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I am writing my final blog of the year and reflecting on 2018. A year in which my career has had me jumping for joy and leaping out of my comfort zone and quite surprisingly I may have finally learnt to practice what I preach. For me the last 7 or 8 Christmases have become…

“Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.” ~ Harriet Goldhor Lerner Connectedness is a powerful thing and I seem to talk almost daily about the power and joy connection can bring. Doesn’t…

I am sat here on the Monday evening the day after Early Years Wellbeing Week has ended and I am still reading messages and posts from people talking about it! Perhaps more importantly, what I’m actually reading are people’s thoughts, reflections, evaluations and hearing about the impact it has had and what your future plans…

As part of Early Years Wellbeing Week, we take a closer look at how some Settings have promoted Mental Health and Wellbeing. We decided at our setting that we will support our staffs mental well being this week by giving them a little gift and a thank you card. It’s a £5 Boots voucher so…

As part of Early Years Wellbeing Week Sarah Fillingham area manager from Portico Nurseries shares with us her case study from July 2017, on leadership and emotional wellbeing. Sarah also shares 12 months on, an update of where they are now and the impact it has made on staff and children’s mental health and wellbeing.…

As part of Early Years Wellbeing, Susan and Katie co-authors of Let’s Go Yoginis and founders of Yoginis Yoga Training, discuss our physical and mental health in relation to our Wellbeing. Quality of life is a relatively new idea, but it’s a concept that doctors and psychologist are beginning to emphasise. Quality of life goes…

Throughout Early Years Wellbeing Week we have focused on the importance of self-care and wellbeing for early years practitioners, “In order to take care of others we need to take care of ourselves first“. To be in a position to nurture and care for children and enable them to become resilient and well-rounded young people,…

As part of Early Years Wellbeing Week 2018, we welcome Joanna from Led by the Wild, a community interest company that engages children and parents in nature-led learning and wellbeing activities in their outdoor environment at white woods farm woodland in Kent. The wellbeing of both adults and children is interwoven through all the activities…

As part of Early Tears Wellbeing Week and on World Mental Health Day: young people and mental health in a changing world. Heather and Isaac write a guest blog. My name is Heather and I’m the mum of my miracle little boy Isaac who is currently 10 years old. Isaac has ADHD and is also…