Helping Children Prosper through Empathy and Love
Child Connection is a non-profit organisation and stands for the universal right of every child to feel closeness and belonging. These two elements are vital for our health and well-being and can be manifested through loving touch.
We offer a range of award winning programmes that help prevent child abuse, depression, suicide and family violence. Based on years of research, these programmes also contribute to building healthy families and communities.
Our programmes run at various educational organisations for children, such as kindergartens and schools. These programmes incorporate touch/massage activities in order to enhance proper brain and nervous system development during its formative stages. In doing so, these children will grow up to be more emotionally and socially mature adults, and will be less prone to violence and depression.
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Testimonials "My name is Alison and I teach years 5 and 6 children. I have been using the Children Massaging Children programme for 9 years now. Often I do it after a particularly difficult class like maths to relax the children. A lot of children are initially not familiar with touch/massage. I recall one boy in particular who had major anger problems, throwing furniture and just couldn't unwind. Initially he didn't want to participate in the massage programme, but gradually he started to accept receiving massage. At the end of the term he enjoyed receiving as well as giving a massage. He became more aware of other children's feelings and he was much easier to calm down. As a teacher I enjoy running this programme as it helps me relax as well. I have often received positive feedback from parents. They are happy because their children are giving them massage at home when they are stressed. We are pleased that we can offer children this holistic experience at our school, more than just a strictly academic one,"Alison Matkin, Teacher at Marlborough Primary School.To see more TESTIMONIALS and view all USERS of Child Connection programmes click here. |