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19/09/2025

Yes yes yes 👏

We treat development like a race. As if the child who learns first will always be ahead, and the one who learns later will always be behind. But growth doesn’t work that way.

Children arrive at skills in their own time. And when they do, there’s no disadvantage for the ones who took longer to get there. What matters is the path they took: whether they were trusted to grow at their own pace, or pushed before they were ready.

Because readiness is everything. When we honour it, learning feels natural — like discovery. When we ignore it, learning turns heavy, and resentment can grow where curiosity should have lived. And those wounds are far harder to heal than the simple choice to wait.

This is why trust matters. Trusting the process. Trusting your child.

Because when readiness and opportunity finally meet, learning doesn’t just build ability. It builds confidence. It builds joy. And it builds a love of growth that will carry them for life. ❤️

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19/09/2025

Children learn best when they like their teacher and when they think their teacher likes them.
~ Gordon Neufeld

Matilda & Artwork by Quentin Blake

18/09/2025

Some children won’t let their guard down easily —
They’ve learned to test every adult in the room before they trust. 💛
Not to be difficult… but to see if you’ll leave like the others did.

So stay. Stay steady. Stay kind. Stay when it’s hard.
Because once they believe you’re not going anywhere, that’s when the healing begins.

17/09/2025

Last night I was updating my photograph wall and wanted to include some photographs of when my children were young. Going through old holiday photographs brought me such joy. Parenthood is hard but its also wonderful 🥰

What will matter, in the end, is being able to live with ourselves — knowing we did right by them. That we showed up in ways we can stand by.

“They won’t remember,” people say.
But we will.

And more than that — their bodies will. Their nervous systems will. Even if the details fade, they will carry the felt sense of how it was to grow up with us.

They may not recall the sleepless nights, the countless times we soothed them, the quiet sacrifices no one else saw. But their system will know — it will know if their needs were met, if they felt safe, if they were held with love.

Their childhood is also all of our parenthood. And one day, when we look back, the measure will not be whether they remember every detail — but whether we can stand tall in the knowing that we gave it the best it deserved. ❤️

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13/09/2025

Here at Sensory Therapy we love watching Bodhi and Frank the tanks adventures as catologued by their dad at waveslider Photography.

The Jet2.com team at Bournemouth Airport helped a local youngster realise some of his aviation dreams yesterday, when they hosted Bodhi for a behind-the-scenes VIP tour at the airport.

12/09/2025

Words Worth Holding Onto is a gentle collection of quotes, reminders and affirmations for children and young people navigating big feelings. Sometimes, the right words at the right time can make all the difference.

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09/09/2025

Children learn by watching us as parents. Whilst over sharing can pose issues helping children to understand that life doesn’t always run smoothly is helpful. We can also discuss our problem solving, self nurture and support strategies.

We spend so much of parenthood trying to hold it all together — to be strong, composed, unshakable. But strength isn’t the absence of struggle. It’s the willingness to show up as human, even when we’re tired, anxious, or undone.

When our children see us navigate big feelings without shame, they learn that emotions aren’t weaknesses to hide but experiences to move through. They learn that being overwhelmed doesn’t mean you’re broken, and that exhaustion doesn’t erase love.

It’s not about unloading every burden onto them — discernment matters. It’s about being honest in age-appropriate ways, showing them that struggle is a normal part of life. That imperfection and humanity can exist right alongside care, steadiness, and love.

Because what our children need most isn’t a flawless parent. They need a real one — someone who shows them that you can feel deeply, falter honestly, and still remain steady in love.

That’s not weakness. That’s wisdom lived out loud. And it’s the kind they’ll carry with them long after childhood ends. ❤️

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06/09/2025

Love this ❤️

In the beginning, our children need us to hold them steady — to be the arms that carry, the presence that protects, the safe place that doesn’t move when everything else feels uncertain.

But as they grow, what they need shifts.

They don’t need us to shield them from every wave. They need us to show them how to navigate. To step back just enough so they can feel their own strength, while knowing we’re still close enough to turn to.

That’s the quiet evolution of parenthood: we don’t stop being their home. We stop being the walls that hold them in, and start becoming the light that helps them find their way back.

Because home isn’t a place they outgrow. It’s a presence they carry — one that steadies them when they’re small, and guides them when they’re grown.

We don’t raise them to need us forever. We raise them to move through life knowing we are with them, even when we’re not beside them. ❤️

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06/09/2025

Destroying myths around child led play

"Child-led doesn't mean let them do whatever they want."

Via KidsConnect Psychology

06/09/2025

How a common throat infection can rewire the brain. PANS and PANDAS. Major symptoms described here

Strep throat is a common childhood illness, but in a few children this bacteria infection can lead to alarming, lasting changes in behaviour.

05/09/2025

This breaks my heart 💔💔💔

A groundbreaking study using brain scans has revealed a disturbing parallel: children exposed to intense family conflict show brain changes similar to those found in combat veterans. That’s right — the emotional warfare inside a home can mimic the neurological toll of literal battlefield trauma.

Researchers found that kids who witness chronic yelling, aggressive arguments, or domestic tension have altered brain activity in areas linked to fear, stress, and emotional regulation. These are the same brain regions often affected in soldiers returning from war zones.

The amygdala, a part of the brain responsible for processing threats and fear, becomes hypersensitive, constantly on alert. Meanwhile, the prefrontal cortex, which helps manage emotions and make rational decisions, often becomes underdeveloped or impaired. This combination can lead to long-term emotional difficulties, anxiety, or even PTSD-like symptoms later in life.

What makes this even more alarming is that many families underestimate the impact of loud fights or emotional tension on children. But the science is clear: a child's brain is shaped by the emotional climate they grow up in.

This discovery highlights the urgent need for family therapy, safe environments, and emotional education to protect developing minds. Just because there are no visible bruises doesn’t mean the damage isn’t real.