If you have a child ages 3 to 17 years and diagnosed ADHD, we ask you to participate in a survey.
Additional schooling from Jyväskülä University for teachers! 17. November 2009 Estonian Children's Fund organizes an additional schooling for 1 to 6 grade teachers which goal is to offer teachers the knowledge and practical skills in helping them effectively teach in a situation where there are ADHD children in the classroom. The schooling takes place in the frame of project "Support structures for hyperactive school children".
Run and support! Rat Race 2009 29. May 2009 On the 1st of June, Child Protection Day, once again office rats run in Tallinn and in Tartu, on the 5th of June the same race happens in Rakvere. Rat Race is a charity event which goal is to support the studies of students from children's homes via Estonian Children's Fund.
We give 85 500.- crowns to students 20. April 2009 Already for the 20th year we give educational stipendies to those students in universities who come from orphan's homes. The amount of the stipendies is 4500.- crowns pre student this year, also every stipendee will receive a present-card of Apollo Book Shop.
Creatible Union of ADHD Support Groups waits for Your opinion! 17. April 2009 We have dealt with the ADHD theme already since 2001. We have plentiful baggage of experiences, working support groups and large group of supporters. It is time now to create its own organization for ADHD.
Listen to broadcast about divorce and ADHD in radio Kuku! 17. April 2009 On Monday, the 23rd of March a broadcast My Family was in radio Kuku, anchorman Hannes Hermaküla and children's funds' director Sirje Grossmann - Loot discussed about divorce.
Nõmme Jazz supported stipendees 9. January 2009 Nõmme Jazz organized several good Christmas concerts in December 2008, the listeners had the opportunity to donate money into Estonian Children's Funds' stipend fund. Altogehther 5526.- kroons was donated.
Childrens' acquisitiveness - where does it come from? Tuuli Elstroks' article in "Naised" 9. January 2009 Past Christmas was an obligatory cost enlargening period for all parents. Mothers cry on their pillows but still find money from tight family budget to buy candies. Childrens' ability to turn parents' wish to value them into lucrative interest analyses Tuuli Elstrok, project manager from Estonian Children's Fund.
BUY CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARDS! 3. December 2008 Christmas cards are well suitable for Christmas-parties' invitations and for sending someone good wishes.
In the series of Nõmme Jazz Christmas concerts there are 3 concerts in Nõmme churches. Two bigger concerts take place in Peace's church and the smaller concert in Redeemer's church which has a beautiful acoustics. The concerts are for small audience but then with interesting programmes meant exactly for Cristmas time.
Estonian Children's Fund is a laureate of UNICEF's Bluebird award 20. November 2008 On the 14th of November 2008 UNO's Children's Fund UNICEF shared its yearly rewards, already for the eighth time. Among others Esonian Children's Fund celebrating its 20th birthday, also received this award.
20 years of Estonian Children's Fund 5. November 2008 On the 31st of October 2008 a special newspapber dedicated to Estonian Children's Funds' 20th birthday was publihsed.
Marju Kattel, a student of pre-school teacher-counceller in Tallinn University is waiting for Your help. Kattel writes her masters theme on "The intelligence of hyperactive children" and wishes to carry through a research. Fifteen children aged 4 to 7 years with ADHD diagnosis are expected in this research. Researcher tests the children with Wechler intelligence scale for pre- and primary school.
The participants of Rat Race 2008 collected 206 000 crowns for charity 13. June 2008 There were 555 office-rats participating in charity-run Rat Race and about 206 000 crowns was collected to help children from orphan's homes and special needs. Rat Race took part in foour cities in Estonia.
Sirje Grossmann - Loot on a FICE congress in Helsinki 9. June 2008 This week the executive director of Estonian Children's Fund, Sirje Grossmann - Loot will be in Helsinki, Finland, where a FI`CE congress "Better future for children today" will take place.
The course will be held by Marie-Hélène from the international union Stelior, a specialist of glutein and casein free receipts, a mother of hyperactive and autistic child.
The course is in French with translation to Estonian.
During the divorce the child needs his/her parent's support 7. May 2008 We invite mothers and fathers who are at the moment divorcing/divorced or thinking about it, to the counselling hour in Estonian Children's Fund on the 14th of May at 18.00 in Lai 31/Suurtüki 1.
Everybody gets hurt in the divorce-war, says Sirje Grossmann - Loot in magazine "Women" 7. May 2008 Both parents are sympathetic if you speak with them separately, and both are unhappy they must split up because of their unfitness to live together. They are willing to make agreements in assigning the future adobe for the child. But from there the child might turn to be as a weapon in divorce-war, knows Sirje Grossmann - Loot, a counseller on divorce.
"The child must live with me!" 8. April 2008 After the divorce most people are convinced the children will stay with the mother. The only exeptions are the cases when the court has taken the parental rights away from the mother for some reason.
"Witch song" brought special award 2. April 2008 On the 26th of March there was a special schools' song contest in Paide Culture Center, this year the organizer was Päinurme Boarding School who won the Grand Prix last year.
