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Apr 28, 20181 min read
Need for Connection
"See a child differently, see a different child." - Stuart Shanker (The MEHRIT Centre) #KellyBartlett #TheMEHRITCentre #StuartShanker...
Apr 27, 20181 min read
BIG Connections
“Children don't need more things. The best toys a child can have is a parent who gets down on the floor and plays with them.” - Bruce D...
Apr 25, 20181 min read
Will you play with me?
“Everyday in a hundred small ways, children ask, ‘Do you see me?’, ‘Do you hear me?’, ‘Do I matter?’ Their behaviour often reflects our...
Apr 24, 20181 min read
Listen
Rarely can a response make something better. What makes something better is connection.” - Brené Brown #RalphGNichols #Connectedness...
Apr 23, 20181 min read
Adjust the Sails
“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - and in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the...
Apr 22, 20181 min read
ACEs
“This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the...
Apr 20, 20181 min read
Hard Time
“It’s not you against this child. It’s YOU AND THIS CHILD against this child’s history. It is not a personal attack on you.” - Dr Karyn...
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Love Grows Brains
“The more healthy relationships a child has the more likely they will recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of...
Apr 15, 20181 min read
A Child’s Brain
“The most important thing parents need to understand is that the brain of their child will become exactly what the child was exposed...
Apr 9, 20181 min read
Relationship-based Trauma
“It’s not you against this child. It’s YOU AND THIS CHILD against this child’s history. It is not a personal attack on you.” - Dr...
Apr 6, 20181 min read
Relationships are the Agents of Change
“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love” - Bruce D Perry #BruceDPerry #Relationships...
Apr 6, 20181 min read
The Hole in the Soul
#DevelopmentalTrauma #TreatingChildhoodTrauma #OprahWinfrey #RelationalRepair #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #ACEs...
Apr 4, 20181 min read
Resilience Trailer
Resilience is a documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent...
Mar 27, 20181 min read
The Still Face Experiment
Dr Ed Tronick’s Still Face Experiment - A lesson in responsiveness and relational repair... The experiment was recreated with Dads... A...
Mar 27, 20181 min read
Relational Repair
“Relationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress.”...
Mar 26, 20181 min read
Treating Behaviour
#ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #APVA #ToxicStress #DevelopmentalTrauma #RelationalRepair #ConnectedChildRaising #Connection...
Mar 19, 20181 min read
Connection
The importance of connection- feeling seen, heard and valued... able to give and receive without judgement... deriving sustenance and...
Mar 10, 20181 min read
“It’s changed the way I see everyone”
“This story has had more impact on me than practically anything I’ve ever done.” – Oprah Winfrey on this Sunday’s 60 Minutes story about...
Mar 6, 20181 min read
60 Minutes - Treating Childhood Trauma
“Unless you fix the trauma... the hole in the soul - where the wounds started - you’re working on the wrong thing.” For years we have had...
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