite your contact details. You can also type in the blue box on the leaflet. The blue doesn’t show when printed.

The margins do need to be cut off all the sides so the leaflet folds properly.