Prosody Blog
Prosody is the pitch and tone of the human voice. It is the very essence of connection. Our blog hosts articles and stories dedicated to innovation, research and practice with children and young people.
What is love?
The recent launch of ACF’s new logo and the narrative of love that accompanies it has prompted me to consider this concept of love in our work with traumatised children. Having love as a value seems fundamental to everything we do in both our personal and professional lives. Yet, when we unpack what love means in the context of children who have experienced trauma, it is way more complex.
Read MoreWhat does trauma-informed mean? Grappling with the challenge
The question in the heading of this blog is a deceptively simple question to ask, but the answer is so very complex.
Read MoreHow do you find your way to your child’s heart?
The heart has become an important and central symbol in the Foundation’s new narrative. It represents the power of love to heal the pain that children carry with them when they have experienced the trauma of abuse and family violence. It has reminded me of how important a heart and its meaning can be in our therapeutic work with children, young people and their carers/families.
Read MoreIs silence really an option for men?
It seems to me that we may be at a tipping point in the family violence movement because people are really speaking out, men and women!
Read MoreWestern Australia’s 9 Child Safe Domains
A discussion of the nine domains, the WA Commissioner for Children and Young People thought pertinent to guide organisations in moving towards creating and sustaining a safe space for children and young people.
Read MoreToddlers and Teens
What is it about toddlers and teens, that so many parents find difficult…and do the two groups have anything in common?
Read MorePermission to Not Laugh: A Comedian’s Unspoken Traumatic Grief
In a recent interview (WNYC, 2016) with comedian, television and movie actor Michael Ian Black, I was struck by just how traumatized during childhood he seemed. Yet the word “trauma” was never uttered.
Read MoreWho should report what? A guide to Reportable Conduct Schemes in Australia
Produced by the Safeguarding Children Program, this blog contains an up-to-date summary of the various reportable conduct schemes in Australia, highlighting the differences in the management of the reporting and assessment processes.
Read MorePutting Love at the Heart of Our story
This article was authored by Joe Tucci, CEO at the Australian Childhood Foundation. We have changed our logo today because we wanted to acknowledge the importance of love for all of us, and in particular children. This is why… Children trace love in moments of connection. A newborn feels his mum’s heartbeat as he is …
Read MoreIntroducing School Services Program Part 1
In late 2016, The Australian Childhood Foundation introduced a new program to its organisational structure – the Schools Services Program. The SSP was established as a result of the growing demand within the Education sector: individual schools, regional areas and at a departmental level to become Trauma Sensitive environments.
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