by Jonny Matthew | Jan 4, 2019 | Practice
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has produced the UK’s first guidance on screen time for children. Read a BBC summary here… Read a systematic review of the evidence here… Related previous posts: 11 things you need to know...
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....