An article by Tuuli Elstrok in magazine "Women" 31. March 2008 Imagine a situation where at the same time you hear several different songs and all their sound volume is the same. Quite difficult to define one from the others, isn't it? This is how the children we call hyperactive feel themselves every day.
Do not stay alone with your questions and confused thoughts. You can cope with it faster if You join seminar-schooling "What helpes the adult better to cope with the divorce?"
A 20-year-old supports students from orphan's homes with 76 000.- crowns 29. January 2008 Estonian Children's Fund celebrates its 20th birthday by giving educational stipendies to those students who come from orphan's homes and study at university. The amount of stipend (given already 19 years) is 4500.- crowns this year, besides that all grantees will get gift tokens of Apollo Book Shop.
Seminar-trainings and advisory hours for divorcees start again! 28. January 2008 From the end of January 2008 we start again with the free lectures for parents who are divorcing, divorced or thinking about divorce. Also on the 26th of March 2008 begins a seminar-training for parents that includes 10 meetings.
Joining support group will give you more than might expect 28. January 2008 Estonian Children's Fund has coordinated and carried through the support groups for parents, grandparents and teachers who have hyperactive children for 7 years already. What is it that brings the people to support groups and what it gives them?
Work-life affected by broken relationship 28. January 2008 Ending relatioship with partner might abduct peace of soul. Sirje Grossmann - Loot, the executive director of ECF, organizes seminars for divorcees which offers knowledge about how to deal with break-up as painless as possible.
Lecture in Tallinn Meelespea Kindergarden 21. January 2008 This Wednesday, on the 23rd of January 2008 there will be a lecture about hyperactivity by Sirje Grossmann - Loot from ECF in Tallinn Meelespea Kindergarden.
Nipsutera found the orphans 14. December 2007 Hilli Rand, a writer for children, has published a new colourful children's book in the end of 2007 called "Nimeks Nipsutera" that is aimed to children aged 4 to 8 years. Illustrators are Mari-Leen Üksküla and Kalju Kivi. Thanks to the kind givers the children from Estonias' orphans' homes, support centres and reformatories got this book for Christmas. All the givers have written their dedications to the little readers, among others several wellknown people and organisations. Big sponsors were SIA Caparol Baltica Estonian branch, Estonian Apostle Orthodoxy Church and Universaal Universum.
Buy charity POSTCARDS! 21. November 2007 Estonian Children's Fund's competition "Anyone could become anyone" came 398 pieces. The jury selected four works as papper-postcards that are very suitable for your organizations' Christmas invitations and for sending good wishes. Those 4 works are: - Mall Säre, 4-year-old (Tartu kindergarten Karoliine III group) - Heini Heinlaid, 10-year-old (Lihula Music and Art School) - Katariina Kalda, 10-year-old (Paistu Primary School) and - Andi Aaspalu, 12-year-old (Rakvere Flower School).
Estonian Good Practice Projects to EUCPN website 6. November 2007 Estonian Ministry of Justice has sent 3 Estonian crime prevention projects to European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) homepage.
What helps the child better to cope with the divorce? 26. October 2007 Have you ever thought how to talk about the divorce to your children? Have you wondered what is the children's mode of life after the divorce? How the other parents cope with it and do it?
A competition "Anyone could become anyone"! 4. September 2007 Anyone could become the author of a New Year and/or Christmas postcard, which print version will support Estonian Children's Funds' acivity.
Missing children and e-country. 3. September 2007 State Audit Office controlled the activity of the Ministry of Education and Research in assuring duty going to school and made some astonishing discoveries.
In comparing the number of children going to school with the number of children in obligation to go to school according to population register, transpired the great difference between those two numbers.
An Englis-language magazine ADDitude in USA, through internet also all over world, offers an opportunity to listen experts' opinions on ADHD. One of the experts is dr. Edward Hallowell.
Altogether there are about 46 000 children going to school in Tallinn, that is about a thousand pupils less than in 2006. Tallinn students are about 30% of Estonian students.
JCI organized the best charity event through the years! 19. June 2007 For the 6th time a youth organization JCI Tallinn organized the traditional office-rat race (Rat Race), this year it was better than ever before, concerning the number of participants and collected money for charity.
Tuuli Elstrok got a master's degree in social work, specializing in ADHD. 19. June 2007 Tuuli Elstrok, a project manager from Estonian Children's Fund, vindicated on the 28th of May 2007 her master's thesis "Elementary school students with the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): parents’ coping methods at home in the context of Estonian Children’s Funds’ support groups." Her work was appreciated as "A" (excellent"). In 2003 Elstrok got a bachelor's degree in social work, in Tallinn University, this year master's degree accrued.
Pathfinders ended their season 19. June 2007 ECF's project Pathfinders ended its activities for this year. Pathfinders met at Sikupilli High School from September 2006 until May 2007. At first we met twice a month but since January we met every week.
A book "Minu armas Hüpi" by Maret Lina has occured 22. May 2007 The book "Minu armas Hüpi" was made as a result of Maret Lina's master study "The academic and social coping of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" in University of Tallinn. This book is motivated on the negative attitude of teachers towards hyperactive child.
