The playroom is a special place for children but on occasion, it can be helpful for grown ups too. Unsurprisingly, most adults don’t know how to play well. So when a grown up joins their child in the playroom we have a few rules. The first rule is that the child leads...
The Space We Make Being a parent of a child in chronic emotional distress can make you feel as if you have a phantom limb. One you can feel pain and discomfort in but have no power of relieving or protecting. This pain often rightly motivates us to seek support...
“If we were to allow the wonder of the life of a child to reach us fully and truly and to be our teacher, we would have to say: Thank you….for reminding me about the joy and excitement of being human. Thank you for letting me grow together with you, that I can learn...
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play, than in a year of conversation. –...
The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice. – Peggy...
Knowing you are loved and treasured is the most important part of a good brain and a good life. – Bessel van Der...
Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood – for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul. – Friedrich...
The first duty of love is to listen. – Paul...
Enter into children’s play and you will find the place where their minds, hearts and souls meet. – Virginia...