Archive for the Children Category

The Underwear Rule for Children

On August 14, 2015 / Abuse, Children, Parenting / Leave a comment

A simple way that parents can help keep children safe from sexual abuse http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/

Autism as it is seen in Girls

On July 14, 2015 / Autism, Children / Leave a comment

‘Autism in girls is massively under-diagnosed and as a result many struggle, are bullied and become very unhappy in mainstream schools’ http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jul/14/autism-girls-emotion-self-harm-school

‘Emotions-First’ Parenting

On June 24, 2015 / Children, Parenting / Leave a comment

If we allow our parenting to be led by our child’s emotions out of a desire for them to be happy then we may fail to help them learn to be resilient in the world. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/are-your-childs-emotions-dictating-your-parenting-0620154

National Children’s Day: 17th May 2015

On May 17, 2015 / Children / Leave a comment

A video of a Whole School approach to Emotional Wellbeing

Autism and Me

On May 5, 2015 / Autism, Children / Leave a comment

A short poem by an 8 year old, Lia Filby. http://bbc.in/1z5X89x

#PlayfulMay

On May 1, 2015 / Children, Therapeutic Play / Leave a comment

#PlayfulMay has been set up to encourage people to incorporate ways of being playful in their everyday lives for the month of May 2015. Upload your playful pictures onto Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #PlayfulMay or take a look at www.playfulmay.com.