by Hiacynta Romanska | May 27, 2020 | Mindfulness for children with special needs
Well it has been an interesting couple of months waiting for the Covid-19 pandemic to pass. As things have started returning to normal we have caught up with health checks that were overdue – most significantly the dentist! As parents of children with sensory...
by Hiacynta Romanska | May 22, 2020 | Mindfulness for children with special needs
Mindful advocacy As a parent of a young child with complex needs I often read that we have to be advocates for our kids at school. This is because schools tend to cater for the majority of kids, who have a built in ability and desire to conform and the ability to...
by Hiacynta Romanska | May 13, 2020 | Mindfulness for children with special needs, Yoga & Balance & Coordination
The practices of yoga and mindfulness, once applied with children on the autism spectrum can calm down and regulate emotions more easily. In addition to the benefits typically associated with strength and flexibility, there is already evidence that the practice of...
by Hiacynta Romanska | Apr 14, 2020 | Mindfulness for children with special needs
As we acclimatise to the unprecedented lockdowns in our own homes and more and more families keep their children at home too, I thought it would be worthwhile to add some more detail to my previous post about how to talk about the Covid-19 emergency to our kids. I did...
by Hiacynta Romanska | Mar 23, 2020 | Mindfulness for children with special needs
This week I would like to canvas the issue of how to tell children about coronavirus, which presents a large, complex and unpleasant situation for children as well as adults. I think we can agree that it is important that we protect our children as much as possible...
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