Zhanna is having a difficult operation tomorrow! 22. May 2007 Zhanna Kaldormina (20) has grown up in Tallinn Children's Home, her mother gave her away right after the birth of the child. When Zhanna was a little girl, one of her eye was where the cheek should have been, her nose was also different. By now Zhanna has been made tens of operations - transplanted skin and bones etc., but still she is different from other girls at her age.
Pathfinders in CD-presentation 22. May 2007 On the 16th of May 2007 youngsters from Estonian Children's Funds project "Pathfinders" took part in CD-presentation ("Marilin invites the men to sing along") of 11-years old Marilin.
The CD is meant for whole family. Besides Marilin there are Jaagup Kreem, Ivo Linna, Andres Dvinjaninov, Toomas Kõrvits, Indrek Kalda etc. singing in this CD.
Author of these songs is Tiit Saluveer, musicians are Viktor Vassiljev, Tõnis Tüür, Ants Nuut etc. See also Marilin's home-page.
"Pathfinders" is ECF's project since 1998 and throughout the whole year (September - May) the activities are being held in one specific school, this year Sikupilli High School. Volunteers and school-children meet once a week and discuss (through games, discussions etc:) about different subjects: friendship, love, drugs, violence, relations with teachers, team work and so on, also interesting organizations are being visisted: The Museum of Theatre and Music, The Prison of Tallinn, AIDS Prevention Center. Instructors are Marit Lepik, Eva Edovald, Keimo Kägu, Helena Vänt and project leader Tuuli Elstrok.
The elections of Miss University donated money to Estonian Children's Fund 24. April 2007 In the frame of Tallinn Student Days Miss University was elected on the 18th of Aprill 2007 at nightclub Hollywood. Miss University is Anna Dõtõna from the Academy of Music and Theatre. The gathered money was donated to Estonian Children's Fund.
Let's help Zhanna to become beautiful! 24. April 2007 Zhanna Kaldormina (born in 1986) has lived in Tallinn orphan's home for all her life - her mother gave her away right after her birth. As a very little girl one of her eyes was where cheek is supposed to be and her nose was also different - like from some cubistic painting of Picasso. For years now doctors have tried to make her look like other girls. There have been many operations - transplanted skin and bones, put the location of her eyes in order... but still she is remarkably different from other girls in her age. Operations were done according to her growing. Now Zhanna is an adult and her appearance can finally be changed more beautiful.
Brochure is compiled by fund's executive director Sirje Grossmann - Loot, who has for some time now carried through seminar-schoolings for divorcers in Tallinn.
Participate in a survey - ADHD children and time management! 25. January 2007 Do you have a child/adolescent with ADHD or do you teach a child/adolescent with ADHD? Children with ADHD experience difficulties completing school work to a deadline or organizing themselves for school or other events. Time is the invisible disability for these individuals. The University of Western Australia’s Centre for Child & Adolescent Related Disorders is developing time management strategies to help children/adolescents with AD/HD function more effectively in school and at home.
Contest for educational stipendies for children from children's homes has started! 17. October 2006 Estonian Children's Fund is again proud to present the contest for educational stipendies which are meant for those youngsters who are from children's homes and study at university. We have given the stipendies since 1989. Before we had the opportunity to support also those who were studying in high schools and trade schools, but now, due to decreasing financial resources, we can support only those who are studying in universities.
Raul Heido participates in UN's session panel 9. October 2006 On the 9th of October 2006 Raul Heido - special prosecutor from South District Prosecutor's Office and a member of Estonian Children's Fund's board - is participating in UN's session panel. The title of the discussion is "Ending violence against women: The role and responsibility of various sectors in effective prevention and response”.
"Pathfinders" on new paths 28. September 2006 A project "Pathfinders" (started first in 1998) begins again this autumn, this time a little bit renewed.
"On the Boundary" published! 14. September 2006 The collection has been completed in the framework of the EU Programme CBC 2003 EE 2003/005-875 project "Absorbing Problematic Youth into the Civil Society", under the guidance of the ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Finances of the Republic of Estonia and headed by the Conventus Terra Mariana.
Support groups start again 13. September 2006 In September 2006 the support groups for parents and teachers with hyperactive kids start again in schools and kindergardens.
Uniprint summer-days supported us 15. August 2006 On the 5th of August 2006 there were summer-days of Uniprint in Laitse Castle in Harjumaa and in the frame of it Uniprint supported Estonian Children's Fund.
Association of Estonian Printing Industry supported Estonian Children's Fund 27. June 2006 In celebrating The Association of Estonian Printing Industrys´ 10th anniversary on the 1st of June 2006 they supported Estonian Children's Fund. Organizations and civilians supported with donations ECF's programme which aim is to help children from children's homes to receive higher education.
Informational day in Haapsalu 2. February 2006 On the 8th of February Tuuli Elstrok from Estonian Children's Fund will held two informational meetings about attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Haapsalu Pääsupesa Kindergarden.
good, they know enough and know how to deal with these kids