Working with children: making contact with ‘Jardie’
Children who grow too fast often miss out on vital experiences of mastery essential for healthy development (Oaklander, 2005). This can happen when parents do too much for the child or disallow opportunities for exploring and expanding their Lifespace (Lewin, 1957)....
A flavour of therapeutic arts group work
A Gestalt approach to working with children: Oaklander method NB the following is a composite account, based on several years of delivering an Easter intensive, arts–based workshop in London, UK. All names used are fictional. “Can you cut the clay into lumps, Khalid-...
Helping children to sleep: part 2
This month’s entry continues exploring some ways of helping children drop off to sleep, with assistance from natural sensory aids and soothing dialogue. Sight All lights should be off. If a child is afraid of the dark, however, a low-powered night-light can be used....