Growing Beautiful Minds

05/03/2025

Taking a moment to reflect on a dream come true! ✨
I truly am so grateful for every part of my journey!🙏🙏
When we know better, we can do better!
Your choice! 🤍

25/02/2025

Love this ✨🙏🤍

Wisdom today, for writing children's books and for life, from L.R. Knost: "Respecting a child teaches them that even the smallest, most powerless, most vulnerable person is worthy of respect. And that is a lesson our world desperately needs to learn."

25/02/2025

Little gifts that mean the most 🙏
A leaf to an adult may not mean much, but to a child it’s something they can give to show how much they appreciate you, love you care for you!
ALWAYS receive a “gift” from a child with love and kindness!
It means the most to them! ✨✨✨
Magic in the little moments!
So grateful I got to receive so many from the little ones today!
They truly are a blessing 🙏🤍

22/02/2025

Amazing advice! 🙏🤍

13/02/2025

It is our responsibility as parents to monitor the screen time!
Until they leave the house if we have to!
What they see they will be!!!
We set boundaries and say NO because we love our children! 🙏✨🤍

10/02/2025

Connection before correction!
ALWAYS Connection before correlation! 🤍🙏🤍

30/01/2025

Having the opportunity to find my purpose and live and breath it everyday brings the most unbelievable amount gratitude! 🙏
To myself and those that have stuck with me and supported me through it all!

This review is not only a reflection of me and the business but all the amazing people who support me too!

My heart is so full! 🤍✨🙏
Thank you, thank you 🙏

15/01/2025

Wishing all our little ones an amazing 2025!

23/11/2024

Love this! Doing something new feels uncomfortable it’s not something wrong. 🙏🤍

13/11/2024

They will be so much more of what they see, than what we tell them ✨

Kids are always watching, even when we don’t realize it!

They pick up on the little things, like how we respond to challenges, how we treat others, and even how we talk to ourselves. Our habits—like putting our phones down to listen, saying 'please' and 'thank you,' or handling stress with a deep breath—become lessons in kindness, respect, and resilience for them.

They see how we handle mistakes and how we prioritize our time, and these silent observations shape their own behaviors and beliefs. It’s a reminder that our actions often speak louder than words.

Let’s be the kind of role models they’ll be proud to grow up emulating.

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17/10/2024

The Big Jump, Grade R - Grade One

Changing schools can be a stressful experience for children, involving:
- Adjusting to a new environment and routines
- Forming new relationships with peers and teachers
- Leaving behind familiar support networks
- Adapting to potential differences in curriculum or teaching styles

Child Led Play therapy offers a child-centered approach to address these challenges, promoting a smoother transition and helping children settle into their new school environment.

Top 5 Benefits of Play Therapy:
1. Emotional Expression and Regulation: Play therapy provides a safe space for children to express and process their emotions related to the school change, helping them regulate their feelings and develop healthy coping mechanisms.

2. Builds Confidence and Self-Esteem: Through play, children can develop a sense of control and mastery, boosting their confidence and self-esteem as they navigate a new school environment.

3. Develops Social Skills: Play therapy helps children practice social skills like communication, sharing, and cooperation, essential for forming new relationships with peers and teachers at the new school.

4. Enhances Problem-Solving and Resilience: Play therapy encourages children to explore and experiment with different solutions to problems, fostering resilience and adaptability as they face new challenges in the transition.

5. Supports Attachment and Trust: The therapeutic relationship established through play therapy helps children develop trust and attachment, providing a sense of security and stability during a potentially unsettling time.

Let’s help your child thrive through the magic of play! 🌈✨

Laura Vorster
072 769 7842
growingbeautifulmindsza@gmail.com

25/09/2024

My name is Laura Vorster, and I am a registered supportive counsellor with ASCHP. I specialize in working with children, who may be struggling with anxiety, attachment, depression, disruptive behaviours, major life changes and/or trauma. My goal is for us to work together to determine the best treatment for your child’s mental health issue(s).
Below are the treatment modalities I am trained in providing for you and your child:
o Parent Counselling
o Child Led Play Therapy
o Wellness and Mindfulness Program
During the initial assessment, we will determine the best type of treatment approach to help you and your child reach their therapy goals.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch for more information🌻

24/09/2024

It takes a village to raise children. Remember you’re not alone! ✨