Childhood Matters NZ | Hawke's Bay, NZ

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COVID-19 | Information + Resources for Families of Young Children

In this strange new world we find ourselves living in, children are looking to the adults they live with for guidance on how to cope and...

What is Mindfulness?

Clarifying what it is, what it isn't and offering some ideas to try ... Defining mindfulness. This is simultaneously easy and hard to do....

Why Teach Mindfulness to Kids?

This is is a great question - and one I get asked a lot .. For me there are two main reasons why I think kids - and teenagers - should...

Introducing The MindUP™ Programme

A brief glimpse into this most useful of social-emotional learning curriculums ... When I was looking for a mindfulness curriculum to...

What is Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation?

And how it can help your setting or organisation ... Social-emotional health is one of the most critical factors in a child’s healthy...

Recommended Books, Apps + Websites

Some of my favourite things all in one place ... In this internet-driven age, it's easy to get hold of information on, well, just about...

What is Mindfulness?

Why teach mindfulness to kids?

Introducing the MindUP programme

What is ECMHC?

Reflective Supervision in ECE Settings

Recommended Books, Apps + Websites

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