Badger's Place

02/06/2026

Finding yourself 💜

30/05/2026

At Badger’s Place children are invited to play because play is their language and toys are their words. Thank you The Redwood Center for Children & Families for this wonderful video.

29/05/2026

Inclusion is measured by those experiencing the space NOT by those designing the space. Thank you Karen Young - Hey Sigmund for this important distinction 💜

Inclusion was always supposed to mean belonging. Not just presence. Not just placement. The felt experience of being wanted in the room, exactly as you are.

When we build felt safety first - through relationship, predictability, and genuine connection,
inclusion becomes what it was always meant to be - a sense of belonging.

When we skip that part, we changed the address without changing the experience.

Every child deserves a room they feel safe in.

When we lead with safety through relationship, everything else will follow - learning, regulation, and greater felt safety for everyone else in the room.

The question isn’t, ‘Are we including this child?’

The question is, ‘Does this child feel included?’

They are not the same question, and the gap between them is where a lot of young people are being quietly lost.♥️

22/05/2026

Connection before redirection and what this looks like in real time parenting thank you The Redwood Center for Children & Families

20/05/2026

At Badger’s Place all child sessions are child-led. This is trauma informed therapeutic practice.

“Child-led” doesn’t mean "letting them do whatever they want". It’s about tuning in, setting safe boundaries, and truly valuing a child’s voice, needs, and motivations.

When we follow their lead, we give them space to experiment, make mistakes, and explore. In doing so, we help build their thinking and decision-making capacities, while helping them realize their own power in the world.

Following a child's lead creates space for growth, connection, and joy. 🧡

18/05/2026

14/05/2026

Seize the moment 💜

14/05/2026

Pet therapy 🐶 🐱 The Holistic Psychologist

12/05/2026

🙌 The Small Folk

08/05/2026

Relational repair is about restoring safety 💜Social Work Tools and Resources - Free; Socialworkerstoolbox.com

A child’s brain is built through relationships.

Children who feel listened to, comforted, respected and safe are more likely to grow into adults who can trust others, manage emotions and build healthy relationships themselves.

But children who are constantly criticised, ignored, frightened or shamed often carry those experiences for years. What adults say and do becomes the voice children hear inside themselves long after childhood ends.

Every interaction matters more than people realise.

This is something every parent, teacher, professional and carer needs to remember - and something every adult probably needed as a child too.

Free HOW ADULTS REPAIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN – POSTER

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