by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Attention, Children, Massage, Participation, Story Massage, Young People
I still hear people say that Covid-19 has a lot to answer for. The impact it had at the time still has ripples years later. The advice at the time of the global pandemic included staying apart from other people. For many, especially those who are tactile, this proved...
by admin | Nov 8, 2023 | Children, Partnerships, Young People, Youth Centre, Youth Work
I received a message this week from a friend wishing me ‘Happy Youth Work Week!’ in a similar way to someone saying Happy Birthday. It was thoughtful and well meant, but a fellow Youth Worker in the country, Dempsie Earles, posted on a youth work forum,...
by admin | Oct 26, 2023 | Attention, Children, Participation, Relationships, Young People
We all have moments where we wish we were somewhere else, but what happens when you’re working with a child or young person who struggles to engage constructively with another young person and the expectation is that they will? Working together is an essential...
by admin | Sep 22, 2023 | Attention, Children, Listening, Relationships, Wellbeing, Young People
Summer days are making way for autumn colours and schools are back with a bang. As seasons change, the children grow and with the view out of the window getting older, we waved our Year 6’s off to their Year 7 schools, hoping that the transitionary period will work...
