Kia ora everyone,
Well, winter has certainly sent us her message. We’ve had our log fire stoked up warming up our place constantly over the last couple of weeks.
I hope you and your whānau are well after the recent weather events. If you need support, please get in touch with me.
As you know, the school holidays are coming up which presents the added pressure of creating activities for the kids to do at home. I hope that the sun shines so tamariki can get some much needed outdoor play.
Stephanie James-Sadler
National Support Manager
04 282 0490 or 0800 693 323
Matariki
For those in the Christchurch area, the Matariki celebrations are sounding great. Check out Tīrama Mai (Bringing the Light), the new light festival. Parts of the central city and New Brighton will be lit up at night, which I’m sure will look awesome. Also, if you’re in the area on Saturday 10 July at 7 pm, enjoy the wonderful fireworks.
Check out the Matariki Night Market in Kaikoura on 2 July at Hāpuka School from 5.30 pm Timaru on 9 July in the Timaru CBD.
Here are some more events in your area:
National Conference – Keeping the PACE
Caring Families Aotearoa’s National Conference – Keeping the PACE is coming up on the 29th and 30th of September, 2021 in Lower Hutt.
We recommend you start planning for it now. Perhaps you could organise with your Social Worker for some respite over those two days. Come get recharged while learning some transformational ways of parenting children in our care. Caregivers also love the opportunity to connect with one another.
Training
We have new training developed by Caring Families Aotearoa starting next term. I am really excited about the new topics we are offering. Please check out our training calendar below to see details of upcoming courses.
The first up next term is “What’s Behind the Behaviour – Healing Centred Engagement”. This newly developed training explores the importance of emotional connection with children. The idea is to parent in a way that meets the behavioural, developmental, and therapeutic needs of the child. This DDP informed workshop has an emphasis on ‘connection with correction’ to provide a secure and safe base for the child. I look forward to seeing you there!
Click the button below for more details and to register:
Noho ora mai e whānau manaaki mā / Stay well, Caring Families,
Stephanie
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