I’d like to begin this post by dedicating it to my little superstar Holly who inspired me to write it. Holly is an energetic little 7-year-old and a typical child in every way, she shows what all children do much more effectively than many of us adults and I felt it was a reminder that was worth writing [...]
“The strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver I came across this story on Facebook via a wonderful woman I met on Twitter Anges de Lumiere. Anges is author of The journey of the Slim Soul a holistic approach to slimming and a shining light in the on-line community. For more information on Anges and [...]
At last Dr David Hamilton’s Quantum Field Healing guided meditation is finally available to buy.
Psychologists have long known that play has a positive role to play in the lives of both children and adults. Play benefits us in many ways including increasing joy, laughter, creativity and reducing stress. It also helps build and develop key life skills like Decision Making, Empathy, Trust, Risk-Taking, Hand-Eye Co-ordination, Co-operation, Imagination and Problem Solving.
Now we see that gaming may have even more to offer than we originally thought and that the evolution of the human race may be in the hands of gamers, quite literally! And if all that’s not enough, gamers may turn out to be the saviours of the planet.
Children who’ve heard the rhyme think that names shouldn’t hurt them and when they feel the emotional pain of name calling it can result in cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance normally occurs when a person perceives a logical inconsistency among his or her cognition’s/thoughts. This happens when one idea implies the opposite of another (e.g. name calling shouldn’t hurt me but it I feel sad and hurt). Noticing the contradiction would lead to dissonance, which could be experienced as anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, embarrassment, stress, and other negative emotional states. This leaves the child in a very vulnerable state and very unlikely to discuss the problem and achieve a suitable resolution and allows the cycle of abuse to continue.
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