by diviadmin | Mar 13, 2014 | Child Devmt, Parenting
Home is supposed to be a safe place. A refuge from the challenges of life. But for some children, it’s the opposite. It’s a place of threat. Of danger. NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, has recently published it’s guidance for...
by diviadmin | Feb 11, 2014 | Parenting, Sexual Abuse
Sexting, bullying, online abuse… 11th February was Safer Internet Day 2014 (#SID2014). If you don’t do anything else, show your teenaged kids this video from CEOP, the Child Online Exploitation & Protection agency. Teach your child… If they are...
by diviadmin | Nov 24, 2013 | Child Devmt, Parenting
In a previous post we looked at attachment, asking the question: What is it? The conclusion was that it is the mechanism by which children learn to be people. And they get it through their interactions with those who care for them. It effects everything. How they...
by diviadmin | Oct 25, 2013 | Child Devmt, Parenting
It’s been a tough year! In fact it’s been the toughest year of my life to date. For all kinds of reasons. This is relevant here because of one thing that’s happened as a result. Get the audio version of later posts on ‘Jonny 24/7’ –...
by diviadmin | Oct 18, 2013 | Parenting, Practice, Sexual Abuse, Teens
Why language about “pornography” matters… Public concern about “child pornography” is growing. In the last 12 months there has been a 40% rise in the number of reports made to the Internet Watch Foundation about potentially...
by diviadmin | Oct 7, 2013 | Parenting, Practice
Sexting – sending explicit pictures and messages to others – is rife among young people. The consequences are stark, long-lasting and costly on all kinds of levels. Unsure? Check out my first post on this subject – Sexting: why it’s not...
