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.
Using the ‘Action Feedback Kit’: the importance of listening and acting on feedback from children and young people
‘Using the ‘Action Feedback Kit’: the importance of listening and acting on feedback from children and young people’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Lead – Product Development, Content Creation, and Projects at Australian Childhood Foundation. Every time I walk up the path to our counselling service in Melbourne, I look for spider webs on …
Read MoreLines of wonder
‘Lines of wonder’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Senior Advisor – Service Development and Projects at Australian Childhood Foundation. “Childhood has its own way of seeing, thinking, and feeling, and nothing is more foolish than to try to substitute ours for theirs.” -Rousseau As we walk around the city, we follow …
Read MoreDots with Feelings – a resource for feelings exploration
‘Dots with Feelings – a resource for feelings exploration’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Senior Advisor – Service Development and Projects Therapeutic Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. I have to be honest with you, today I am feeling and . My daughter is sitting in the other room as the lone family …
Read MoreOn Soothing
This ‘On Soothing’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Senior Advisor in the Therapeutic Services team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Lately I have been thinking about the concept of ‘soothing.’ It is such a soft and easing word to me, and so relevant in these COVID times. When you look up ‘soothing’ …
Read MoreSharing Stories with Children in Our Work
This ‘Sharing Stories with Children in Our Work’ blog article was written by Angela Weller and Chris Cussen, at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Humans think in stories and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories. The uniqueness of us as humans is our ability to create and believe fiction. Our communication …
Read MoreRock cairns, reflections and lessons from 2020
This blog article was written by Chris Cussen, a Senior Advisor in the Therapeutic Services of the Australian Childhood Foundation. A friend introduced me to proper hiking when I was in my early 20s. I learned about things like switchbacks, trangias, scroggin, gaiters, and cairns as a part of this new adventure. Cairns are …
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