Why Validating Our Children Matters

A few difficult weeks including a bereavement has meant that Aniesa has been reflecting on the relationships in her life, recognising the people that validate her emotions and feelings and that we all need to be doing this for young people in our care too.

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• We need to validate and acknowledge when kids are struggling, allowing them to feel seen.
• Simply by saying we know something is hard for someone or that we are sorry they are finding something hard is enough to acknowledge it and validate their feelings.
• We need to find true acceptance and adjust our own expectations in order to validate our children.

BEST MOMENTS

“You could see that she felt seen and she felt validated and that is something we need to do more of”

“We might not see or feel that is a struggle but in their minds, it is a huge struggle and we need to validate this”

“Give them the support they need to make them feel seen, to make them feel heard”

CONTACT METHOD

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ABOUT THE HOST

Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in autism, specific learning difficulties, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation.

Aniesa has one teenage son with autism, and one with sensory difficulties. She herself was diagnosed at a late age as having ADHD and has found that understanding her neurodivergence has led to a greater connection with children and their parents.

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