Sunflower space is suitable for children who may not be able or possess the language to articulate their thoughts or emotions.  Their feelings may feel too big for them to convey verbally but allowing the child the space and use of the creative arts to find a means to communicate and shape their own narrative.

I will facilitate a safe,comfortable and welcoming space to put children at ease to undertake a creative process of their own choosing and pace in the hope they will feel secure enough to express and explore their emotional experience.  When a child is focussed in the creative process, the left side of the brain (responsible for creativity, imagination and abstract meaning) Is engaged and overrides the right side of the brain (responsible for logic, reasoning, reading and writing).  The use of metaphors allows the rehearsal of the possible and insert thinking between feeling and behaving.

I will employ Dan Hughes' PACE model (Play, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy). It is important to acknowledge all behaviours are a form of communication and decipher what the real issue is e.g. anxiety, low self esteem etc. I will actively listen without judgement so they know they have been heard, to hold them in positive regard (Carl Rogers) and to wholeheartedly empathise.
The Creative Arts can be a door to a relationship supporting the development of self-expression, listening skills, acceptance and a deeper level of understanding.