Presbyterian Support celebrates Pink Shirt Day! In Christchurch today staff showed off their pink shirt style from top-to-toe over a pink-themed morning tea.
Category: Children and young people
A Mother’s New Emotion-Coaching Skills Reduce Her Daughter’s Anxiety
Tuning in to Kids is a six-session course that teaches parents to recognise, understand and respond to children's emotions in an accepting, supportive way.
A Mentor Keeps a Promise to Himself
Many years ago Robert Hall promised himself that one day, when he had time, he would give back. He never forgot his promise.
Family Works: “See” the Power of Slow Breathing
Your adrenal glands release hormones that, among other things, cause your heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure to increase.
Our First Service Morning Tea, Hosted by HomeShare
On Monday, November 12th, Presbyterian Support’s inaugural service morning tea was hosted by HomeShare in North Canterbury.
Youth Service Expo 2019
Youth Service is a national agency supporting and helping young people with our focus on education, training, work-based learning and future employment.
Six West Coast students to benefit from Dennis Moore Memorial Scholarship
Presbyterian Support (Upper South Island) has announced the six 2018 winners of the Dennis Moore Memorial Scholarship. Take a look.
Alzheimer’s NZ Backs HomeShare for Frontline Dementia Support
Alzheimer’s NZ recently contributed $27,670 to the Enliven HomeShare service in Canterbury. This contribution recognises that Presbyterian Support (USI) and Alzheimer’s NZ share the same goal of improving the quality of life for people with dementia and their care partners in New Zealand.
Emotion Coaching for the Earthquake Generation
Sophie Havighurst is a child clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo in Norway and the University of Melbourne, Australia. Along with co-author Ann Harley, she developed the Tuning in to Kids Programme.
When School Isn’t “Fine”: Emotion Coaching Helps a Son Open Up to His Mum
Tuning in to Kids is an international programme based on the research of renowned psychologist Dr John Gottman. TIK has been proven to improve parenting, parent-child relationships, children’s emotional competence, and behaviour.
