World Maternal Mental Health Day 2025
#MaternalMentalHealthDay #MaternalMentalHealthWeek #MaternalMentalHealthMonth #maternalMHmatters One of the topics of May is Maternal Mental Health. This week, from the 5th to the 11th, is being celebrated the Maternal Mental Health Week 2025, and specifically, today, the 7th of May, is World Maternal Mental Health Day. On this day, attention is focused on maternal mental health, highlighting […]
Coffee and Chat | Sensory Integration, ARFID and Travel
FREE| Wednesday 2 March 7.30 pm GMT Book Here Dr Yana Wengel is an associate professor at Hainan University. Yana takes a critical approach to tourism studies; her interests include volunteer tourism, tourism in developing economies and nature-based tourism. Her dissertation examined the social construction of host-guest experiences in volunteer farm tourism. Her current projects are focused on nature-based tourism […]
Coffee and Chat: The ABC’s of Sleep with Jan Jenner
Invited to Coffee and Chat by popular demand, Jan Jenner, Sleep Consultant from Hunrosa, will be discussing the ABCs of Sleep | 3 Top Tips to support Sleep. This topic is very relevant to both therapists and parents alike. There has been lots of social media traffic this week about sleep difficulties being experienced by some children and […]
Get moving and have fun over the festive season
Make sure you get your body moving to stay warm and get in the Christmas spirit.
Connection and community matters
Summer is here, and we have hope that we are now leaving behind the struggles of Spring 2020 and C-19. The world has been reminded about the importance of social relationships – we have all realised how much we value family, friends and having strong support and connections. Stay with us or join us and […]
ASI and Supporting Parents of Children With Autism: The Role of Occupational Therapy
“…When creating an intervention plan, occupational therapy practitioners evaluate children with autism using observation and parent and teacher reports and also interview parents about their child’s relationships and eating, self-care, and daily living skills…” Ayres Sensory Integration intervention is one of the most frequently requested and highly utilized interventions in autism. This intervention has specific […]
The Importance of the Sensory Environment for Premature Babies
Read more about one family’s journey through neonatal intensive care and what they have learned about the impact of the sensory environment on the developing nervous system of premature babies in this blog post By Anna Lee Beyer
Health and Safety Fears Getting in the Way of Child Development
Ofsted has warned that some early years education providers have “undue concerns” about letting children play outside, climb and run around. These health and safety fears are hindering children’s ability to build up muscular strength and dexterity. Without taking risks, children’s “natural inquisitiveness” is stifled, Ofsted’s annual report said, “In the early years, a crucial […]
The Shops are Full of Simple Christmas Crafts
The Christmas season is a fantastic opportunity to get our little ones involved in some Christmas craft activities at home. For those of us short on time or ideas the shops are full of templates and packs that you can put together at home… here are some lovely craft ideas that have been sent to […]
Sensory Friendly Christmas Gift Ideas for your Loved Ones
1) Gift an experience – so much stuff can feel overwhelming, think about how you could gift an experience, a day out, vouchers to pay for entry to play spaces, trampoline parks and climbing gyms. Swimming, dance or music lessons. What about gym membership for older kids? 2) Hygge stocking stuffers Ideas from Nurture and […]
