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Life as a family in isolation

Março 27, 2020 by Natacha

I know, I know…. this CoronaVirus (COVID-19) has made us all Corona crazy.

Schools have been told to shut down and a lot of companies are making their staff work from home.

But after a week at home with the kids, they will most likely be bored, frustrated, start fighting with each other and with you… and you may long for the sanctity of your workplace – but that’s not gonna happen. So let’s get through this together.

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App list for Lockdown

Março 27, 2020 by Natacha Leave a Comment

In uncertain times, we all need a degree of certainty and structure.

Our phones provide a way to communicate with family and friends but also allow us to maintain some sanity, structure and entertainment.

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Problem? What problem?

Março 21, 2020 by Natacha

“It’s nothing serious“

I thought I should talk about this particular topic just to branch off from the overwhelming information you got about play therapy. I have been approached by a few parents (usually the mother, nothing against the male counterpart) who seem very keen to get their child or themselves to do a few sessions or just speak about their specific problems or get some tips. Unfortunately, they never get back to me. So I have been thinking that maybe this word “problem” scares people away. So along with this newsletter, a mother wrote a letter to share her “problem” and perspective of Play Therapy.

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Make no mistake, parenting is hard work.

Março 21, 2020 by Natacha

Nobody said it was easy. You’ve heard of “what you put in is what you get out”.

My daughter had gone to the school bathroom the other day and came out saying, “Isabelle’s mom is fighting with her.”

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Exam time

Março 21, 2020 by Natacha

The end of the year is not easy for both the parent or the child.

Both the child and parent stress about the end of year exams. Concern for parents over whether their offspring are studying correctly or enough or even retaining the crucial information to enable them to pass the looming exams.

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Who am I?

Hi there, I’m Natacha.
Play Therapist, wife and mother.

Social Worker specialising in Play Therapy.
BA (Social Work) MDiac (Play Therapy)
Practice Number: 089 000 0347361
SACSSP: 10-19833

I received my BA(Social Work) from the University of Pretoria, and wrote my dissertation “Parenting Styles affecting the behaviour of 5 year olds” for my Masters in Play Therapy through Unisa.

I am a speaker at events and have also been featured in articles for publications.

I have a practice in the East of Pretoria, but  also do Video consultations.

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