WHICH IS WHICH and FOR WHAT? This month I will be briefly introducing to you the different therapies available, specifically the ones that work hand-in-hand with play therapy. I understand how overwhelming it can be to have your child attend one type, let alone two. Just remember the specialities are different and different techniques and […]
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Letting go is hard
The beginning of the year! How have you all managed? Still uncertain about some things: roster, subjects, extra-mural activities, stationery, uniform, parent‰Ûªs evenings‰Û_ (I suppose very much like the headless chicken running around as in the previous newsletter). How have the children managed? Apprehensive, excited, teary, clingy, confident, insecure, nervous, happy‰Û_? If you are the […]
New Year’s Resolutions
How many of us keep our New Year’s resolution, or even bother making one, for fear of not accomplishing it. Why not break the New Year up into days and take it “one day at a time”. You can make a goal of what you want to achieve, but it is HOW you get there […]
Santa or No Santa? The difference between reality and fantasy
In my line of work, fantasy and imaginative play forms a vital part in the child‰Ûªs social and emotional development, helping the child to resolve issues. When a child is in a state of anxiety, fear or sadness they will create a fantasy in order to get through it. Christmas holidays are a very exciting […]
Exam time
The end of the year is not easy for both the parent or the child. Both the child and parent stress about the end of year exams. Concern for parents over whether their offspring are studying correctly or enough or even retaining the crucial information to enable them to pass the looming exams. I thought […]