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What is the ethos of the Kind Hands program?

The ethos of the Kind Hands program prioritises responsibility and choice. It covers theoretical and practical aspects to ensure instructors are confident and skilled in their activities. Instructors can utilize the program in children's organizations and at home, working with groups and individual families and networking with others to exchange ideas and experiences.

 

What is the course content? 

The course content covers the role of play and kinaesthetic learning, the significance of touch, causes and effects of stress in children and parents, using touch to calm children, creating massage stories, program implementation, working with parents, children with special needs, health and safety, child protection, and evaluation.

 

Summary of course content

• The Role of Play and kinaesthetic Learning

• The importance of touch

• Causes and Effects of Stress in Children and Parents

• How positive touch and massage calm children

• Using the Kind Hands touch strokes in activities

• Developing your own massage stories

• How to organise and implement the programme

• Working with parents

• Using massage stories and songs with children and parents

• Working with children with special and complex needs

• Health and safety and child protection

• Evaluating                      

 

Kind Hands Instructor Training we provide:

• Kind Hands Resources

• Kind Hands Instructor’s Resources 

• The Weather Story Parents  

• Kind Hands Nursery Rhymes    

• Kind Hands consent letter to parents

• Kind Hands consent form organisation

• Kind Hands Instructor’s record 

• Research extracts relevant to Kind Hands  

• The benefits of using peer massage

 

Kind Hands Downloadable Resources

• Kind Hands Instructor Marketing flyer Digital

• Kind Hands Standard PPT slides Digital

• Kind Hands Introduction video ( Short and Long ones )

• Kind Hands Song backing music

• Kind Hands Relaxation Breathing ( MP3 )

• Kind Hands Nursery Rhymes

 

It is to be used with staff and parents. Many positive touch activities are available for children in children’s organisations and with parents at home. You can download the documents and print individual pages or the whole document.  Instructors are updated with research and studies that support their work. Course fees include training and resources.  There are no additional costs involved in open training. 

 

How about the after-training support:

Instructors receive support from their trainers and access valuable resources, such as Kind Hands Resources, downloadable materials, and research extracts relevant to Kind Hands.

Instructors receive support from their trainers and access valuable resources, such as Kind Hands Resources, downloadable materials, and research extracts relevant to Kind Hands.​