Former dance artist in communities & schools, advocate for childhood. We need to stop pathologising kids experiences. Philly native. Glasgow based. Mum.
Jan 6, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I feel there should be a cosmic 'sweary jar' every time person/gov etc parrots something 'bad' or 'apocalyptic' about world. I see this a lot from people who have very nice lives. I wish they would reinforce good as well. Are they atoning for their 'good' situation?
There is no morality in suffering. And balance is key. Of course bad stuff does happen and will. We need good reminders to give hope to power through bad. This is the root of the mental trauma I see with kids (and adults). We seem to have forgotten this.
Mar 17, 2021 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
This following thread is in response the book ‘Glow Kids’ (Dr. Nicholas Kardaras) it outlines the potential damage done to children when exposed to screens. I urge policy makers to halt the dependence on digital learning. We are doing untoward harms. #UsforThem#GlowKids 1/
One year ago schools globally rolled out online ‘learning’. Despite being told for years screens were bad for children’s development this was seen as ‘the’ solution. 2/
