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25.01.2022 HELP is strangely, something we want to do without: as if the very idea disturbs and blurs the boundaries of our individual endeavours, as if we cannot face ho...w much we need in order to go on. We are born with an absolute necessity for help, grow well only with a continuous succession of extended hands, and as adults depend upon others for our further successes and possibilities in life even as competent individuals. - David Whyte See more

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24.01.2022 Would you let a two-year-old choose what goes on their plate? These toddlers have been peeling their fruit, choosing their portion sizes and assisting in clearing the table after their meal.

24.01.2022 Powerful words!

23.01.2022 Thanks Morgane Guedj Creative for this design. It captures my work with parents, carers and professionals who work with babies, children and families perfectly - I provide the supportive hands to the adult hands who hold and nurture the child.

23.01.2022 A lot of people think or believe or know they feel but thats thinking or believing or knowing; not feeling. Almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. Why? Because whenever you think or you believe or you know, youre a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, youre nobody-but-yourself. To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fig...ht the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. E.E. Cummings Picture Credit: from Enormous Smallness by Matthew Burgess See more

20.01.2022 I read this piece by Nick Cave recently (I subscribe to The Red Hand Files a project of his where people can write to him with questions or wonderings they have about their lives and he shares his responses via an email). This particular response from Mr. Cave to the question below, posed by Robyn from Melbourne, really resonated with me at the time I was reading it. And then I found my thoughts coming back to it time and time again over the following days. I felt drawn to ...the warmth expressed in the response, the poignant, aching humanity of it. But more so, I thought about the particularity of being a parent and the way regret becomes, in some way, part of the experience and language of parenting. "Do you have any regrets as you get older? I feel I could have just handled things better in my life. I even feel guilty for having regrets. Do you?" There is always a temptation to take the position that one has no regrets We feel that to harbour regrets dishonours the very place to which we have arrived. But it can be helpful to remind ourselves that these regrets are intimations informing us that we have developed sufficiently to perceive the nature of our past shortcomings. Regret can be a sorrowing hope that sees the faults of the past through the more lucid and open eyes of the present. They are growing pains as we become better at being ourselves. Most of our past mistakes are consistent with our personal evolution at that time, and the waves of regret simply signal a progression and expansion of our hearts. Perhaps it is useful to see our lives as a series of failed or abandoned dreams, but to also recognise that these dreams are the very architecture of our humanity; to lovingly accept our shortcomings and lay them to rest in the knowledge that growth and regret go hand in hand, as do failure and potentiality. Im always thankful when I read something that provokes me to reflect on my own experience. Theres no one answer to any of this, but thankfully there are opportunities that make themselves available to us (when we are able to recognise them and have the time to be with our thoughts) to go on wondering and growing as parents, family members, friends and professionals. I welcome your thoughts please share.

18.01.2022 Only this child!! Having a full-fledged conversation with Daddy and Daddy is just as bad #TheseTwoAreAMess #OurHouseisAlwaysFullofLaughter #MrPersonality #HeNeedsHisOwnShow #KingstonJierre #KJP

18.01.2022 Eight months after creating my Attuned Relationships page I thought it was time for me to start posting about the work Im doing. Sharing about myself doesnt feel natural or comfortable, so Ill focus on what it is I do and more importantly why and how I do it! There are a few ways I work with parents, early childhood educators and practitioners, (more on this later!), but one of my main focuses is on providing reflective consultation sessions with people working in infant ...Continue reading

17.01.2022 This post speaks to the heart of why I work with teachers in schools and early childhood educators in child care settings. Yes, reading with a child teaches them something about language and literacy, verbal skills, listening skills and comprehension. But what matters first and most is the relationship. The relationship between a parent and a child is different to an educator and a child, of course. But the felt safety and security in a nurturing relationship, in which the childs mind is recognised and held in mind by the adult is an important element in all the childs relationships. The simple act of being with a child and sharing a story can communicate so much.

16.01.2022 When its chronic, our anxiety is often about not wanting something to happen in the future that has already happened in our past. We call it "shark music" and... it has a profound impact on our parenting. Its how the past controls the future. The "lie" is actually a sleight of hand to keep the focus anywhere except where the problem began. What happened in our past actually happened. Keeping ourselves focused on the future doesnt allow us to heal what happened in our past. This has a lot to do with where we struggle as parents. Knowing where we have anxiety (shark music) on the Circle frees us (and our children) in new ways. Welcome to Circle of Security Parenting! Entry level understanding: Either find a COSP group in your area or read "Raising a Secure Child" (Guilford Press, 2017).

15.01.2022 When we can slow things down and really be with our child in all their difficult and uncomfortable feelings we help them come to understand that all feelings are ok and can be shared. We also show them we are the bigger, stronger, wiser and kind adult they so need us to be.

08.01.2022 It’s never too late.

07.01.2022 "I came here to speak to you because the Australian government is not listening," 12-year-old Indigenous boy Dujuan Hoosan told the United Nations Human Rights ...council in Geneva. "It never listens to kids like me but we have important things to say." Speaking on behalf of the Human Rights Law Centre, Hoosan spoke of his struggles engaging with the Australian school system and the importance of Indigenous-led education. "I want my school to be run by Aboriginal people. I want adults to stop putting 10-year-old kids in jail." His journey is featured in the upcoming In My Blood It Runs documentary, which looks at how Australias education system fails to incorporate Indigenous history and learning.

04.01.2022 The Circle of Security approach to supporting us as parent is that we all have what we need to be parents and good enough parenting is good enough for our children. The difficulty we face is that we dont always trust our feelings to guide us and think we need to be perfect to be good parents. We also tend to look everywhere but our relationships with our children for answers to our struggles, when the answer lies in our relationships. If this sounds familiar, then you are no...t alone and the Circle of Security might be the parenting program thats right for you! I will be co-facilitating a group (maximum of 10) starting in October (term 4). If you would like to know more about the COS-P course and how it might benefit you as a parent, you can get in touch with me here, via messenger, email me or give me a call. I am available and very happy to have a chat! If you know someone who might be interested please share. See more

02.01.2022 To mark 150 years since the birth of Maria Montessori, we have collaborated with BrightVibes who have made this wonderful film about Maria Montessori and her in...spirational life. We would like to thank Carolina Montessori for giving her time to talk about her great grandmother. #Montessori150

01.01.2022 Life is all about relationships. Helping children understand their emotions and supporting them as they experience the ups and downs strong feelings bring helps them navigate relationships as they grow. This article has some lovely reminders of what is most important in the lives of children - the opportunity to learn through play and our presence as they go out to explore the world and our availability to them when they need reassurance. *The ideas below are geared to 5-6 year olds (US kindy aged children). Also important to know that we cant be|do all of these things for our children all the time - we just need to be good enough.