Sinews MTI

13/09/2025

El consentimiento no empieza en la adolescencia ni en la adultez: se enseña desde los primeros años. Noa Zelman, psicóloga infanto-juvenil de SINEWS MTI, ha escrito un artículo en el que habla sobre la importancia de educar a los niños/as en el respeto, los derechos y los límites propios y ajenos desde el inicio de su desarrollo.

Enseñarles a reconocer y expresar lo que quieren o no quieren no solo fortalece su autoestima, sino que también construye relaciones más sanas y seguras en el futuro. Como padres, madres o educadores, tenemos la oportunidad de sembrar valores que les acompañarán toda la vida.

Puedes leerlo aquí:

El consentimiento comienza en los primeros años: Enseñando respeto, derechos y límites desde el principio - Niños - Sinews Multilingual Therapy Institute

09/09/2025

🌸 “Children shouldn’t go to funerals.” That’s a common myth. Before age six, it may not be recommended, but from that age on, children can begin to understand what a funeral is, what it means and why we do it.

🕊️ What matters is preparation and choice. If families choose to include children, it’s essential to explain gently what will happen, answer their questions and give them the chance to decide if they want to attend. Never force.

💛 Goodbyes take many forms. Even if a child doesn’t attend the funeral, there are many meaningful ways they can say goodbye: through rituals, letters, drawings, or simple moments of remembrance. What matters is helping them honor the loss in their own way.

08/09/2025

🕯 ¿Debería llevar a mi hijo/a a un funeral?

02/09/2025

💪 Emotional regulation isn’t innate. We aren’t born knowing how to manage feelings. Like training at the gym, it’s a skill we build little by little, learning to carry more weight as we grow.

👶 Children learn regulation through others. Before they can self-regulate, they need co-regulation: a caregiver who helps them calm down, name emotions and feel safe. Only then can they slowly learn to do it on their own.

💛 Modeling makes emotions safe. When adults share sadness or anger in a calm way (without exploding, shouting, or losing control) children learn that emotions are not dangerous, but something that can be expressed and managed with care.

01/09/2025

28/08/2025

🌱 Adults do the best they can. We act with love, with good intentions and with the tools we have. This is not about blame, it’s about understanding.

🧠 Children process information differently. What feels like protection to us may sometimes leave them more confused or even more vulnerable. Their way of making sense of the world isn’t the same as ours.

💛 Awareness brings care. When we learn how children truly understand loss, we can support them with honesty and empathy, protecting them in the way they really need.

22/08/2025

📖 Children build stories when they don’t have answers. When we don’t explain what’s happening, they fill in the blanks themselves. Their minds start to create explanations, and sometimes, those imagined stories hurt more than the truth.

🧃 “Maybe Grandpa’s mad at me because I spilled my juice.” A child might notice Grandpa isn’t around anymore, but if no one explains why, they might believe it’s their fault. They make sense of absence in the only way they know how, through fantasy and fear.

💬 The truth, in gentle words, brings peace. Even painful realities are easier to bear than confusion and guilt. When we speak honestly and age-appropriately, we help children feel safe, not responsible for what they don’t understand.

21/08/2025

¿Has oído hablar de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso, pero no tienes claro en qué consiste? Emma Chancellor Díez, psicóloga del equipo de SINEWS MTI ha escrito un artículo en el que nos habla de ello.

Si sientes curiosidad y quieres entender las bases de este modelo terapéutico, los pasos que incluye y cómo puede ayudarte a afrontar el malestar de forma basada en la evidencia y diferente a otros modelos, en este artículo te explicamos qué es la ACT, a quién puede servirle y cómo puede ayudar a auto observarnos de manera honesta y amable, promoviendo cambios en una dirección coherente con nuestros deseos y valores.

Puedes leerlo aquí:

Qué es la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso y cómo puede ayudarte - Adultos - Sinews Multilingual Therapy Institute

19/08/2025

❗️Por está razón no deberíamos ocultarles cosas a los niños/as

14/08/2025

😶 “Act like nothing’s wrong so they don’t worry.” That’s the message many adults believe. But how do we pretend nothing’s wrong when we’re deeply sad? Hiding our emotions doesn’t protect children: it confuses them.

💬 Honesty, when calm, is connection. Telling our kids “I feel sad today” or “I’m upset” shows them that emotions are natural. It teaches them that sadness isn’t something to fear or hide. We become a safe place someone they can talk to, cry with, and feel alongside.

🧭 We don’t need to be perfect, just regulated. Children don’t need us to be emotionless. They need us to be real, but grounded. When we share what we feel with presence and calm, we give them permission to do the same.

07/08/2025

👀 “They don’t understand what’s going on” — but they do. Children may not grasp loss the same way adults do, but that doesn’t mean they’re unaware. They see the changes, they feel the tension, they notice when something’s different, even if they can’t name it.

🌍 Think of it like teaching the solar system. We explain it differently to a teenager than to a 6-year-old, but the essence remains. It’s the same with grief. We don’t need to hide the truth, we need to share it in a way they can understand.

🧠 Children are always observing. They read our moods, they notice our silences, they watch our faces. What they need is not all the information, but age-appropriate honesty, something that helps them feel safe, seen, and not alone in what they’re sensing.

01/08/2025

💭 “Children don’t grieve” — yes, they do. It’s a common misconception that grief is something only adults go through. But children experience grief just as deeply, even if they express it differently.

🌱 Grief is how we adapt to absence. Whether it’s the death of a loved one or the sudden loss of something familiar, grief helps us reorganize our inner world when someone we love is no longer there. It’s not about forgetting, it’s about finding a new way to belong in life without them.

🧸 Children grieve because they love. They form deep bonds, they get attached and when those bonds are broken, they hurt. Just like adults, they need time, support, and understanding to process the loss. But they’re not little adults. They’re children and their grief speaks a different language.