by diviadmin | Jul 3, 2014 | Parenting, Practice, Uncategorized
The other day I heard myself saying it again, “You’re just trying to get my attention!” And I was right. Kids’ behaviour can be infuriating. And never more so than when we know they’re pitching for our attention. We’re busy. Life is...
by diviadmin | Jun 22, 2014 | Adoption, Parenting, Practice
Worse than our shame at doing something wrong, is the knowledge that someone we care about is unhappy with us. This is the case with young people too. They know full well that they’ve done something they shouldn’t have. But they also know that we, and...
by diviadmin | May 9, 2014 | Adoption, Parenting, Policy
One day, Rose received a phone call from social services. They asked her a question. Could she look after her grandchildren as their mother was unsafe? “Yes,” she said, “of course!” Which grandparent wouldn’t? She became a “kinship...
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...
