{"id":46548,"date":"2023-09-07T07:38:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T05:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/workshop-helps-parents-20230906\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:35:08","slug":"workshop-helps-parents-20230906","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/workshop-helps-parents-20230906\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop helps parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_5f9130ce\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9259\/b4b84cd333814781a0bd8483fa6d81f9.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9259\/9e3937345d2a4538bdaa6067efa64204.jpg\" title=\"Learners of the Sentraal High School who made a donation to the Sunflower Children\u2019s Hospice are from the left Marnu St\u00fcwig, Nea Venter, Cher\u00e9se Else, Lee-Anne Loots, Estian Venter and Marchand le Roux. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Learners of the Sentraal High School who made a donation to the Sunflower Children\u2019s Hospice are from the left Marnu St\u00fcwig, Nea Venter, Cher\u00e9se Else, Lee-Anne Loots, Estian Venter and Marchand le Roux. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the colourful Wall of Remembrance, as well as the play area, at the Sunflower Children\u2019s Hospice was recently renovated, the inner walls will now also be refreshed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is thanks to Gr. 9 learners of the Sentraal High School recently visiting Sunflower House at the hospice to donate nappies, and then obtaining a paint voucher from Impa Paints to give the play area inside the house a new lease on life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is wonderful what these learners did to help us improve the hospice,\u201d says Joan Marston, founder and director of Sun\u00adflower House, commenting that some of the rooms need tender loving care to make the children feel more welcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sunflower Children\u2019s Hospice, celebrating its 25th birthday this year, is the oldest hospice in South Africa and possibly Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marston, who has been teaching children\u2019s palliative care in many countries and who is the vice-president of the Elisabeth K\u00fcbler-Ross Foundation, will facilitate a workshop for parents who need to talk to children about topics such as illness and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe aim is to help adults to respond to children\u2019s questions and verbal and non-verbal communication about these issues,\u201d she explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One workshop is presented on Saturday, 16 September, from 11:30 to 13:00; and another on Saturday, 23 September, from 14:00 to 15:30. 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