New edition of Parent Sense: a protective play tutorial

Do you teach or want to learn about protective behaviours? Available for immediate download through my book shop, Parent Sense is not available anywhere else.

For just $10.50 you can print and hand out as many copies as you require – no restriction, no further permissions required.

Written in an easy to understand way, Parent Sense teaches carers how to protectively play and how to keep their kids safe from sex predators. A study at home tutorial (or an etorial as I have dubbed it), it provides information on child sexual assault, tells you what to do if you suspect sex abuse and is jam packed with protective play ideas.

If you are a trainer and want to offer protective behaviour training, then Parent Sense IS the basis of your training program AND your core handout.

Perfect for day care settings, play dates, child therapists, youth workers, foster carers, schools, or parents who want to teach personal safety to their children. Use this valuable resource as a once off or store it for multiple print outs to hand out when ever you want to share protective behaviour, no go tell or personal safety information.

If you do not yet know the BITSS model of protective behaviours then you are behind the times. Buy it now and keep your kids safe through protective play.

 

BITSS of Protective Behaviours is a play program designed by Megan Bayliss from Imaginif.

 

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Surviving Adolescence

Yesterday I facilitated a workshop on how to survive adolescence. Hosted by Hambledon House, it was a free workshop for anyone affected by adolescent behaviour: parents, teachers, grandparents, aunts, etc.

With only two hours available,  we hardly touched the surface. I do believe, though, that every participant walked away from the workshop understanding that the major developmental task of adolescence is separation and that six months in the life of a teen is a long time (interests, friends and behaviours change quickly).

For those who want to run something similar for your client groups, this was the outline that I followed (handouts are linked and you are welcome to use them with credit back to author please):

Ice breakerDeep Speak: pick a card and answer the question from your own perspective. Think of a teen in your life. Imagine that you are that young person and now answer the question from their perspective.

Adolescence is about thinking through to different levels and they love these sorts of questions. You are about to discover why.

Tasks of Adolescence: Handout. Go through the 11 tasks – in a nut shell, adolescence is about separation from us as parents/carers/adults.

Active Listening: Adolescents always say….you never listen to me. Well, let’s have a look at how to listen properly.

Effective attending (Handout) has 3 parts to it –

  1. Soler (Sit square on, Open body language, Lean slightly forward, Eye contact, Relaxed posture)
  2. Your psychological noise
  3. Their psychological noise (including their tasks of adolescence).

Overall messages to take away:

  • The major task of adolescence is separation, and,
  • six months in the life of a teenager is a looooong time. There is light at the end of the tunnel.
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How to survive an adolescent

As much as I am tempted to suggest: ingest heavily and go to bed, I will not. This is a serious issue and it calls for some serious action.

Come and learn about the tasks of adolescence and what you can do to survive the necessary and developmentally appropriate turbulence.

Interactive and practical, all parents of a teen are welcome to attend. Sharing with other parents lessens your isolation and confirms that you are NOT a bad parent.

Failing wanting to learn and improve your home life, come and cry with me…I have gone through six adolescents and therefore require a month away in a five star resort on the Seychelles…six months in a row!

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Play therapy: certificate course in Sydney

Sydney Centre for Creative Change launches new training course in August 2010

12 day Certificate in Art and Play Therapy for Children and Young People

More information on the Certificate Course in Art and Play Therapy

Work confidently with children and young people.
Feel re-inspired and creative about counselling.

This certificate course offers you an experiential introduction to working with children and young people using a range of art and play media. In addition to theory, you will gain skill practice with the use of these methods, applicable in both individual counselling and group work settings.

What the research shows about play therapy:

It works!

Play therapy is a developmentally responsive intervention widely used by child therapists but often criticized for lacking an adequate research base to support its growing practice. Bratton, Ray, Rhine and Jones (2005) conduted a meta-analysis of 93 controlled outcome studies (published 1953–2000) to assess the overall efficacy of play therapy and to determine factors that might impact its effectiveness. The overall treatment effect for play therapy interventions was 0.80 standard deviations. This means that the average child receiving play therapy rated better after treatment that 80% of children who did not.

Further analysis revealed that effects were more positive for humanistic (non-directive) than for nonhumanistic (directive) treatments and that using parents in play therapy produced the largest effects. Play therapy appeared equally effective across age, gender, and presenting issue.

Reference

Bratton, S.C., Ray, D., Rhine, T. & Jones, L. (2005); The Efficacy of Play Therapy With Children: A Meta-Analytic Review of Treatment Outcomes Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 2005, Vol. 36, No. 4, 376–390

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What is the Law of Attraction

Have you ever wondered what it is about some people that they find success so easy? Why it seems as though everything they’ve ever touched in their lives has turned to gold? Have you ever sat and watched them jealously, wishing you too could find success that easily in your life?

