Review of GROUNDED in an International Journal
This review appeared in the summer (2019) edition of Play for Life, an International journal for Play Therapists. GROUNDED ~ Discovering the Missing Piece in the Puzzle of Children's Behaviour Claire Wilson CHEW Initiatives, 2018 Paperback 131 pp £14.50+ ISBN:...
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Who is important to children?
I recently heard about a group of children who were told that they were important but that all the adults who work with them were replaceable. REALLY ???!!! It is incredible to me that someone would say that to children.... that someone would say that at all... and as...
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The Starfish Story
I know this story is well known. I'm sure you have heard it before. This is my version of it. It 's good to come back to and remember it's message now and again. We may not be in a position to change the world for all children, but we can certainly make a...
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5 Reasons why having a Therapist in school is harder than it seems
While we all continue to raise our voices and advocate for better provision for the mental health of children and young people, we need to talk about what is already happening. It may be that we can make what is there even better, even more effective. Many...
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From Grenfell to GROUNDED – A story behind the book
More than CPD In June last year (2017) I was in London for a few days. I was there to be part of a specialist training for further enhancing my skills and credentials of working with trauma and the body - with children. I was excited about the training - in fact I...
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What it’s like for Children When Adults Shout
I was standing on the dock of a bay... Waiting for a boat to come and take my friends and me to another island. The sea was emerald, the sky was blue, the sun was warm and the air was dry. This idyllic corner of the world was colourful and vibrant with people and life...
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What Dr Chatterjee Said About Getting People to Change
I got an incredible opportunity to speak to a packed room of health-interested adults last week. They were healers, helpers, educators and 'advocates for health' in professional roles as well as everyday life-role-models. I was sharing a bit of my story - my...
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Doctor Nye, Head of Integrative General Practice in S.A. explains QEC
This article was recently written for a newsletter going to all medical Doctors (GPs) in South Africa. More and more people in the UK, Europe and across the world, understand the future of HEALTH care is in Integrative medical approaches. His words are interesting for...
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Improving mental health, marking schemes and saving money in schools
I have an idea. It's a way to help improve children's mental health... It is something that could happen in schools, especially primary schools... It would cost, .... ummm ... £0. Yup. Zero. Nothing. I can just imagine all the cash-starved Head teachers out there,...
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Why requesting eye-contact is not helpful
"Look at me..." ...are 3 words you wont hear me say. I have heard them so many times in classrooms, corridors, playgrounds, school gates, offices, restaurants... etc, etc. Sometimes said gently, sometimes forcefully; always a command. I know I used to say them to my...
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How to get Children to Take their vitamins
Children are amazing. They have incredible persistence, creative thinking, problem solving skills and they LOVE tackling a challenge...especially one that adults have failed to conquer. 😉 So what? So, why don't we remember this when it comes to getting them taking...
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When parenting challenging children means tough conversations with nearest and dearest
I started socializing a puppy... and everyone had an opinion. I was exhausted after just a few weeks of him ... and everyone had things to say about how I should be doing it differently. At one point I remember having a conversation with a relation, who clearly was...
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