Billy was one of my most challenging cases. He was 8 years old when his Head Teacher referred him for play therapy because of his angry meltdowns. On the surface, Billy was angry about leaving his teacher to move up to the next year. During his therapy it emerged Billy
Erna Furman (author of A Child’s Parent Dies) says that the bereaved child has a threefold task: 1/ to cope with the immediate impact of the circumstances, 2/ to grieve, and 3/ to resume and continue his emotional life in harmony with his level of maturity. None of these tasks
Mother’s Day can be hard for those bereaved of a mother, grandmother as well as those bereaved of a child. This National day can also be tough for: – New mums. – Those desperate to be Mums. -Those Mums with broken hearts. -Those that don’t have a relationship with their
Whenever a child is faced with the loss of parent, the ability to survive the emotional and physical pain is influenced by their secure attachments to significant others. According to grief expert Colin Murray-Parkes, the way a child grieves is determined by their attachment style. If the child has an
Learning to accept your child exactly as they are is a crucial skill to build a warm, empathic relationship. It will also get you out of a sticky spot! You will recognise a sticky spot because it will prompt you to want to comfort, rescue, fix, change, intervene. Instead, all
A child loses a parent every twenty-two minutes in the UK. That’s 1 child in every classroom. Childhood bereavement brings with it a whole series of challenges for the bereaved child (and surviving parent) – challenges they will both deal with all their lives. If you are looking for support
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Amanda Seyderhelm is a recognised expert in her field of innovative creative play therapy for children.
Amanda is also a published author and an accredited CPD Trainer for practitioners
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