Creative Rumpus

Creative Rumpus Creative Play Therapy for children and young people in Sussex
Empowering children and families.

Cheryl Hastings is a fully Accredited Play Therapist (PTUK/PTI) and received her Masters Degree in Practise-based Play Therapy from Christ Church Canterbury University (UK). Cheryl also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching Art and Design in addition to a Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Sociology and Art. Before training to become a play therapist she worked as an art teacher. Cheryl has worked in schools for children with learning disabilities as well as mainstream schools with children who presented emotional and behavioural difficulties, both in the UK and in Botswana. Through her clinical practice Cheryl has worked with children from diverse backgrounds with complex emotional needs. She has extensive involvement working with children who have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma and loss. Cheryl uses therapeutic play to empower children with better social integration; personal growth and development; emotional modulation and trauma resolution. Her play therapy helps children understand and process their feelings and past experiences. Cheryl uses a non-directive and child-lead process, allowing each child to explore their feelings in a safe space, in their own way, at their own pace. Art materials, musical instruments, puppets, dressing up items, sand trays and oodles of toys are available to encourage every child to develop a stronger understanding of self. Play therapy offers containment for each child’s intense emotional needs and concerns whilst building self-esteem. Cheryl is the founder of Creative Rumpus and can now provide creative play therapy as part of Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation. Play therapy can be offered in her welcoming private practise play room, at Kaleidoscope premises or in the child’s school. Further information can be found at www.CreativeRumpus.com
Cheryl can be contacted at: Cheryl@CreativeRumpus.com
Or please contact Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation for further details: info@kaf.bm Email or telephone 542-9000

25/04/2023

The Lego Professor of Play explains how to explore, interact and enjoy time with your young children as they learn about the world around them

10/08/2022

Try setting aside 10 minutes a day for your child (or more if you have time). Just 10 minutes where you listen to them talk, colour a picture, ride your bikes together, play a game, or make a meal together. It is in these moments where a child feels seen and heard, and the true dance of attachment unfolds.

09/08/2022

A beautiful reminder to find little ways to connect with our children ❤️❤️❤️

via Parenting From The Heart

13/07/2022

A great lesson for kids to help keep them safe. Many times perpetrators will tell children they need to keep what happened (the abuse) a secret. Teach your child secrets are not allowed.

05/07/2022
02/07/2022

"If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow."
—Alfie Kohn

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30/06/2022

Free play should be a huge part of your child’s life. It contributes to , physical, social, and emotional development. But importantly for this conversation, self-directed increases creativity. A study of 5-6 year olds showed that preschoolers who participated in a simple 75-minute play session per week had higher verbal and graphic creativity scores at the end of the school year, and they also had better-developed creative personality traits and behaviors.

Not only is play related to greater and , but also to higher reading levels and IQ scores. Based on the evidence, the equation consistently comes out as play = learning. In 1974, scientist Art Fry dreamed up the idea of Post-It notes during a non-traditional work setup at 3M. 3M’s 15 percent program, launched in 1948 and extended to every employee on the technical team, allowed 3M employees to daily take a chunk of their own workday to follow whatever they are interested in. Google and Hewlett Packard also offer personal creative time—these methods seem most effective in a creative culture, where employees can present their work to each other and aim to impress.

Since free play is the natural way that children the world, the time devote to daily creative play should be much, much higher. Along these same lines, don't over schedule your child. If every moment is spent in a directed activity, there’s no time to simply free play, no time to try things out on their own terms, and therefore no time to make their own new connections.

Brought to you by one of Neurochild’s BrainTrust members, Dr. Erin Clabough at https://linktr.ee/ErinClabough. Dr Erin Clabough is a scientist, author, mother of four and part of Neurochild’s Brain Trust. She is a professor at the University of Virginia, where she researches basic brain development and teaches neuroscience. Erin is also the author of the book Second Nature: How Parents Can Use Neuroscience to Help Kids Develop Empathy, Creativity, and Self-Control.

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[ID: children running in grass with arms extended. The words "Free play is a childhood space that should be held sacred. They will never pretend with such abandon again. And it will never be as important a learning tool.” Dr. Erin Clabough is written on top of the image.] Erin Clabough

29/06/2022

We cannot embed self-love into our children ❤️ but we can give them the space to do it independently, because thats how strong they are!

11/06/2022

Supporting a worried, anxious child is often not easy and effects everyday life. Here are a few strategies you can try. A lot of children are struggling g at the moment so don't think you are alone.

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30/05/2022

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