by Jonny Matthew | Jul 6, 2023 | Child Devmt, Parenting, Practice
It’s natural to assume that children of a certain age – say 8 or older – can tell the time. Most can. But what about the passage of time? Not the same thing Telling the time and understanding the passage of time are very different things. Most...
by Jonny Matthew | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, Practice, Safeguarding, Uncategorised, Youth Justice
We’ve all been in practice situations where we’ve felt exposed, at risk. Dealing with very troubled children and families means this is going to happen. It’s inevitable, sooner or later. Risky Practice… It’s not that we set out to take...
by Jonny Matthew | Apr 13, 2020 | Practice
Last (for now!) in our series of posts about being child-centred, is ‘Empathy Before Action.’ Now, I’ve written a lot about empathy in the last couple of years, particularly unpacking what exactly empathy is, using Dr Teresa Wiseman’s break...
by Jonny Matthew | Sep 29, 2018 | Practice
Our last five posts about empathy have looked at what it isn’t and a summary of what it is, Then, in more detail, we began to look at the constituent parts of empathy – the ingredients, if you like. Dr Teresa Wiseman breaks down empathy into 4 parts: we...
by Jonny Matthew | Sep 13, 2018 | Practice, Sexual Abuse
Dr Teresa Wiseman breaks down empathy into 4 parts: we have to: 1. See the world as others see it 2. Be non-judgmental 3. Understand another’s feelings, and 4. Communicate that understanding* Our last four posts about empathy have looked at what...