LearnGrowLoveCIC

A Message for my Granddaughter Shayla

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:09:31 GMT

A message for my granddaughter Shayla as you grow up

I smile when I think of you, your girly ways , artistic flair and pretty face. Add that to your numeracy and literacy skills being way past your years.

Wow you really are a fabulous little girl ...

I've known you now for nearly ten years it's a unique kind of love you have for your grandchild.

One where the time you spend together feels special.

I have such hopes for you and my grandsons too, but you being a girl I have a different type of worry for you growing up in today's society.

This makes me feel that this message is important , and as parents or grandparents it's a message we need to start to share at a very young age.

We tend to think that young children lack the capacity to understand but as unique little individuals our messages are so important to help on the journey of growing up..

Mimi grew up not realising she could reach for the stars , not being told that gender can be a barrier so I wanted to tell you from now . I've learnt so much but often wonder how things may have been different if I knew earlier ..

I hope that you achieve all you set out to do. I will always tell you to reach for the stars , dream big - not be sidelined or made to feel you cannot do something because your a female.

So my little girl I will try to guide you and share with you the need to remember-

Not to be held back by insecurities ....
Love your body and be proud of your uniqueness
Try different things , don't be frightened to make mistakes
Don't let music or media make you feel your not good enough in any way
Understand that No means No
Speak up don't stay silent because of your gender
Know that their are other people you can talk to like Childline
Be aware that as a female you will need to challenge gender stereotypes
Believe in yourself
Know that a healthy relationship doesn't make you sad or insecure

I have started sharing my message by using the NSPCC underwear rule with my grandchildren, they know the correct names for their body parts and understand that their private parts are private.

We will talk about the suffragettes , Maya Angelou , fabulous women who have achieved their goals.

Why we don't need to show our body to achieve in life, to feel happy in your own skin and confident to challenge.

I look forward to watching you grow, I hope one day you realise just how special you are , not just to me ...

Smiling now remembering us holding hands skipping to the shops, what you said “Mimi I know you love me , you've told me a billion times “

Carol Davies aka Mimi

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Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:46:25 GMT

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Our Latest Funding

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:54:50 GMT

Thank you for your support!

LearnGrowLoveCIC would like to share the good news that we have received funding from WMP PCC commissioner to deliver sessions for parents and young people raising awareness of Knife Crime.

Additionally we have received funding from The National Lottery Awards For All to deliver Parent Talk Sessions. The sessions look at supporting parenting, raising awareness and signposting where required. Parent Talk is open to any parent who would like to attend and organisations are welcome to contact us to arrange a small group at their venue.

LGLCIC is also grateful for the donations received via eBay shown on our impact page.

If you would like to donate to LGLCIC you can either select eBay as an option or use our donate option on our contact us page. All donations will be used towards resources, workshops , coaching.

To find out more information on either programmes please go to our contact us page and contact us via our form. We are looking forward to working with you!

Regards
Carol, Mike and Danielle

Supporting your child's wellbeing

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:01:04 GMT

Children's Society

Parents guide to supporting your child's wellbeing

For more information follow this link: How to support your child’s well-being

Young Minds

Parents Guide To Support During Exam Time

If you're worried about how your child is coping with exams at school, here is YoungMinds advice and information on where you can get help.

For more information follow this link: Parents Guide To Support - Exam Time

Emotional Mental Health & Wellbeing support for Children / Young People

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:07:06 GMT

Kooth

KOOTH - provides free, safe and anonymous online counselling and support including online chat with friendly professionally qualified counsellors; a wealth of articles and resources written and / or suggested by young people; and live moderated forums.

See www.kooth.com for full details or contact Angela Jones (Integration and Participation worker) at angela.jones@xenzone.com

WOLVERHAMPTON BEAM

Wolverhampton Beam is run by The Children's Society. It provides children and young people up to the age of 18 (up to the age of 25 for care leavers or anyone with a disability), parents/ carers & professionals with advice, signposting and support with any concerns relating to mental and emotional wellbeing. Support includes advice and guidance around anxiety, anger, mood management and self-esteem, and therapeutic and wellbeing groups / workshops for young people and parents/carers.

Drop-in

Children young people, parents / carers, and workers can just visit one of the Drop-Ins (no appointment necessary) which currently run from:

The Way Youth Zone (School Street, WV3 ONR) on Mondays from 11:00am until 3:00pm
Eastfield Community Centre (Colliery Road, Eastfield, WV1 2QY) on Wednesdays from 1:00pm until 5:00pm

Click here for full details.

Local voluntary and community organisations

Local voluntary and community organisations provide a wide range of emotional wellbeing and mental health support through counselling and structured youth work approaches. These include:

NSPCC

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:55:50 GMT

Here to help protect children from abuse

Protecting children from abuse by someone in a position of trust or authority. To find out more information please visit the NSPCC resources on their website.
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/briefings/preventing-abuse-positions-of-trust/

As an approved Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment trainer, I am here to help. You can contact me, via the link below, to see how I can support your organisation with policies and training , to build a culture of vigilance

H ere to help!

Welcome

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:04:21 GMT

Welcome to LearnGrowLoveCIC

Thank you for visiting my new website and celebrating with me the launch of LGLCIC. The idea for LGLCIC has been with me for a few years, during my work over the years I noticed that at times we expected people to change without giving them the tools to do so.

My dream is that LGLCIC will offer those tools, how lovely to think that an individual may make a positive change as a result of attending a session, or workshop, or by attending a counselling or coaching session.

I am blessed to have this opportunity, good friends and colleagues who believe in me and my dreams and have supported me all the way.

Looking forward to what's ahead

Children’s Mental Health Week 2019

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 12:19:13 GMT

Monday 4th- Sunday 10th February 2019

Place2Be launched the first ever Children's Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people's mental health.

Now in its fifth year, Place2Be hope to encourage more people than ever to get involved and spread the word.

For Children's Mental Health Week 2019 (4-10 February), we're taking steps to be Healthy: Inside and out.

Click here for Parents, carers, schools and youth groups resources

# ChildrensMentalHealthWeek