What would you say if I told you that there was a way to achieve anything that you had ever wanted from life just by using the power hidden within the depths of your own mind? What if I said that I could teach you how to overcome all of your inhibitions and fears and use the laws of nature to draw success to you rather than you running after it? What would you say if I said that everything that had occurred to you in your life prior to today was entirely the result of your thoughts and actions, and everything that happens to you from here on out is entirely in your hands?

What would you say if I told you that I could teach you the secret handed down from the greatest minds of all time, reaffirmed by the spiritual leaders throughout history, and that with this information you could change your very destiny?

You would probably tell me that I’m crazy, that I’ve been watching far too much late night television and that I should get myself to a therapist as soon as possible. But what if it was the truth?

That’s right! You can determine your own destiny! My white paper, full of learning, tips, and techniques makes destiny awfully  affordable!

Some of the greatest men and women throughout history have known the secrets of using the power within their minds to manifest their dreams, plucking them from the inner depth of the subconscious and bringing them to life in their full colour glory using nothing more than the power of the minds and the energy created by their thoughts and emotions.

Sound too good to be true? I know that it sounds like the kind of thing that science fiction novels are made of, but hear me out. This is an example of the power of the mind firmly rooted in scientific fact. The laws of physics applied to the metaphysical to create the perfect blend of fact and idea. A universal law finally discovered and brought into play for the men and women of earth, applying to everyone, regardless of their age, gender or race, and carrying with it guaranteed results!

What is this Modern Day Miracle?

It’s the law of attraction, a law that has governed the workings of nature since the beginning of time and has been speculated upon nearly as long, but has not been studied and taught to the general public in enough depth for them to be able to put it to good use; that is, until now.

The law of attraction is a law based upon the idea that the energy given off by a person’s mind, whether it be good or bad, will draw like energy to it. This means that by encouraging their minds to give off good energy waves an individual would be able to draw positive energy waves out of the universe to make good things happen for them.

That’s it! Nothing more too it than that! The law of attraction simply puts into use the basic laws of nature and applies them to societal occurrences. The best part about the law of attraction is that it is one of the few laws in science that does not require a laboratory full of equipment to prove. It can be proven in the mind, in the privacy of your own home as you sit back and wait to enjoy the positive effects.

What can the law of attraction do for you? The possibilities are endless; there really are no limitations on the positive changes the law of attraction can bring into your life.

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Learn the Benefits of Exploring the Law of Attraction

1) You can achieve anything you want!

Part of the attraction of the law of attraction is that it removes any limitations that you may have felt previously. You can finally step out of your shell and experiment with a side of life that without this knowledge you never would have dreamed of.

2) You can make any changes in your life you feel you want to make!

Very often we become complacent with our lives because we are unsure precisely what we need to do to change it. We accept the misfortunes in our lives because “that’s just the way it is”. Fortunately, nothing ever has to be “just the way it is”.
Here is what you will learn inside this guide….

How to harness the power of your mind to create your own destiny

* How your attitudes affect your daily experiences

* How to change those attitudes to draw what you want most in life to you rather than you to it

* The true secret to success, and

* What the people of the eastern nations have known for years that we are just beginning to figure out

This information was taught by the great Buddha himself, who said, “What you have become is what you have thought.” This ancient wisdom has never lost its truth in the hundreds of years since it was first uttered, and now you can learn how to use this wisdom to help chart the course of the rest of your life.

Inside this e-Book you will learn:

* What the law of attraction is

* The history of the law of attraction

* How to use the law of attraction to make changes in your own life

* The areas of your life most affected by the law of attraction

* Why the law of attraction does not always work

* Why not everyone believes in this universal law

* What sets the Law of Attraction apart from all of the other methods of manifestation currently available on the marketplace

There is so much that can be done with the law of attraction, and yet so many people do not realize the power they hold at their fingertips! So much suffering could be averted if the people involved only knew the power they have hidden within their own minds!

I know this sounds a little hard to believe right now, but it’s the truth, it’s always been the truth and it will always be the truth, no matter how many people try to poke holes in it.

The Question is, What are You Going to do About it Now that You Know?

The law of attraction is the best kept secret of some of the richest men and women in the country, and they really don’t want you to learn it. Now that you know that you have this knowledge at your fingertips, what are you going to do about it? Can you just walk away and let your golden opportunity for success pass you by, or will you have the courage to grab hold of this opportunity with both hands?

There are a lot of people out there who would take advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money for themselves; after all, whatever you spend to obtain this knowledge is going to redeem itself many times over throughout the years as you put it to good use. However, I firmly feel that everyone should be given the opportunity to learn this incredible secret, which is why I’m not out there talking to major investors to get them to buy into my idea.

I don’t want this knowledge to fall back into the hands of the already wealthy and successful just because they are the only ones that can afford it, which is why I’m offering it to you at a price much lower than anything you are going to find from my competitors.

Buy it now: The Law of Attraction: The Secret to Fulfilling Your Heart’s Desires Without Ever Leaving the Privacy of Your Own Mind

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