I am painfully aware of the frequently contradictory nature of my instructions to my children. \u00a0I have literally asked Big Girl to ‘please hurry up’ just seconds after I’ve instructed her to ‘slow down and take more care’. \u00a0Ghastly.<\/p>\n
Before I throw links in your direction, may I wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all y’all American baby geeks out there. \u00a0I’ll be cooking a turkey for my half-American crew on Saturday. \u00a0In the heat. \u00a0Harvest festival at the beginning of Summer? \u00a0More contradictions.<\/p>\n
Right-ho. \u00a0Here we go. \u00a0First up: here’s a report from the Australian Psychological Society<\/a> about the well being of Australians. \u00a0Interesting how FOMO and social media immersion are making folks less content. \u00a0Also from Australia, also dealing with mental health: read about how flippin hard mothers are working <\/a>and how it impacts them. \u00a0No prizes.<\/p>\n This is the legendary annual pre-Christmas TRUCE toy guide<\/a> … please read and share. \u00a0The opposite of that is to be found HERE: it’s voting time for the annual TOADY \u00a0awards<\/a> from the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood. \u00a0Such hideous toys to choose from this year! \u00a0What will you select?<\/p>\n Here is a link to an abstract<\/a>\u00a0for some research about toddler’s language acquisition – turns out our ums and ahs are more valuable than we might’ve thought. \u00a0 Here is a cool site from the Badass Breastfeeder<\/a>, and this is a wee audio piece from Scientific American<\/a> about our brain’s responses to music.<\/p>\n And for your Big Kid, a lovely teeny youthy positive website from Oz. \u00a0Rosie Respect.<\/a> \u00a0I dig it!<\/p>\n Finally, in “Be Careful What You Wish For” news, I submitted a proposal to present at\u00a0The 2nd International Neurosequential Model Symposium:\u00a0Advances in Implementation and Innovation in Practice, Program Development and Policy. \u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Blow me down, geeks, I’ve been accepted! \u00a0Bruce Perry! \u00a0Banff! \u00a0See you there!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am painfully aware of the frequently contradictory nature of my instructions to my children. \u00a0I have literally asked Big Girl to ‘please hurry up’ just seconds after I’ve instructed her to ‘slow down and take more care’. \u00a0Ghastly. Before … Continue reading