Prosody Blog
Articles and conversations dedicated to innovation, research and practice with children and young people in need of support, protection and care
Let’s Play!
For the last eight weeks, families have been ‘stuck’ inside due to Corona Virus. It has been a juggle for many parents to manage the difficult balance between working from home, parenting and supporting the online learning of our children. Many are worried that their children might ‘fall behind’ academically or are concerned that their role as parent and caregiver is …
Read More7 simple ways that parents can feel support in their parenting role
This blog article is written by Chris Hutchinson, Senior Consultant in the Parenting and Early Years Team at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Parenting today has all types of stress and pressure and parents don’t need the added stress of unhelpful, negative comments even if they are intended as constructive advice. Parents should feel confident …
Read MoreNational Child Protection Week 2019
This article was authored by Jeanette Miller, Senior Consultant in the Parenting and Early Years Program at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Fathers’ Day is not just about dads. It also marks the beginning of National Child Protection Week: appropriate timing, given what we know about the importance of putting children first whilst also giving parents …
Read MoreAfter the storm – Supporting parenting after family violence
This blog post is written by Pat Jewel, Manager of our Parenting and Early Years Program. Family violence causes ruptures in the relationships around children and young people. It is an assault on the attachment system living in the mother-child relationship which is a key organizer of children’s responses to danger and safety in the …
Read MoreHow to invite safety back into the relationships around traumatised children?
This blog post was written by Joe Tucci, CEO of The Australian Childhood Foundation. Last week, I wrote about three practice principles that were derived from an exploration of the neuroscience of safety. In this blog, I describe a way of working that centralises safety as the theme for healing the physiological and psychological consequences …
Read MoreDoolann Leisha Eatts Because of her, I can.
Glenda Kickett honours her mother, Doolan Leisha Eatts. A strong a strong Whadjuk and Ballardong woman raised on a mission in Western Australian. Doolan overcame much to raise her siblings, her children and serve her community as an elder and keeper of culture and language. Glenda has taken the opportunity offered by NAIDOC week 2018 to share why she celebrates her Mum, knowing that it is because of her, that she can.
Read MoreFour important considerations when running a group with parents
When thinking about facilitating a group for parents, there is much to consider. In this blog article we discuss the four important considerations when running a group with parents.
Read MorePreventable Violence – Is engaging fathers the solution to creating a safer society? Part 2
Author and Therapist, Timothy O'Leary continues his series looking into the psyche of men who use violence, to reveal how engaging fathers can help to create a safer society.
Read MoreThe Nature and Nurture of Parenting
How do we learn to be parents? Is it nature? Is it nurture? Jeanette Miller considers two different approaches and reflects on what parents who have themselves experienced trauma might need.
Read MoreEpigenetics and Parenting
When it comes to child development, the nature/nurture debate no longer makes it to the podium. Jeanette Miller explains why this is so, with a brief look at how the field of epigenetics helps us understand the role of parenting in shaping the development of children.
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