Tena koutou katoa,

I hope that you’re all keeping well and healthy over these winter months.

Do you know about audiobooks on Spotify? Your first month is free and then its $16.99 every month after that. Spotify has a great selection of therapeutic parenting books available for download. You can increase your knowledge basket while being on the go.

Books that I have downloaded include the A to Z of Therapeutic Parenting by Sarah Naish, and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk. I encourage you to get your resources at a fraction of the cost!

Events

It’s Conference time!!  There are still some places left for Conference in September, but not many! We are in the beautiful Te Wai Pounamu/South Island, Christchurch to be specific. There is an amazing line-up of speakers and of course don’t forget our Conference dinner. To learn more about the Conference, or to register, click here. I look forward to connecting with you there.

L’Oréal for Youth is taking place on 9 & 10 October. Formerly called Face your Future, L’Oréal for Youth is an inspiring two-day camp for care-experienced rangatahi (young people) aged 16-18 years. There is still time to nominate your young person – click below to find out more.

Training

I am excited to be delivering training online! Here are the courses that I will be delivering:

Online

• Ako Ngatahi – Helping Your Child with Relationships, Thursday 15 August 2024, 11am – 12noon, click here to register
• Ako Ngatahi – Shield against Shame, Tuesday 20 August 2024, 1-2pm, click here to register
• Making Changes – Stability in Hard Times, Session 1: Thursday 22 August 2024, 12.30-2pm and Session 2: Friday 23 August 2024, 12.30-2pm, click here to register
• Keeping Memories – Life Stories, Thursday 5 September 2024, 10am-12pm, click here to register

Our key topic this month is Difficult Behaviours, Managing Confrontation and Intimidating Interactions. It looks at what’s going on behind the behaviour that triggers our children to become confrontational. How we can as caregivers provide support from a secure base, to build a secure attachment, while helping our child develop the skills they need to self-regulate. If you happen to be in the lower north island next month, please consider coming to my face-to-face training on this topic:

• Lower Hutt: Difficult Behaviours – Managing Confrontation & Intimidating Behaviours, Thursday 19 September 2024, 9.30am–1pm, click here to register. 

We also have a range of other amazing caregiver training available this term. For a full list and to register for any of our upcoming courses please click below.

Nga mihi,

Ebony Phillips