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‘She described being coerced into a sexual assault so graphic the principal beside me wobbled.’ 📌 MORE: tinyurl.com/2u8dx36v

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25/08/2025

Without looking, can you touch your left elbow with your right hand? Easy, right?

Now imagine if this simple task felt impossible. Welcome to the daily reality of many children in early childhood settings.

The body awareness crisis is real:
* Kids who bump into everything and everyone
* Kids who can't tell where they end and others' bodies begin
* Little ones who seem shocked when told they've hurt someone

This isn't clumsiness or 'poor behaviour'. It's a sensory and motor system that hasn't fully developed yet.

Next time you're observing poor personal space, or rough play, try this: 30-second body wake-up call:
* Have children pat their arms, legs, and tummy to a simple beat that you're creating with your clapping hands, or tapping your thigh, while saying: "Here are my arms, here are my legs, here is my tummy."

Sound too simple? Watch closely. You'll see children who barely touch themselves, others who hit their body locations quite hard, and some who look genuinely confused about where their body parts are.

This tells you everything about their proprioceptive awareness.

When children know where their body is in space, social chaos decreases dramatically. Less accidental collisions, invaded personal space, or surprised faces when personal space boundaries are crossed.

Your challenge: Try this body check-in for one week. Track which children struggle most. These are your priority kids for movement-based intervention.

Want support developing body awareness across your whole group? Our specialists run 8-12 week programs building these exact foundations. Message us with your location to check availability.

18/08/2025

Such truth in this…..

13/08/2025

Abuse doesn't begin with a child.. Here's where it begins. It begins with a story the offender tells themselves.

Before a child is ever touched, ever harmed, ever manipulated, a narrative is already unfolding inside the offender’s mind. Yes, it's strategic. It's planned. It's calculated..

A story that says:
👉 I’m not hurting anyone.
👉 It’s just affection.
👉 They’re mature for their age.
👉 It’s not like I’m one of those predators.
👉 They want it too.

This is self-grooming. It’s the mental and emotional rehearsal that comes before the abuse.

Want to know more? Visit my blog online about Self Grooming. https://bit.ly/4ll0e1s