The Jane and Bea Show: Episode 3

April 17, 2019 Bea Marshall

In this episode, Jane Evans and I explore what the use of isolation does to children’s mental health and how to build trusting child-adult relationships.

I hope that you’ll enjoy this episode as much as we did.In this episode

Despair over the use of isolation booths in some schools. Leads us to look at how isolation is so embedded in what is ‘done to’ children in the name of teaching them how to behave.

We turn our attention to how it has become quite normal to separate children from us just at a moment when they are really struggling and distressed. And the very real benefits of doing the opposite!

Finally, we share practical tips to support you as you find alternative ways to raise children without breaking your connection.

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