Kia Ora lovelies,<\/p>\n
I would have begun this post sharing the tales of joy that emerged from our week offscreen & offline (ie, LIVING LIFE!) but instead I must grouse about having spent the entire morning troubleshooting the problems with my referencing software<\/a>.\u00a0 Little Girl only has a half day of school today (therefore I can only count on a half day of productivity today!) and I have done NONE of the work I intended doing.\u00a0 And she’ll be here in less than an hour!<\/p>\n SO FRUSTRATED.\u00a0 But trying hard not to stress out<\/a>.\u00a0 Breathing in, out, in out.<\/p>\n The disconcerting bit is how the problem appears to be resolved, but I am not confident that any of my fixes worked the magic.\u00a0 It seemed to inexplicably right itself, just as I commenced crying\/yelling!<\/p>\n I cannot help but think that the screens are retaliating to my joyful rejection of them during Screen Free Week?\u00a0 No, not possible!\u00a0 Does AI exist in word processing\/referencing software?\u00a0 Surely not!\u00a0 And if so, did the sight of my sobbing form elicit some kind of compassionate reaction?\u00a0 I don’t know what to think!!<\/p>\n Anyway, friends, let’s share some links.<\/p>\n Here is a little something about how too many structured events<\/a> can limit kids’ executive functioning.\u00a0 Let ’em play!<\/p>\n This is a link to join a free online summit<\/a> about mindfulness & compassion at work, and this is another online conference, about parenting<\/a> a spirited\/high needs child, and featuring the magnificent Dan Siegel.\u00a0 Things we love about tech … right there.<\/p>\n The Center for Humane Tech has released some important info<\/a>, this week, about the shared definition of “human downgrading<\/em><\/strong>“.\u00a0 Love.\u00a0 Not a moment too soon, my friends, as there are definitely downsides to our love affair with devices<\/a>, and the hardware designers don’t seem to really want to support our paths to healing.\u00a0 SHAME on you, Apple!<\/a><\/p>\n At least there’s Moment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Also, speaking of healing, I LOVE this approach from British doctors, prescribing real life stuff <\/a>that’s good for the soul (I know I love my dance class and need it like medicine!).\u00a0 Thanks, Smithsonian Mag, for sharing.\u00a0 Unrelated goodness: using humour to share an important message about world overpopulation … endangered species condoms<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here is an important article from “the conversation” about the loss of personalised school cleaning services, and the losses for children<\/a>.\u00a0 I’ve witnessed this outsourcing and I say “Boo!” (as in: thumbs down, not trying to be scary!)<\/p>\n To close: I humbly share something I wrote a while back<\/a>, and may I urge you anew to eat your greens<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kia Ora lovelies, I would have begun this post sharing the tales of joy that emerged from our week offscreen & offline (ie, LIVING LIFE!) but instead I must grouse about having spent the entire morning troubleshooting the problems with … Continue reading