Companionship

I feel safe in your presence

I feel unconditionally loved by you

I feel loving towards you

I feel engaged with you and trust you

Every human being longs to feel companionship with a few important others, and needs this in order to feel cared for on moments of emotional or psychical stress. 

Gentle Teaching is a framework for serving children and adults with special needs and teaching them to feel companionship and to be open for loving support and guidance in moments of despair  

Gentle teaching has five levels

• The personal development of the parent / teacher / care giver who learn to integrate the principles of gentleness into his or her personal life and work
• Developing an image of the special person, not based on how he behaves, but on who he really is
• Developing a safe and loving environment for the person with special needs, wherein he can develop his own potentials and talents
• Making the person happy, by systematically improving his or her quality of life
• A method which can be used for people who, due to their special needs and life experiences, do not feel safe, loved and connected with us on the moments when they need our support the most