Jane Evans
Don’t make a fuss As a parent or carer it can seem like a major part of your child-raising mission is to encourage children not to stand out when others…
read moreI’m writing this at the request of a foster carer I’ve had the privilege of working with. She wants something she can show those close to her that will help…
read moreYou Don’t Know but You Need Too (Based on the story of a young person I worked with who gave me permission to share his early years experiences) You don’t…
read moreWhen should we start to be concerned about an infant’s mental health? Thus far in infant mental health week #imhw, there have been some great posts on social…
read moreImages from Pixabay I held a screening of the amazing Resilience documentary in Bristol yesterday. It was the third time I’d watched so for the first few…
read moreWhat are ACES? About 20 years ago a medical physician got curious about what lay behind his patient’s obesity. It was 1985, and Dr. Vincent Felitti was mystified. The physician,…
read moreImage from Pixabay Where to start with such hogwash?! On a recent This Morning programme Ruth and Eammon were talking with Rachel Waddilove about the need to adhere to old…
read moreImage from Pixabay Fear of poverty I’m not sure I can say I’ve lived in poverty, but I have lived in fear of it. For many years, my parents lived…
read moreWhen terrible things happen to a child, or that a child is aware of, such as the recent bombing in Manchester where children were killed in a suicide bombing, they…
read moreAccording to the Oxford Dictionary ‘stoical’ means, ‘Enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.’ I question the benefits of this when it comes to building and maintaining…
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