Parent Mental Health Day 2025
#ParentMentalHealthDay Today, 30th of January, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about parents’ mental health. Parents’ mental health is essential to both themselves and their children’s well-being. When parents are emotionally and mentally well, they can better provide support, love, and appropriate guidance to their children. Being a mum or a dad is not […]
National Hug Day 2025
#NationalHugDay After Blue Monday, today, 21 January 2025, is the National Hug Day. A hug, what a simple gesture and how powerful it is! It is true that some people love hugs and could be hugging or being hugged all day long…and some others prefer not to have that physical contact that often… Both sides […]
Anti-Bullying Week 2024
#AntiBullyingWeek We did not want to finish the week without reflecting on Anti-bullying awareness. This week, from the 11th to the 15th of November, has been the Anti-Bullying Week. The focus this year has been: Choose Respect. Numbers say that at least one child in each classroom is being bullied every day, which means that […]
International Stress Awareness Week 2024
#InternationalStressAwarenessWeek Sharing dates with our National Occupational Therapy Week… International Stress Awareness Week is also taking place this week (from 4th to 8th of November). Stress is defined by the World Health Organization as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. Stress is a natural human response that prompts us […]
Dyspraxia Awareness Week 2024
#DyspraxiaAwarenessWeek From the 13th to the 19th of October is being celebrated the Awareness week of Dyspraxia. “Developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), commonly known as dyspraxia, is a neurological condition affecting physical movement and co-ordination that influences the performance of daily activities” These activities can go from riding a bicycle and playing sports, to fine motor […]
The Neuroscience of the Senses: Uniting Allied Health Professionals on World AHP Day 2024
As we celebrate World AHP Day 2024 , it’s an ideal time to recognise the diverse roles that Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) play in healthcare and the common thread that connects many of these roles: the neuroscience of the senses. Whether you’re receiving care from an occupational therapist, physiotherapist, speech and language therapist, or even […]
World Menopause Day 2024
#WorldMenopauseDay Published on: World Menopause Day is held annually on the 18th of October, so let’s reflect on this moment in life that all women go through between their 45 and 55 years old, depending on each woman. Women experience menopause in different ways, with different symptoms and intensity. What is certain is that they […]
Porridge Week 2024
#NationalPorridgeWeek This week (7th to 13th of October) is dedicated to porridge, a beloved meal for many. Warm and delicious for colder days, most of us feel good right after a nice porridge. Do you feel better after having a porridge? Why? Is it texture? Its Smell? Its Warmth? ItsTaste? What are its colours when […]
“Children can ‘catch’ social bias through non-verbal signals expressed by adults”
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161221125425.htm