by Hannah Beach | Sep 21, 2023 | Building Relationship, Caring, Connection, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety
Yesterday I visited my mom in the hospital. She has advanced dementia and holding onto time is challenging for her. Each time we leave the hospital, she is teary as it is frightening for her to be in an unknown place without her people and not clearly understanding...
by Hannah Beach | Jun 28, 2023 | Attachment, Building Relationship, Caring, Connection, Emotional Safety
As you may know, I am the youngest of nine and also had many foster brothers and sisters growing up. Needless to say, one-on-one time with my mother was very rare. However, my mother planned an intentional one-on-one date for us once a year. This was always at the end...
by Hannah Beach | Jun 5, 2023 | Building Relationship, Connection, Emotional Health
Emotional safety is essential to learning. And the essence of emotional safety is the connection that the student feels with the teacher. Once the student is attached to a teacher, that teacher has the capacity to pass on the ‘attachment baton’. If we can...
by Hannah Beach | Apr 27, 2023 | Building Relationship, Connection, Emotional Health, Emotional Safety, Negative Identity
One of the ways we can support children and youth on their journey to discovering themselves and becoming comfortable being their unique selves, is by being comfortable with who we are. So, I thought I would share a little story about me in grade 8 and how my...
by Hannah Beach | Mar 6, 2023 | Attachment, Building Relationship, Community Building, Connection
I’d like to start by sharing my personal experience with this. I am separated from my first two children’s father. Separation is hard. There are usually many feelings involved. Hurt. Blame. Pain. Loss. Anger. Sadness. The list goes on. Their father and I separated...
by Hannah Beach | Sep 6, 2022 | Attachment, Building Relationship, Connection, Discipline, Emotional Health, Inclusion, Negative Identity
School is back this week and for many kids (and us) this comes with lots of feelings. There may be nerves, hope, dread, happiness, alarm, relief, excitement and more. I watched my youngest son get ready for his first day of high school this week. He chose his...
