by Niko | May 3, 2020 | Parenting
As a Father and Child Wellbeing Worker, we support many families across our city. This is pure symbiosis, I give them some support, I can learn about their life, see their perspective and learn about them – this makes me think and reflect about my own life, my...
by Niko | Apr 28, 2020 | Parenting
Recently I had a chance to watch and reflect on someone’s Instastory- someone I knew back from high-school. Now a father, who on social media boasting about being tough and teaching his children how to be tough, 25 years ago, when I knew him back then, he was a...
by Niko | Feb 29, 2020 | Parenting
How many of you want to protect your children from harm? From falls, cuts, bruises, scrapes, bumps and cries? We all do, but I want to tell you why you should step back and give your child some space and why we need to sometimes let them fall and get over some bumps,...
by Niko | Feb 9, 2020 | Autism, Parenting
Recently I got forwarded a very interesting blog post. It made me think about my own experience as a father, professional and as someone who tries to raise awareness about the importance of the child-centred approach and systemic work with the families. Can you...
by Niko | Feb 3, 2020 | Mental Health, Parenting
Divorce or separation ain’t easy. For parents, and children. In today’s world, it’s nothing unusual and many families co-parenting well. At the same time, we live in the society fast decisions, pushed to the limits, being thrown into a war with...
by Niko | Jan 31, 2020 | Mental Health, Parenting
Since I got into early years and education I am so hooked on ways of supporting children’s learning, wellbeing and mental health, growing their resilience and educating myself to pass that on and share with parents. Recently I became one of many Raising Children...