by Alice Gall | May 23, 2020 | Family
Keeping on keeping on At the start of our nationwide lockdown, I began watching the Harry Potter movies again, one every week. I wanted escapism, immersion in a child’s world of chocolate frogs and butterbeer. Now, our hero Harry has grown facial hair and...
by Alice Gall | May 5, 2020 | Family
Working on wellbeing When my four-year-old left nursery some weeks ago, to be educated and entertained at home, I was resolute that we would cope. I thought an academic diet of counting and colouring would serve him well. Perhaps a few phonics. Plenty of fun and games...
by Alice Gall | Apr 22, 2020 | Family
Smarts and Crafts As lockdown continues, I seem to be adopting the moods of fictional dwarves. I was Grumpy in week one, Happy in week two, and Sleepy by week three. With normal routines thrown out the window, it’s only natural to experience some peaks and troughs in...
by Alice Gall | Apr 6, 2020 | Family
Keeping Fit and Staying Connected Here we are, a couple of weeks into the longest school holiday in history. I still sometimes find myself looking around in astonishment, unable to fully absorb the situation we’re in. I mean … what just happened? After the...
by Alice Gall | Mar 25, 2020 | Family
Adjusting to a New Normal by Alice Gall Where do I begin? A couple of weeks ago I was joking about panic-buying wine and chocolate. I was seeing friends and walking my little boy to nursery. Now I look out of my window upon an eerily silent street, I have...
by Jessica Douglas | Apr 18, 2019 | Family
7 Benefits of Yoga for Children and Young People The need for yoga to help children and young people manage stress and regulate themselves Research suggests yoga can be a potential tool for children to deal with stress and regulate themselves. Yoga and...
