by Jonny Matthew | Oct 29, 2018 | Practice, Uncategorised
If you think about it, much of what we do as child care professionals, is promote children’s rights. Not that we’re quoting the UNCRC, but that we’re advocating for their interests and welfare. Getting their voices heard, if you like. We often refer...
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...
by Jonny Matthew | Jul 16, 2018 | Practice, Uncategorised
Our last three posts about empathy have looked at what it isn’t, a summary of what it is and last time the first of the four ingredients of empathy – taking a child’s-eye of the world (seeing the world through their eyes). Dr Teresa Wiseman breaks...
by Jonny Matthew | Jun 30, 2018 | Practice, Uncategorised
Our last two posts about empathy have looked at what it isn’t, and a summary of what it is. 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....
by Jonny Matthew | Jun 3, 2018 | Blog, Practice
Following our last post about what empathy isn’t, I thought I better complete the process and discuss what it is! Get the audio version of this post on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here… So, empathy… – is NOT just about noticing and acknowledging – is...
