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What Exactly is ADHD?
I've had ADHD since I was little. I'm now in my late 50s. I can't recall exactly when I first realised that there was something different going on with me - but I was an adult before the light dawned. Well known, but not known about Most people who work with troubled...
Criminal Justice – Trauma’s Triple Whammy?
It struck me today - not for the first time - that trauma has a nasty habit of reproducing itself. Or rather the behaviour that springs from trauma and the systems that respond to it often seem to compound the problem. An example... Trauma 1 HISTORY: I'd like you to...
Harry 3 – Book Review: ‘Harry the Hound’s Book of Kindness’
Those of you who watched the live streams we did this summer will be familiar with Harry - a hound who speaks to kids and encourages them, helping them cope with difficult situations. The first book looked at how Harry and his Mum handled the return to school after...
Book Review – Know Me To Teach Me
Title: Know Me To Teach Me Subtitle: Differentiated Discipline For Those Recovering From Adverse Childhood Experiences Author: Louise Bombér This book - Know Me To Teach Me - is written by an educator and is aimed at helping apply trauma theory into practice in school...
Book Review – Ego Is The Enemy
I've often said the you are your most important client - emphasising the need to look after yourself in order to have what it takes to help others. Well this book takes another tack - it addresses what the author, Ryan Holiday, describes as: 'The Fight to Master Our...
#AskMeAnything 1
Live on 12th June 2020, we discussed: Kids hoarding food - why do they do it and how to help them stop... Good endings - how to finish well (placements, interventions, school moves, etc.) Self-care - an brief intro to the TRM Academy online course - here Here's the...
Self-Care – Principles & Strategies to Keep You Going…
Are you tired? Maybe you're really tired. I know the feeling.Ebbs & FlowsWe all get a bit worn down now and again. Each week can be a series of good and not so good days; tiring and energising days.Managing these ebbs and flows is part of looking after ourselves...
Live Stream 5 – self-care, leaving care & back to school after lockdown…
Below is the replay of the TK Live Stream 5 on 3rd June 2020... Check out lots more on You Tube - here What do you think?... Please let me know your thoughts - leave a comment below... Related previous posts: - Live Stream 4 - Live Stream 3 - Live Stream 2 - Live...
Helping Kids Back to School After COVID-19
Having negotiated our way through the onset of the virus, a shortage of loo roll and home-schooling, we now have to think about getting kids back to school after being at home for more than 2 months. This bring with it all sorts of challenges, including: Children's...
Harry The Hound Returns to School – book review
This book will be really useful for supporting children returning to school following lockdown - but it's so much more than that! Title: Harry The Hound Returns To School Authors: Neil Davies & Wendy Steer This book - Harry The Hound Returns To School -...
