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GPV/KCV Positive Discipline video
GPV/KCV is pleased to launch its video on positive discipline. It is a feature in the GPV/KCV campaign to ensure that physical punishment of children is made illegal across Australia.
The video is recommended as a gentle reminder that positive discipline can work. The video should be viewed in conjunction with reading written materials on positive discipline.
Non-physical types of discipline for children and young people (booklet)
Reasons not to hit children (article)
Physical punishment in Australia (video)
GPV/KCV commends signing the petition to have physical punishment made illegal across Australia.
https://www.change.org/p/end-physical-punishment-of-children-protect-australian-children
KCV Board members enjoyed the National Kinship, Permanent and Foster care conference ‘24
All the Board members who attended enjoyed the friendliness and relevance of the conference, noting that carers freely mingled across their different carer roles and irrespective of which state they came.
Highlights included the opening remarks from Minister Blandthorn, the Victorian Minister for Children, who referred to the age-old truism that it takes a village to raise a child. Since the conference this theme has been revisited with gatherings of kinship carers exploring their own village and how to duplicate the best of the village mentality in the 21st Century.
Another highlight was the case for the observance of rights made by Commissioner Liana Buchanan. Carers are increasingly becoming aware that they have rights and that those rights are not always honoured in the hurly burly of the out of home care world.
Next there was a presentation by Fleur Ward, lawyer. She tackled the subject of Carers and Childrens Law in Victoria. She spoke about carers to a packed breakout room and has caused ongoing conversation amongst kinship carers since.
The final highlight was the address given by Dr Emma Goodall from South Australia. She spoke about autism and impressed even the most experienced kinship carers with her fresh insights into the world of autism. Since the conference Dr. Goodall has agreed to be interviewed by KCV in a podcast. The production is underway.
Kinship Care Week is coming up in the first week of September and I expect to hear many more comments about the conference at the gatherings held during that time.
Cheers
Anne L McLeish OAM