Yoga breathing exercise for foster carers, adopters and their families – Andrea Warman
Young Royals Kate, William and Harry promoted the Heads Together charity earlier this week with a campaign encouraging people to talk about mental health and…
Category: Adoption and Fostering
Paolo Hewitt describes the talk he gave about growing up in Burbank Children’s Home
Paolo Hewitt, author of But We All Shine On and The Looked After Kid, was in Woking last week, the town of the children’s home in which he…
Supporting children with attachment difficulties in school – Nicola Marshall
In this article, Nicola Marshall, author of The Teacher’s Introduction to Attachment, reflects upon the role schools play in supporting children with attachment issues, and…
Caring with Vitality – bringing yoga to the world of social care
Andrea Warman, co-author of the family yoga book Caring with Vitality – Yoga and Wellbeing for Foster Carers, Adopters and Their Families, explains how yoga can encourage families to enjoy…
Capturing the darkness and the light in the lives of looked-after children
There are days when stories with perfect beginnings and perfect endings just don’t cut it at reading time- Ali Redford, author of The Boy Who Built…
Your Role as Your Child’s Advocate
Judith Canty Graves and Carson Graves are co-authors of Parents Have the Power to Make Special Education Work: An Insider Guide, and are the parents…
Young People and Drugs – What can adoptive parents do?
Julian Cohen, author of All About Drugs and Young People, is a writer, educator, counsellor and consultant who has specialised in drug and sex education…
Using non-threatening direct work with children – an interview with Audrey Tait
With one bestselling direct work resource under her belt already, Audrey Tait, with Helen Wosu, has produced another must-have guide, full of creative ideas to…
2015 Family Choice Award Winner
The Pocket Occupational Therapist for Families of Children With Special Needs won a 2015 Family Choice Award! Pediatric occupational therapist, Cara Koscinski, MOT, OTR/L, is…
First Hand Experience: Good and bad responses to self-harm from health professionals
In this frank and open post, Dr Pooky Knightsmith talks about self-harm and shares her own experiences, both good and bad, of responses from health professionals.…