Denise Luscombe writes from Australia:
I thought TAC Bulletin readers might like to see this video. It was from the ISEI Conference and I introduced a parent speaker at the Welcome Reception. Stacey was the parent and she talked about her journey in ECI (early childhood intervention).
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Where do you go for help when public services have to turn you away because of cuts in their finances and when charities can no longer help because they are struggling to survive?
If you are concerned about a vulnerable child, adult or family because they are not getting effective support, what do y
In this article Hilton Davis, Emeritus Professor of Child Health Psychology, describes his Family Partnership Model
In this Model, the relationship between parents and those helping them is a partnership defined in terms of mutual participation and involvement, being parent-led, involving the
Read more: The Helping Relationship: Understanding Partnerships. Essay by Professor Hilton Davis
From Cerebra website (UK):
Has your local continence team told you that your child isn’t old enough to have a continence assessment? Our new template letter could help you to make a complaint.
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"Some parents are particularly vulnerable to guilt because of the elevated level of care that is needed."
"Denial is common in both practitioners and family members."
Bringing up babies and young children who have very special needs: A 21st century guide for parents, students and new practiti
"Due to mass migration and urbanization, the population in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, has increased exponentially.
"With this rise in population has come a growing number of families in desperate need of child care
Nargis teaches 4th-6th-grade language arts at Abdul Rahim Shaheed school in Dasht-e-Barchi. She explains that her students often miss school because they are afraid to leave their homes. Many of her students have lost family members to bombings
“My sister Nargis Turkmani was born and raised i
Read more: Life in Afghanistan for a teacher and her students
'The child is just a child and not singled out as something very different. The parents are just parents without having to be therapists'
We can use the word ‘Zen’ in two ways. There is the Zen of the Japanese tea ceremony which can be practised by people in all walks of life. Then there is t
Read more: Zen in care and support for new children who have disabilities
Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011