Tuilaepa Youth Mentoring Services -TYMS

07/10/2026

Postcards from TYMS✨🎉🌺🙌🌱🔥⛹️

29/09/2026

Whānau Day Fun🤩🌺✨💈🌱🌭

23/09/2026

All the best to our Polyhoopz teams playing in the finals tonight!🏆

A big mihi to all the whānau, caregivers, coaches, teachers, supporters, and volunteers who have made this term possible for our kids. The highlight has been watching them grow in confidence and skill. We can’t wait to run it back again next term.

Don’t forget to come along to our Whānau Day starting at 3pm, and stay to cheer on your team. See you there!

22/09/2026

Consistency is key when supporting neurodivergent rangatahi. Understanding what lies beneath behavior helps us respond more effectively.🧠✨

As we reflect and raise awareness around neurodiversity and FASD, we’re reminded to slow down and acknowledge that the rangatahi we work with may experience the world differently through:

Communication 💬
Attention 🎯
Sensory processing 🎧
Emotions ❤️
Learning 📚
Relationships 🤝
Our job isn’t to excuse unsafe or harmful behaviour. It’s to understand what is underneath so we can respond in a way that actually helps.

Small shifts in our thinking can create big shifts in engagement.

✅See the need. ✅Respond to the person. ✅Build the relationship.

22/09/2026

16/09/2026

Don’t just take our word for it, hear what our whānau have to say🏀

# polyhoopz

15/09/2026

For anyone walking alongside rangatahi with FASD, this one’s for you.
September is FASD Awareness Month, and we’re sharing some helpful tips.

The behaviours we often see are indicators rather than disobedience or defiance and one of the most powerful things we can offer in those moments is connection.

FASD affects how the brain processes information, memory and everyday decision-making. This means the relationships we build, the environments we create, and the consistency we show up with really matter.

Today we’re focussing on 3 ways to build that connection. Connection is where it all begins.

Swipe to see what this looks like in practice👉

09/09/2026

We love Polyhoopz Wednesdays! 🔥🏀✨
Looking forward to another action packed round this week.

We are heading into finals in a few weeks. Invite your family and friends to come down and support your rangatahi!