Does anyone else ever look in their kid’s room and think “this room is bursting at the seams, there is literally no room for ANY MORE TOYS”? Or is it just me? Toys, or objects that can be used as a toy, play a central role in the development of our children. They encourage play […]
I never thought I wanted children for many reasons, but the main one being I was just too selfish. Who wants to sacrifice hours of sleep every night for however long? Who wants their “me” time to pretty much disappear? Who likes cold tea/coffee? Who wants to spend the next substantial amount of years feeling […]
So, little Awena turned one at the weekend. The sun shone, which sandwiched between two horrendously wet days, was a great blessing. I woke up at 03.50 realising at that time last year I’d had my first skin to skin and Awena had by, now, 20 minutes after being born, been popped in an incubator. […]
August 31st 1997. Who were you with? September 11th 2001. Where were you? March 23rd 2020. How does that make you feel? Memory. A feeling I’m struggling to find words to describe. My little Awena is approaching her first birthday and I absolutely can’t believe it. Nearly a year on, I am feeling such a […]
One thing I hold lockdown completely responsible for is robbing me of my creative streak. I haven’t written a blog consistently for months, not due to the lack of something to say, but due to the fact that I have just found it so difficult to motivate myself to be expressive. Emotions are funny things […]
Did you know that positive physical touch is necessary for human survival? Crazy eh? The other day I popped a little question up on Facebook to ask if you could do anything today, what would that be. 74% responded with seeing friends and family and of that 74%, 41% specified seeing friends and family and […]
It’s been weeks since I feel I’ve had the ability or mind space to sit down and write a blog. I think that quite happily sums up how my brain feels at the moment…rather like mush. As one Groundhog Day rolls into another it becomes not only essential to find those treasured moments we are […]
…oh wait…we can’t. I’m sure there are many of you who have had Christmas plans shattered as the news last week told us that we could no longer spend Christmas elsewhere. It came as a bit of a blow to us as I was hoping my parents could see Awena as they have basically missed […]
I learnt a valuable lesson on Saturday. One of the challenges I have found in becoming a mum of two is making sure my attention appears fairly distributed. Obviously, as a six-month-old, Awena requires more of my immediate attention; she needs to be fed, dressed, have her happy changed, be carried to get from A […]
Have you ever wondered why it is we sing such bizarre, action-packed songs to babies? I’ve never given it much thought until the other day. As play therapists, we are ethically required to have supervision. This ensures our emotional safety and therefore the child’s too as well as providing a space to discuss the metaphors […]