Relationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress. #DrNadineBurkeHarris #ChildhoodTrauma #DevelopmentalTrauma #Connectedness #RelationalRepair #SupportiveParenting #ConnectedChildRaising #Connection #Relationships

“Children need someone to reassure them that play - their own, unique, imaginative play - is something to be valued.“ - Fred Rogers‬ ‪ #EarthDay #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #SupportiveParenting

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With so many worrying news stories, this seems particularly apt... #FredRogers #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #SupportiveParenting

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We’ve just added a new book to our Recommended Reading board on Pinterest... “...Sarah Ockwell-Smith debunks many commonly held beliefs about punishment and motivation, and provides an alternative approach that will empower you to discipline your child in an effective way and with respect. Gentle discipline is not about mollycoddling your child or being a pushover - it means understanding your child, having realistic expectations of them, and responding to their misbehaviour

“Robbyn Peters Bennett is a psychotherapist, educator, and child advocate who specializes in the treatment of trauma-related mental health problems resulting from the effects of early childhood stress, abuse and neglect. She is the founder of StopSpanking.org, a non-profit dedicated to educating the public on the dangers of spanking”. This is her TEDx talk... Take a look at our Videos and Audios board on Pinterest for more content you might find interesting... #TEDx #Supporti

Supportive Parenting - neither rescuing nor abandoning, but warmly encouraging... Eli R Lebowitz - Anxiety and the family: Parenting anxious children (via Yale University on YouTube) You can follow our Supportive Parenting board on Pinterest here... #EliRLebowitz #AnxietyandtheFamily #ParentingAnxiousChildren #Pinterest #SupportiveParenting

Have just added these two books to our NVR Books board on Pinterest... You can keep up to by following our board here... #NVRBooks #SarahFisher #ConnectiveParenting #CarmeliteAvrahamKrehwinkel #DavidAldridge #HappyFamilies #SupportiveParenting #Pinterest

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How 6 months of unpredictability proved "life changing" for one teen with autism. (Read the ABC News article here) You can also watch the full episode of Australian Story - My Son Sam below. #SupportiveParenting #AustralianStoryMySonSam #Austism #Articlesofinterest #CompassionateAction

When I contacted Vicki about publicising the course that I’ve organised on their website, The Adoption Social, she suggested that I ‘write a guest post about what I’m doing and why’. Timely. The course commences in under three weeks and not enough places have been sold yet to meet the costs of this venture. Some reminding of ‘what I’m doing and why’ might be just what I need! Before you read anymore – here’s the flyer for the event. I’m not a business woman, I’m a counsellor/