What is empathy – and what sometimes prevents it working its magic?
Category: validating emotions
Resilience Policy
Considering what really helps our children become more resilient and why it’s not a good idea for schools staff to sort everything out for children!
Few of us got out of childhood unscathed!
An exploration of what helps us feel understood as children and why this is important.
The gift of listening
As part of wellbeing workshops I deliver, I usually spend time considering listening. I myself was guilty in the past…
‘Threat’ and Challenging Behaviour
It’s sort of obvious, but we can forget: when a child digs their heels in, starts insulting us or becomes…
Melancholy
I am reading ‘The school of life’ introduced by Alan de Botton. It’s a great philosophical journey into the impact…