backgrounds was recently offered by children's centres in Watford.
Shyvonne Thompson represents one of them.
Why Loving Children Matters is a course from Hertfordshire-based counselling and play therapy charity BrQthru. Course literature says the aim is to 'strengthen carer-child relationships that have been affected by domestic violence.'
The course is run for groups of up to ten parents with or without their children and comprises four modules, covering attachment, the effect of trauma on a child's brain, play techniques and the importance of touch and positive associations with physical contact. They are run as 1.5-hour sessions each week over four weeks.
The course was devised using materials drawn from the work of play therapists Garry Landreth and Debbie Maskell Graham and includes information on the importance of a secure attachment and understanding what type of attachment style the parent has with their child.
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