Kia ora e te whānau,
We are back into the school term, how is it going? I hope the return to school has been a welcomed break following the holidays, and the kids are settling back into the weekday school routine. What did you get up to during the holidays? I managed to have a couple of days out of Auckland which provided a much-needed breather and then a good chunk of it was spent indoors, dodging the rainy, cold weather and looking after an unwell household. I hope whatever the holidays looked like for you, you are keeping well.
Christie McGiven
Auckland Regional Coordinator
0800 693 323
or 027 538 9691
TRAINING
We have a great range of training coming up this month. If you are close to Glenfield (Wednesday 10 August), Onehunga/Oranga (Tuesday 16 August) or Sunnyvale (Tuesday 30 August), we would love to have you join us for our Family Dynamics-Torn Loyalties workshop. We’ll be exploring the experience of children in care as they navigate relationships and contact with their biological family and whānau, as well as their care family. We’ll also consider how you can support them with the range of thoughts and feelings that come from their unique care situation.
You will also have another opportunity to participate in the Making Changes-Stability in Hard Times workshop; this will be held at Silverdale. If you’re interested in considering what you bring to your role as a caregiver and exploring ways you can use this understanding to create a calm, settled home environment, centred around the relationship with your tamariki and rangatahi, this training may be a helpful one.
We are keen to keep in-person trainings local and accessible so if you have any ideas of locations across Auckland that would work for you, please flick me a text or email with your suggestions.
Find out more and register for training below.
EVENTS
Save the Date
Beacon House recently released a great video about the Window of Tolerance, you can watch it here. If you’d like to have a chat about the video or anything else over coffee (my shout), we’ll be aiming to catch up during the morning of Thursday 18th August; more details about time/location to follow.
Keeping PACE – National Conference
21st and 22nd September 2022, Lower Hutt Event Centre. Click here for more information or to register.
Face your Future 2022
For young people aged 16-18 years on 28th and 29th September 2022, Camp Motu Moana, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland. Click here for more information or to register.
SUPPORT
If you’d like to connect online with other caregivers, you can join our closed Facebook Group here.
If you would like to join a face-to-face support group, call National Office and they can put you in touch with a support group near you. If you’re interested in making an in-person group in your area, please do reach out.
Our FASD virtual coffee gathering is the last week of the month, for more information or to sign up to the next one, click here.
As always, if you are in need of support, have a question or just would like to know more about how Caring Families Aotearoa can assist you, feel free to give me a text or call on 027 538 9691.
Tiaki i a koutou anō, look after yourselves!
Christie