Hailing from the UK originally, Melanie enjoys living in the Bay of Plenty, which has been home for the last 21 years where she lives with her husband, and their dog Daisy. She has over 25 years’ experience working with children and families in the social services and health sectors. New Zealanders, especially our children, are fortunate to benefit from a free to low cost public health system. But there’s not a limitless pot of funding for some of the items needed to provide care. Any therapy/counselling should be provided to children, adolescents and their families/whānau in a manner that is respectful of them, and with which they feel comfortable and free to ask questions.
Nurain is a Senior Consultant at EY New Zealand’s Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy team, in an industry where women of colour are underrepresented. Nurain is a role model and EY ambassador for improving diversity within the industry and firm, leading the way for a career in professional services. She is a Trustee of Foundation North, one of New Zealand’s 12 community trusts providing grant funding for social impact; and Trustee of Belong Aotearoa, working on systems change for resettled communities.
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There’s a whole mental element not only accepting of their own pleasure, but of their own bodies and what that pleasure means as well. It sounds a bit like ingredients for an avant-garde stir-fry recipe. But what it actually is, sex toy expert Teddy Curle tells me, is a list of things that frequently get stuck up people’s butts in New Zealand, and why we need to normalise talking about butt stuff so people can make safer choices.
I once interviewed a research participant who said she kept her vibrator hidden in a shoe box, placed on the highest shelf of her closet, underneath a pile of sweaters. One may think she was keeping it tucked away so intimate partners may not see it or for fear of it being discovered by children. But she did not have children and did not foresee a time when anyone would be going into her bedroom. Because she had been told when she was young that it was a shameful thing. Even though she lived alone, used it, and derived pleasure from it, it was an object of self-shame. The child and therapist work together in a room where the child has access to toys for dramatic play, art supplies, dress up for role plays, and a sand tray.
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She pointed out that adults situated themselves as those who take charge of children’s play by claiming this power, and impinged on children’s autonomy to “negotiate dissonance, discomfort and contradiction in play” (p. 248). Delaney (2017) criticised that behind this use of power is the educators’ insecurity of not being able to predict the development of the play and meanings children attach to the pretending. Millei (2012) advocates a democratic environment where classroom discipline is built on mutual understanding instead of adults’ power superiority over children. Another recent study of Rosen (2017) discussed this issue through the lens of intergenerational politics, and suggested that imaginary play could initiate and enrich adult-child power negotiation for better achievement of social justice. This literature review will present these studies from the perspectives of the non-violence commitment, children’s learning and development, and power balances in the classroom. Horse dildos are one of many niche dildo styles, growing in appeal and popularity both in New Zealand and across the world.
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