Kids Matter

18/02/2018

Thank you for the beautiful teddies tannie Maggie 😍

02/09/2016

Awesome things are happening this week as our team completes the mammoth task of loading 100 000 names and ages onto our database so that you can choose a special boy or girl from 1 September.

T-minus 36 days and counting!

02/09/2016

29/08/2016

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

So much of where we struggle within intimate relationships (children, partners, close friends) has to do with trying to not "return to the scene of the crime." Shark music is almost always born outside of our conscious awareness and from that point forward we do what we can to stay away from this original pain. Sadly, our "staying away" creates more pain and strongly limits either greater autonomy (top of the Circle issues) or deeper vulnerability (bottom of the Circle issues). Circle of Security was designed to give us conscious access to these exact themes so we can begin to have choice where, previously, it didn't seem to exist.

14/08/2016

This collection of fun and adaptable activities, games, stories and handouts is a complete resource for supporting children coping with stress and difficult emotions. From engaging arts and crafts, to interactive stories and relaxing meditations, all the interventions and activities are thematica...

10/08/2016

10/08/2016

Love requires risk. Parenting is about love.

10/08/2016

We celebrate Woman's Day!

10/08/2016

BOUNDARIES
PLAY THERAPY • GESTALT THERAPY

"A child has difficulty feeling a sense of self without boundaries and limits. He will become anxious if they are not present, and often act out to find them.

I often help parents set limits for their children, and emphasize that although they may protest, it is beneficial for the child's development. Of course these limits must be fair and age appropriate, and the boundaries sketched as the child ages."

- Violet Oaklander

08/08/2016

Key facts on and as supplied by World Health Organization (WHO)

- Violence against women - particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence - are major public health problems and violations of women's human rights.
- Recent global prevalence figures indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
- Most of this violence is intimate partner violence. Worldwide, almost one third (30%) of women who have been in a relationship report that they have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner.
- Globally, as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by an intimate partner.
- Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health, and may increase vulnerability to HIV.
- Factors associated with increased risk of perpetration of violence include low education, child maltreatment or exposure to violence in the family, harmful use of alcohol, attitudes accepting of violence and gender inequality.
- Factors associated with increased risk of experiencing intimate partner and sexual violence include low education, exposure to violence between parents, abuse during childhood, attitudes accepting violence and gender inequality.
- There is evidence from high-income settings that school-based programmes may be effective in preventing relationship violence (or dating violence) among young people.
- In low-income settings, primary prevention strategies, such as microfinance combined with gender equality training and community-based initiatives that address gender inequality and relationship skills, hold promise.
- Situations of conflict, post conflict and displacement may exacerbate existing violence, such as by intimate partners, and present additional forms of violence against women.

07/08/2016

I hate to break it to you, but if you have an easy baby who is sleeping through the night, there are two major things you need to realize.

07/08/2016

My little girl may look big, but she's a toddler. So please don't tell her that big girls don't cry. Just let her be little, because that is what she needs.

01/08/2016

Your sink is full of dishes, your dishwasher is full of dishes, you can barely glimpse your counter under all dishes, and you can’t find a clean spoon.

17/07/2016

My home life was rich in attachment — and stimulus. Attachment begins with the creation of emotionally close, consistent relationships between parents and children in all child development stages. Then, in order that the child can develop his abilities properly, […]

17/07/2016

Bullying is awful, but a Finnish program is teaching bystanders to empathize and intervene.

12/07/2016

Imagine, you are driving in the car. You look in the rearview mirror and see your child trying to shrink into her seat. // “What’s wrong?” you ask. “I don’t want to go to the birthday party.” “But you’ve been excited all week. There...

12/07/2016

There are several myths about kids who are introverts: They are nervous They don’t like other people They don’t want to be social They...

24/06/2016

I've seen a lot of conversations about tools for teaching children calming, self-regulation, and mindfulness. I've been collection ideas to share.

16/06/2016

Helping understand and identify triggers is crucial in working with children, especially children who have experienced trauma. Triggers can be anything that elicits an emotional or behavioral…

13/06/2016

San Bernardino, Paris, Chattanooga, Tunisia, Fort Hood, Lafayette, Kuwait, Colorado Springs -- this short list is just a fraction of the mass shooting and terrorist activities that have occurred this year in the United States and around the world...

13/06/2016

An awareness that there are rules tends to emerge around age four. However, the ability to follow rules may not emerge in a typically developing child until age 6 or 7. We should expect children in…

13/06/2016

Truth.

13/06/2016

Should parents sign kids up for weeks of camps or leave them to their own devices to fill their summer days? Experts say a mix of both is best. Photo by bs

12/06/2016

Been there, done that!

10/06/2016

START A JOURNAL WITH YOUR CHILDREN

Tuck this idea away for when your children are older and can write back, OR start it now and they can add their notes as they get older. Either way, I love this idea and wish I had done it with mine!

http://bit.ly/1PMDynx

10/06/2016

Best educational apps for kids, grouped by kids age and learning subjects

10/06/2016

Discover the best educational websites for kids. Let your children learn about everything from anatomy to phonics with these free and fun websites

10/06/2016

Google Apps in Classrooms and Schools - 32 Ways to Use Google Apps.. our school is already using google docs for kids, so why not!

10/06/2016

A fairy garden is a great small world activity that can be used to encourage social skills development and pretend play in children.