By Rina Louw | Clinical Social Worker & Sandplay Therapy Practitioner Why Are So Many Children Angry? Many parents today feel lost when it comes to managing their childâs anger. In a world focused on academic success and good behavior, emotional outbursts often feel unacceptable. But beneath the anger, thereâs almost always something deeperâa fear,
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Anger in young boys is often misunderstood. At times, it shows up as outbursts, refusal to follow rules, or even physical aggression. Parents and teachers may find themselves asking, âWhy is he so angry?â or âWhere is this aggression coming from?â The answer, as it turns out, is not simple. Research and clinical experience tell
Building Social Emotional Intelligence for Kids ? Recognizing their own emotions? The thought of writing this post came to me when a 12-year-old boy asked me, “How am I supposed to feel?” That was his first question when he entered my sandplay room. His father had brought him in after his mother’s funeral. There is
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Your child struggle to Follow Instructions? As parents, we often find ourselves repeating the same instructions: âPut on your shoes.â âClean your room.â âFinish your homework.â But for many children, following instructions isnât always easy. Itâs not about defiance; itâs about developing essential cognitive and emotional skills that support their ability to listen, remember, and
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Have you ever felt stuck, like something deep inside is holding you back, but you can’t quite figure out what it is? Maybe itâs a recurring pattern in your relationships, unexplained feelings of anxiety, or a sense that youâre not living fully as yourself. Carl Jung, a renowned Swiss psychiatrist, believed that these struggles often
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âEducation is not preparation for life; education is life itself.â âJohn Dewey Introduction Transitioning from primary to secondary school is a significant milestone for children. As parents, itâs natural to feel both excitement and concern as your child embarks on this new chapter. The move to secondary school often brings a new set of challenges,
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âI define empathy as the skill or ability to tap into our own experiences in order to connect with an experience someone is relating to us.â Introduction Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. It’s like putting yourself in someone elseâs shoes and imagining how they might be feeling.
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“The goal of life is rapture. Art is the way we experience it. Art is the transforming experience.” Joseph Campbell: Transformation is a word often used but not always fully understood. It isnât just about change; itâs about profound, meaningful shifts that can alter how we see ourselves and the world around us. Embarking on
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Why sand? Why do we use it in therapy, especially with children? Let me tell you a story about Johnny, a little boy who found healing in the simplest of thingsâsand. Johnny was 6 years old when his parents brought him to for the first time for sandplay therapy. He was quiet, withdrawn, and had
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