Well, it's been a
long time since we have been blogging.
Not that nothing has been happening, in fact quite the
opposite.
A.G.M.
Firstly, we would like to share a glimpse of our A.G.M.
The 12th. Child Connection A.G.M. was held in the same place
as the last two, namely the Copthorne Hotel on the Auckland City waterfront.
This time we enjoyed as a special guests, Jill Morgan and
Gina Howell . Jill, a researcher, has
continued her study on Children Massaging Children - massage in schools
programme.
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| A.G.M. Copthorne Hotel |
De Paul House
presentation.
De Paul House offers support to solo mothers with
children who have gone through difficulties in life. Eva presented a session to show mothers the
importance of bonding through secure attachment, and followed up with a
practical demonstration to show how
touch by using massage is a way
of achieving this. For some of the
mothers and children, it was a new experience, and will require them to
practice in order to benefit from these new skills.
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| De Paul House. Eva demonstrating |
Family Violence
Prevention, North Shore
Child Connection Trust has been involved with the Family Violence Prevention
North Shore project for a number of years.
Eva gave the Group background and details of the
programmes delivered by the Child Connection Trust. Child
Connection promotes touch and sensory stimulation systems into education
settings. They have developed age-specific programmes for early childhood,
primary and college settings
The group then had an in-depth discussion about the role
schools are having to increasingly play in fostering students emotional and
social well-being; how the community sector could play a supportive role, and
current concerns for schools around professional boundaries.
