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Setting up for screen-free success

Setting up for screen-free success

I thought I was a pretty good teacher. I kept calm. The children liked me. Lessons were fun. I wasn’t perfect but I knew how to inspire learners. Being a parent was going to be a walk in the park. Erm… Actually, it all started out OK. I believed

Get set for discovery with Play Kits for schemas

Get set for discovery with Play Kits for schemas

Who needs toys when you can get a childhood's worth of fun from a few everyday things.

Thinking beyond the brain

Thinking beyond the brain

Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? Why can we think better when we put things down on paper or rearrange Post-Its on a board? It's all to do with the Extended Mind.

What is the purpose of play?

What is the purpose of play?

What is the purpose of play? To get ready for life. Play becomes problem-solving. But that's not a grim prescription. Play is naturally fun. But right now, is your child having fun? Or is she following you around the house, demanding to be entertained, whether by you or

Be your own nudge unit

Be your own nudge unit

Set up your home to nudge your child into making better play choices, to choose play over screens and to develop independence.

Use nudges to inspire independence

Use nudges to inspire independence

This is the third email from the free email series, Breaking the screen-time habit. To read the rest, sign up here. How’s the screen-free fun going so far? If you’re like me, you probably haven’t implemented any of it yet. You’re thinking about it. You want

"Don't come in until it's dark."

"Don't come in until it's dark."

Do you remember playing outside until it was too dark to see? The way time seemed to stretch endlessly, with no alarms or notifications to pull you away? You’d run, climb, laugh, and invent games with friends, only stopping when the streetlights flickered on or your mum called you