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Preparing for Christmas with a child who has only known it as a time of trauma
Preparing for Christmas with a child who has only known it as a time of trauma 150 150 Jane Evans

Christmas is coming at quite a pace now with the TV adverts unveiled and shops full of gift sets, chocs, tree decorations and the rest of the paraphernalia we all ‘need’ for a great festive season?! The standard message to all is, ‘Christmas is a happy family time’ to come together and have ‘fun’. What…

Slow it down for you and for the children
Slow it down for you and for the children 150 150 Jane Evans

When we are present in the daily lives of children they are impacted by our physical and emotional responses, reactions and energy. They naturally try to tune into our physiology and our emotional state and are affected by them. For example, what we say to a child has a profound impact on who they come…

“The children who need love the most will always ask for it in the most unloving ways” so stop shaming them!
“The children who need love the most will always ask for it in the most unloving ways” so stop shaming them! 150 150 Jane Evans

For parenting it will take time but…. It is not reasonable to expect parents to be up to date and using the vast body of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, neurophysiology, or even attachment theory to raise children. Even though this information has been around for well over 20 years now and is robustly proven, it is…

The magic a small dog called Maisie brings to the lives of vulnerable young people in school
The magic a small dog called Maisie brings to the lives of vulnerable young people in school 150 150 Jane Evans

The magic of Maisie! Meeting the magic of Maisie I arrived early to Mayfield Secondary School, a very modern complex in the heart of an area of complex needs. A warm greeting from a kindly receptionist made me feel I wasn’t annoyingly early, even at 7.40 a.m. on a wintry November Friday which stood between…

Are you building client-focused bridges in business and avoiding client-blocking barriers?
Are you building client-focused bridges in business and avoiding client-blocking barriers? 150 150 Jane Evans

Being in business can be the best feeling ever! You are in charge, you decide how long, how often you work, and also where and on what, which can feel liberating. Most people who set up businesses do so because they feel passionate about a product, service or idea they have. However, there can be…

How to parent so GCSE Results can offer up a life lesson in leaning in to emotions
How to parent so GCSE Results can offer up a life lesson in leaning in to emotions 150 150 Jane Evans

Big Day, Big Emotions GCSE results day seems much more charged with emotional highs and lows than ever before. It features on the News, the radio and in the papers and leads to debates and comments by EVERYONE! To add to this, it is endlessly played out on social media as well, #gcseresultsday2016. Years ago…

Why safeguarding needs to be created within caring relationships with trusted adults
Why safeguarding needs to be created within caring relationships with trusted adults 150 150 Jane Evans

When I speak at the upcoming conference Safeguarding and Protecting Every Child, The First National Early Years Safeguarding and Child Protection Conference it will be on how anxiety and trauma increase a child’s vulnerability and what we must all do to offer them experiences of safety within care-giving relationships. Having worked with children and families…

Is it time to get off the rocks and start sailing in to greater business success?
Is it time to get off the rocks and start sailing in to greater business success? 150 150 Jane Evans

Business can feel like setting sail for a far flung shore! Sometimes you are bobbing along in your business boat not getting anywhere fast but enjoying the views. Other times water is getting in and there are signs the boat may be sinking, some days it feels like sailing on the crest of a wave and…

Ways to change your sleep beliefs & habits!
Ways to change your sleep beliefs & habits! 150 150 Jane Evans

1. We NEED 8 hours sleep a night This used to be my biggest cause of NOT sleeping!! Worrying about NOT ‘getting 8 hours sleep’ before I got to bed: “I must be in bed by….. (counting if I had 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 hours’ sleep ahead) as I have to…

Do parenting habits have to persist?
Do parenting habits have to persist? 150 150 Jane Evans

            Changing parenting habits can mean heading in a different direction! How many habits do we repeat, and/or, create as parents? When I looked up the meaning of ‘habit’, it made me smile and wince at the same time! Cambridge Dictionary says: habit noun (REPEATED ACTION) something that you do often and…