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04 Nov

Why I Don't Like the Word 'Healthy'

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BLOG POST 04 Nov 2024

Before I had my children, we stayed at a friend’s house. On her bookcase was a book titled Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby (or something similar).

28 Oct

Learning to follow the rules Do we risk a generation of chaos, when we let our children play?

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BLOG POST 28 Oct 2024

Whenever I write about keeping children’s curiosity alive through more choices and more play, someone says something like ‘well I’m glad my doctor learnt how to follow instructions’. Or ‘Naomi would like to see a world where people choose how to drive and don’t bother about following the Highway Code’.

21 Oct

Behaviour is part of a complex system If we don't understand that, then things can go badly wrong

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BLOG POST 21 Oct 2024

The moment we talk about changing children’s behaviour without considering the context of that behaviour, we are doomed to failure. We will put in place ever harsher consequences, and they will work less and less well.

21 Oct

Behaviour is part of a complex system If we don't understand that, then things can go badly wrong

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BLOG POST 21 Oct 2024

The moment we talk about changing children’s behaviour without considering the context of that behaviour, we are doomed to failure. We will put in place ever harsher consequences, and they will work less and less well.

14 Oct

The Magic Words Why are children not more excited about learning at school?

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BLOG POST 14 Oct 2024

Schools are full of opportunities to learn. They should be places of joy and discovery, and for some they are. They open the doors to new possibilities. 

14 Oct

The Magic Words Why are children not more excited about learning at school?

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BLOG POST 14 Oct 2024

Schools are full of opportunities to learn. They should be places of joy and discovery, and for some they are. They open the doors to new possibilities. 

07 Oct

What Do We Do Instead? I've talked to many people trying to make a difference to young people. They all say the same things.

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BLOG POST 07 Oct 2024

What happens when you see children's distressed behaviour as a sign that they need to be punished? Suspensions. Isolation. Detentions. More than ever before and for ever younger children. Read the Guardian article about it here

07 Oct

What Do We Do Instead? I've talked to many people trying to make a difference to young people. They all say the same things.

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BLOG POST 07 Oct 2024

What happens when you see children's distressed behaviour as a sign that they need to be punished? Suspensions. Isolation. Detentions. More than ever before and for ever younger children. Read the Guardian article about it here

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