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4pm, Sunday, England – 100 words

February 12, 2023 By Ellen

4pm, Sunday, England A crisp packet cartwheels from the gutter – alone in its exuberance. The final witness, a thin black cat shrugs and slithers off to who knows where. Bare trees shudder and behind dead-eyed windows, gravy-streaked dishes are wiped and put back in cupboards. Leftovers decanted. Homework is remembered. We slump – mourning […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, creative writing, poem, Sunday, Sunday feelings, week

How To Improve Your Posture For The Better

February 10, 2023 By Ellen

Posture is something that in our old age, we could be cursing our younger selves, for not taking seriously enough. It’s easy to have bad posture and there are many areas of life where we only make that posture worse.   Improving your posture can be done with a number of changes that are small […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: health, podiatrist, posture, spinal, spine

Therapy or selfcare – 100 words

February 6, 2023 By Ellen

Therapy or selfcare One of them makes you cry, the other smells of roses One of them is an unscheduled trip to a strange new country, the other guarantees great views One of them is all the ways you were wrong, the other feels oh so smug One of them accepts your catastrophic cock-ups, the […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, creative writing, selfcare, therapy

Teaching Your Child to Overcome Obstacles

February 3, 2023 By Ellen

  It’s good to set goals but sometimes, we’re not always able to meet them. Things can change and set us back. When we do it’s important that we stay positive, reflect so that we can overcome obstacles. It’s so easy to quit and give up, and your child may feel like doing the same […]

Filed Under: boys, review Tagged With: grit, managing challenge, persevere, supporting children

The Importance of Sensory Play in Early Child Development

February 3, 2023 By Ellen

In the early years foundation stage (which covers playgroup, nursery, and reception), children are taught about the wider world and explore their five senses. They use them to make their own discoveries as well as to develop and strengthen their brain. The range of activities that they explore for this are referred to as sensory […]

Filed Under: boys, review Tagged With: education, experience, learning, neurology, School, sensory play

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