Monthly Archives: June 2012
Learning Styles Matter
Learning styles are certainly something we should all be aware of with young children but I think we should also work out how each of us learns as an adult. What are our strengths and weaknesses? How could we learn from colleagues, those in a different generation (older or younger)? Certain teaching methods foster specific […]
Should We Frankly Discuss Our Own Mistakes?
Perhaps the time is nigh for me to do so. I recently read an article by a UX blogger in which he implied failure is a good thing. How else can we learn? After nearly five months of de-toxing from my childcare job of four years and reflecting on the experience, here’s where I went wrong […]
I Know How Babies Feel!
I’ve encountered trauma – many different kinds: moving 4000 miles from my home and family, my father dying suddenly (recovery, of sorts, for me easily took 2 years), sundry car accidents, a grown son in a car accident where someone died (through no fault of his and yet he was sued!), a so-called ‘friend’ defrauding […]
Plants and Children
My husband is always full of analogies to try and help me clarify my thoughts – usually they relate to the early care of babies and young children. I’ve found an analogy of my own! Last week I was talking to an old friend who is caring for her step-granddaughter. She has never had children […]