On the 24th February Karolina, who is also a spinning instructor, and her team-mates will be taking part in a 24-hour ‘Spinathon’ at the Pedal Studio in Putney. The team hopes to raise £500 for the Starfish Greathearts Foundation, an organization that supports children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by the HIV/AIDS pandemic [...]
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Supporting Children Who Stammer In The Classroom – a practical guide for teachers
For some reason we have had a big increase in the number of stammering referrals we have received this month. A couple of weeks ago Marianne wrote a post giving some tips for communicating with a child who stammers. This week, I have produced a factsheet (click to download) guide for teachers on how to [...]
Does your child cry when you leave the house?
Recently I posted a reply on the Nappy Valley parenting forum to a post from a mum whose little girl is suffering from separation anxiety. As it’s a common problem, I thought I would share a couple of suggestions here. Remember that some anxiety at times of separation is normal in very young children. It [...]
New Children’s Therapies Website Launched!
Welcome to our new-look website! As you can see we have added a blog, which we’ll be using to provide updates about the practice, and where our therapists from different disciplines will be sharing some of their advice and experience. We’ve also improved the navigation, added our Twitter feed so that you can see what [...]
Ten Tips for communicating with a child who stammers
Many people aren’t sure how to react when talking to a child who stammers and whether they should try to ‘help them out.’ Here are some useful tips: When talking about a child who stutters, use the term “person who stutters” rather than “stutterer.” Stuttering is something the child does, it is not who they [...]
Benefits of family yoga
Although I’m new to Children’s Therapies, I have been running Family Yoga sessions for a while now, and I’m always amazed to see how the family dynamic grows and develops through the sessions. In our modern age of Internet, TV and video games, and rushing our children from one after-school activity to the next, it’s [...]
The importance of play
Natural and spontaneous play with parents and friends is crucial for a child’s development. Through play, your child will enhance his or her social interactions and start to develop recognition of their individual strengths. Play provides endless scope for a child to make sense of their world, to consolidate new learning and to try out [...]
