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.
Initiating Organisational Change
Guest blogger, Melinda Crole from the YMCA shares insights on how they have gone about initiating organisational change to safeguard children.
Read More9 Plain English Principles of Trauma Informed Care
The trauma literature can be overwhelming. Its basis in neuroscience offers incredible insights into its impact. But it also is challenging to decipher and make relevant to the ways in which children that have experienced abuse and neglect can be effectively supported.
Read MoreRediscovering a conceptual gem for therapeutic out of home care.
Sometimes you come across a journal article that is way before its time - like the one Janise Mitchell discusses in this blog entry! These seven vital components identified as the core of care for children who are removed from their family are as relevant today as they were innovative back then.
Read MoreAddressing unresolved childhood trauma and abuse in adults would save Australian governments billions each year.
Addressing unresolved childhood trauma and abuse in adults would save Australian governments billions each year writes guest blogger Dr Cathy Kezelman President of Adults Surviving Child Abuse.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be Child Centred?
Anyone who has worked with children in a professional setting will likely have heard the term ‘child-centred’ used to describe an approach, a policy or a way of working with children. It is written into legislation around Australia and seen as a desirable way of approaching child protection by many. Some organisations – like the Foundation – also describe themselves as being child-centred as a central principle informing all that they do. But what does it mean?
Read More8 of Our Favourite Children’s Storybooks
Frequently, we are asked to recommend books for parents to use which reflect our focus on the importance of parent-child connections, as well as reinforcing the practice of mindfulness for parents and children. Here's our current top 8 along with why we love them.
Read MoreKylie Williams
This article was authored by Dani Colvin, Coordinator, Partnerships Fundraising and Marketing at the Australian Childhood Foundation. What is it that makes a person connect so completely with a cause or issue that they are willing to commit not only financially, but also invest their time, their effort, and their heart, in order to give …
Read MoreRaunch Culture
As a parent, there is always that one question from your child that you struggle to answer. I never would have predicted the one that finally stumped me when it was asked by my 4 year old son at the time. With both of his Italian grandparents in the car, he asked me innocently and loudly - “Dad, how do you make your sex last longer?”
Read MoreReviewing ‘The brain’s way of healing- remarkable discoveries and recoveries from the frontiers of neuroplasticity’
Norman Doidge has recently released his next book, ‘The brain’s way of healing’ and in this entry, Marina Dickson provides her review of this text.
Read MoreThe story of James
- A case study looking at how one young man was supported by therapeutic carers to move beyond his past and look toward a brilliant future.
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