by Yumna | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog
This week’s post was written by mental health OT and SAISI board member, Tharina Annandale. Let me introduce you to my nine-year-old boy. He loves rugby and any form of rough play. He speaks loudly, likes to listen to loud music and never stops “running”. I...
by Yumna | Aug 19, 2020 | Blog
I am very excited to share this week’s post, written by Stefanie Kruger. She had an exciting interview this week with Dr Teresa May-Benson. Happy reading! A roller coaster ride is known for its speed, intensity of highs and lows, unexpected turns, and even...
by Yumna | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog
“The Show Must Go On” is a popular phrase we are all familiar with. The well-known hit song by Queen, “The show must go on”(1991) has a catchy melody, but when we listen closely to the lyrics, it is tainted with anguish and suffering.The phrase was first...
by Yumna | Oct 2, 2019 | Blog
Today we look at the theory of play in the second of a two-part blog post written by Stefanie Kruger, an ASI-certified therapist, long-standing board member of SAISI and lecturer. At the end of last term, we went grocery shopping to buy a few things for the weekend,...