Playlistening is the art of using play to listen to our children. Since play is the way children process and express their thoughts and feelings, using play to listen to and connect with our children is sort of genius. When we Playlisten we show our children in their own language: “I’m here, I’m paying attention,
Like most, I parent differently than my parents did. I knew that seeing me do things differently than they did could stir up feelings for them, especially about their most challenging parenting times. (Hello, teenage years!) Still, I wanted them to have a strong relationship with my daughter and I didn’t want my way of
Tom Idleman shares his experiences learning about and using the Hand in Hand Parenting Tools
Anyone who works with children, parents or families will be acutely aware of how huge the need for parent support is. That has never been more true than it is now, in the midst of this global crisis. That you’re reading this suggests that you recognise this yourself, though figuring out how to get that
My mojo had gone AWOL. I had become a robotic and brittle childminder. I was snappy and impatient. Of course, if I’d heard another childminder talking to children with such exasperation I’d have given them a cuddle. But I was too grumpy to give myself sympathy. If you work with kids, have you ever felt
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Over the past decade, research into ACEs has shown that childhood trauma is far more pervasive than previously believed. In many cases, classroom staff may know nothing of a child’s past trauma or why a past experience was difficult for a child to process. We do know that overwhelming stress has a profound short- and