It is fair to note that children are not born with a sense of self concept. Self concept involves children’s feelings and thoughts about themselves. As a result they depend on their caregivers to help shape their perception of personal thoughts and feelings. Over time their sense of awareness grows and they explore it further … More Children’s Well-being| ACEs
In 2021 the most important we put on the Kenyan map was ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Community Experiences. Demystify the ACEs, we spoke brought up many difficult and controversial discussions we have avoided as adults. Below are 5 of those:
1. Parenting and the lifelong effects of different kinds of parenting
2. Religion and the long term effects of religion that lacks empathy & spirituality
3. Patriarchy and Misogyny and their long-term effects on community – Both men and women
4. Education and Teachers, their history, their value and their long-term effects on society
5. “To Marry or not to Marry” and the effects of that decision on an individual and the community … More 2021 in Trauma Awareness Review
The expectation that each child experiences their parent’s “disciplinary actions” in the exact same way as their siblings. Ignoring the fact that punishment for some siblings is more frequent and more severe, especially if they are “different” – difficult, stubborn, manner-less, noisy etc
Is it Ignorance or is it a lack of Compassion and Empathy?
It made me keenly aware that people are oblivious to the definition of trauma and to the 3Es that define the 3 aspects of Trauma: … More 2 Important Trauma Awareness Conversations from June
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