Kia ora koutou
We are fast tracking into May and one of the main celebrations during this time is Mother’s Day. Thank you to all those wahine (women) who play a part in a child’s life whether it is being a mother, aunty, nan, cousin or friend. I can think of many beautiful wahine who have impacted me over the years, and it is a good opportunity to say thank-you to those who have. This can also be a conflicting time for those children who are in care and a time of split loyalties. The A and E (acceptance and empathy) in PACE can be used to support children in the range of emotions that they might experience and the questions that might arise as they navigate this occasion.
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We are back doing Face-to-Face trainings and the first one on 27th May 2022 will be:
Difficult Behaviours-Managing Confrontation and Intimidating Behaviours. This explores the reasons why tamariki can regularly be confrontational and why it’s important to step aside from that confrontation. This workshop also looks at the different ways of managing confrontation, so you don’t get pulled in.
This will also be offered online as will:
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This training increases knowledge and awareness to better understand FASD, a brain-based disability. We look at how FASD affects tamariki in their ability to be able to respond or behave as we might want or expect them to. This programme also explores strategies for parenting and working with tamariki affected by FASD.
Matariki is another celebration that will be upon us soon and is celebrated around the 24th June. It is a time to honour the start of a new year and to remember all those who have passed away. Matariki is a star cluster that appears in the early morning sky in New Zealand during the mid-winter months and can be seen around the globe at different times of the year.
See dates and times, face to face or online in our calendar link
Matariki has different names around the world. In English, it is called by its ancient Greek name, Pleiades or the Seven Sisters. In Hawaiian it is Makali’i, ‘eyes of royalty’, and in Japan it is Subaru, meaning ‘gathered together’.
Hoping the holidays have gone well for you all and everyone managed to have a break over the Easter weekend and some good whānau time.
Ngā mihi nui
Karen
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