Ladies and gentlegeeks,
\nWhat is UP?<\/p>\n
My body craves movement, and caffeine, so I won’t linger at my desk for much longer.\u00a0 I finished an article this morning (huzzah!) and now I will turn my attention to domesticity.\u00a0 With an impending (long-awaited!) renovation about to kick off at my place, I’m supplementing my usual household quests with a truckload of packing, cleaning, discarding.\u00a0 I have been amazed aplenty: by the number of socks under my washing machine, how I really do need more than one rubber scraper, and by the pressure I feel to buy new tea towels.\u00a0 Which I might, or might not do.\u00a0 I am the gatekeeper of tea towels!<\/p>\n
Now, friends, some links:<\/p>\n
FIRST, with a belated shout-out to a beautiful lady geek based in Auckland, here is a link to a Stuart Shanker gig in that fair city.\u00a0<\/a> GO, if you can.\u00a0 Go.<\/p>\n A couple of links from Australia, now.\u00a0 This one will tell you all about one of their home-visiting programmes, right@home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Our parliament were just briefed about this project, and as we know, home visiting is an exceptionally effective way of supporting families<\/a>.\u00a0 Something completely different; here is an analysis of the gender imbalances in the top 100 selling children’s books in Australia<\/a>.\u00a0 So well done, you wanna see it.<\/p>\n What a conundrum – but finding decent books to share with children is so very worth it, here is an abstract to support that idea!<\/a><\/p>\n From the New York Times, now: there will never be an age of artificial intimacy …\u00a0<\/a>and this is a stunner of an essay about how we are more than our brains<\/a>.\u00a0 I was lucky enough, in the midst of my deepest days of brain science worship, to have mentors reminding me of the interconnectedness of our everything.\u00a0 I mean, appreciate the neuro-stuff, but also cherish the rest.\u00a0 Heck, you probably already do.\u00a0 I just had to relearn that a while back.<\/p>\n Hey, with an ironic wink, here are a couple of brain links.\u00a0 This is about the benefits of forgetting<\/a>, and this asks “does living around violence change a child’s brain<\/a>?” (answer: yes.)<\/p>\n ANYWAY … here is a lovely downloadable calendar for self care September<\/a> (LOVE!\u00a0 Thanks, Action for Happiness)\u00a0 and now that you’ve girded your loins, check out this hideousness from the Washington Post about little kids and their online shopping habits<\/a>.\u00a0 Jaysus!\u00a0 Can I please share another essay?\u00a0 This one is about how children need to move and play and step away from the screens in order to learn.<\/a><\/p>\n Now, where were we?\u00a0 A cuppa and a brisk walk both sound pretty good about now.\u00a0 Arohanui x x x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ladies and gentlegeeks, What is UP? My body craves movement, and caffeine, so I won’t linger at my desk for much longer.\u00a0 I finished an article this morning (huzzah!) and now I will turn my attention to domesticity.\u00a0 With an … Continue reading