Information – B Inspired

The Gift of Resilience and Risk Taking

I2M — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:23:16 +0000

I was having a conversation with my sister earlier about how much you should protect your child. We discussed how we mostly fended for ourselves as children which probably meant we learnt how to take care of ourselves as adults, well sort of. This lead me to thinking about the message I want to share, […]

Is there a place for Planned Physical Education in the Early Years?

I2M — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:08:54 +0000

When delivering training, the discussion about Self-Directed Play versus Planned Physical Education Classes always comes up and is the subject of some very interesting conversations. Self-directed play is when children are allowed the freedom to choose what they do and, if possible, where they do it. This is invaluable for young children’s development and growth. […]

Playing Positive Parents

I2M — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:34:26 +0000

In September I will be talking about Positive Parenting at the Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival, which has made me think about what may fall into the bracket of “positive parenting”, apart from the obvious- keeping children safe, nurturing, caring for, feeding, clothing, etc. Mulling over my years of working with children and parents, what really stands […]

Why Can’t We Play Too?

I2M — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:39:16 +0000

Being someone who has never fully grown up I am a great advocate of playing. What I mean by never fully growing up (as I own my own house, I run a business and make sensible decisions from time to time) is I still love to play. I love being in the outdoors, dancing, riding […]