ABSTRACT

The chapter includes examples of real case studies that will help the practitioners develop our practice and children's, families and professionals' “voices” because all perspectives count. In short, wellbeing will mean different things to different people and may require the educators to engage in possibilities beyond their own frame of reference. Visualising wellbeing in this way is helpful because the practitioners can acknowledge that balance is not always possible. Daily events and experiences can tip our scales depending on our individual experiences. Mojdeh Bayat suggests that when children have a good sense of wellbeing, this also translates into well-doing, meaning that children can access play and learning in a stress-free state. Worryingly, however, research also suggests that the children with the special educational needs and/or a disability are at a higher risk of experiencing the social, emotional and mental health difficulties.