Anne O'ConnorApr 1, 20192 minA Gentle TouchIt’s not unusual to find me baby-gazing. It goes with the job. Sometimes it’s not so much a prolonged observation as fleeting glance at...
Anne O'ConnorOct 11, 20182 minREALITY CHECK?I know it's probably meant to be humorous - but I couldn’t stop thinking about this photo (uncredited) when I saw it doing the rounds on...
Anne O'ConnorMar 6, 20182 minPRIMED TO DANCEWe had such a great time running our recent training course Why Movement Matters: Supporting early years development through dance and...
Anne O'ConnorFeb 14, 20183 minYOU CAN'T DANCEI was lucky enough recently to see a performance of the excellent show ‘Dancer’. Ian Johnson - Scotland’s leading learning-disabled...
Anne O'ConnorJan 23, 20184 min“TOYS AND GAMES ARE PRELUDES TO SERIOUS IDEAS.” —CHARLES EAMES “TOYS ARE NOT REALLY AS INNOCENT AS THEY LOOK. “TOYS AND GAMES ARE PRELUDES TO SERIOUS IDEAS.” —CHARLES EAMES There is no doubt that...
Anne O'ConnorDec 11, 20172 min7 FUN IDEAS FOR ENCOURAGING CREEPING AND CRAWLING 7 FUN IDEAS FOR ENCOURAGING CREEPING AND CRAWLING The previous blog talked about how important creeping and crawling is in a baby’s...
Anne O'ConnorNov 7, 20173 min7 REASONS WHY CHILDREN (AND ADULTS) NEED TO CRAWL. 7 REASONS WHY CHILDREN (AND ADULTS) NEED TO CRAWL. Were you an early walker? Maybe you were a ‘bum shuffler’ or scooted backwards rather...