We’ve forgotten how to end things
As we become better at honouring endings, we’ll become a little less afraid of beginnings too.
Continue readingBritain’s under-16 social media ban is a good start – but parents need to hear this too
We have handed children devices and access to digital worlds we barely understand ourselves, then acted surprised when anxiety, sleep problems, loneliness and emotional overwhelm began escalating. But more than a ban is needed…
Continue readingPraise Feels Good – But Is It Good for Children?
With praise, children begin performing for approval rather than acting from curiosity, pleasure, instinct or meaning.
Continue readingNourishing friendships – and those that drain…
Perhaps what’s needed is not a dramatic friendship overhaul, but a commitment to becoming the kind of friend we ourselves are hungry for…
Continue readingAI in Education – are we teaching children to answer, or to think?
If we give children answers too quickly, we don’t just make learning easier – we make thinking weaker.
Continue readingConversations we avoid
The conversations we avoid slowly create distance. Unspoken things don’t just dissolve, they show up in other ways, in how we speak, or don’t speak. In how close we feel, or don’t. In how much energy it takes to keep everything feeling “fine”.
Continue readingSafer Internet Day – and the truth about who is really responsible
Companies who profit from selling our attention, and the governments responsible for citizens’ wellbeing who hold the legal authority to intervene, are the ones to focus on for internet safety day
Continue readingIf We Ban Social Media for Children, What Are We Actually Going to Protect?
The real question is not just when children go online, but what kind of online world they are entering. A ban on its own is not a solution. It is a delay. And delays can be dangerous if we mistake them for change.
Continue readingYear 6 and the neurodiverse girl: the year we ask too much, too soon
With the right support, Year 6 can also be a year of deep growth. A year where she learns: I can ask for what I need. I can find my people. I can come home to myself.
Continue readingNeurodiverse girls and periods: why we’re still getting this wrong
Neurodiverse girls do not need to be toughened up to cope with periods. We need to soften the systems around them.
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