Play Therapist, Early Years specialist, Trainer and Consultant, artist: connecting, playing, writing, creating, learning as I go along.
Joined November 2016
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Fiona Holiday retweeted
9 Dec 2023
I don’t want 5-year olds to meet more demanding standards
I want them to learn through play
But then I have some understanding of child development
9 Jul 2023
We have drawn on the evidence for ‘sustained shared thinking’ and 5-year-olds are now expected to meet more demanding standards:
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Fiona Holiday retweeted
4 Oct 2023
Connection! All animals respond to a bit of play…
Part of the way I build trust with the alpaca herd is to play - it’s meant that nervous alpacas like Amber here are getting brave! #play #safety #connection
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23 Sep 2023
Creativity and flow…. Needle felting is a lovely way to relax!
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15 Sep 2023
Been branching out a bit - if you are in Nottingham and would like an amazing experience, get in touch!
Honestly, I can't have imagined anything more perfect, thank you so much for making it such a great experience. Those flapjacks, shoetbread... Ooooo to die for ❤️
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15 Sep 2023
I’ve been a little quiet over the past few months - this space has been taking up more of my time. There is something magical about being outdoors and working with alpacas… all about connection, of course!
#animalassistedtherapy #alpaca #connection
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20 Jun 2023
Loved talking to people in Derbyshire - and seeing friendly faces I haven’t seen for a while! I’m struck by thinking about story from a well-being, recovery and development perspective rather than a pure literacy one. Stories are the way humans make sense of the world.
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19 Jun 2023
I’ll be talking about the role of play in healing (and why stories matter) #play #story #playtherapy
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29 Apr 2023
I really appreciate my days either the @BridgetheGapFW team - we talked about the space between people and what we each bring to that space. Thank you for having me x
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17 Apr 2023
Still convinced that allowing children more time and space
To play would improve their lives dramatically. #playforlife
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24 Mar 2023
It’s so refreshing to read a piece which demonstrates the value of play however it shows up… there is an innate trust in the child here… to navigate their way through play and a sense of autonomy - a fish in water… we all deserve to feel comfortable in our own skin #play
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23 Mar 2023
Let’s be curious about where these ideas come from/what stresses are driving them… the deep suspicion of children learning through play is so widespread… is it control and justification? Trusting the process and the play is hard. A risk. When we are stressed, risky is hard.
23 Mar 2023
Ringing bells every 15 minutes to get children to change their “child initiated” activities because the advisor thinks that’s what Ofsted wants to see. I despair.
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10 Mar 2023
The term evidence-based practice is used all the time as a rationale for ways of working and accessing funding. But what are we able to gather evidence of? Who decides?
10 Mar 2023
Not everything that is valuable is measurable… how much am I loved? How safe do I feel? Just because we can measure it doesn’t mean it matters… of course there is stuff we can measure that does matter but it’s not the totality of mattering!
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Fiona Holiday retweeted
8 Mar 2023
These are tough times. We need to tell our stories so we feel less alone & make space to listen to others’ stories.
The tougher the times, the more we need ways to work through them and make sense of what’s going on. We all have stories to tell. Listen
#story #play #playtherapy
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2 Mar 2023
I cannot say often enough that play is essential for humans. And when things are tough, then more playing is needed.
Why would we reduce time to play when children are under stress and struggling?
Play soothes, organises, energises, connects, problem-solves, regulates… #play
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