This was sent to me by a hand eye co-ordination expert and is really interesting… https://www.visioncenter.org/resources/hand-eye-coordination/
This video talks through how we can explain to children how we have different parts and how they might interact. Blurb from the video: Most of the participants agree that talking to our kids about our own parts helps them to identify their own and…
Wordsworth’s words remind us of the potential wonder of childhood and that children are innately spiritual beings. How do we, as practitioners, using the EYFS, support young children’s spiritual development? The riots of 2011 led many commentators to question the social, moral and spiritual state…
This was inspired, I believe, by the health eating plate. It provides a number of areas in which children should be operating in order for theme to thrive.
Many years ago when my son was a baby I saw him ‘discover’ his hands one day, staring for some time at them, turning them over and over in awe. It started the beginning of many creative years using his hands and the start of…
Surely Paula, you say, life is challenging enough? So why then did so many people set themselves weird and wonderful challenges during the various lockdowns, which, in themselves were really challenging? There are many theories about the satisfaction we get from a state of ‘flow’…
Each Sunday morning I help to run our local Junior Park Run which is a little slice of joy every Sunday morning. I am passionated about it as I wasn’t a sporty child but love the ethos that anyone can move and boost their physical…
Watch this video I have put together to explain the importance of the game to you children, from a therapy perspective. https://youtu.be/hE40WDgxdLQhttps://youtu.be/hE40WDgxdLQ
This video helps to describe to children how their brain has developed and how it works when they feel scared or under threat.
link to podcast coming soon!