Sharing this little primula from my garden that has got multiple things going on at the same time. Human emotions are complicated and if you are feeling grief and gratitude or other mixed colours from the emotional rainbow then this is for you 💛

Why language matters: how using the term ‘disguised compliance’ can be problematic | NSPCC Learning The phrase ‘disguised compliance’ can be misleading, unhelpful and blaming and can undermine working relationships with caregivers. See our key practice points for how to look beyond the language.

I always find these Language Matters articles thought-provoking. This one is about the term “disguised compliance”

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Nursery child:

“This is Mr Crab and he’s reading the newspapers…
I’m making them for him and giving them to him”

Me “I wonder what he’s reading about”

“It’s his birthday & the newspapers say:‘Everyone gets to have cookies.’ ”

“Great news” I respond.

Child “That’s what he wanted!!!”

Joy.

A mentor of mine had a wonderful saying: Children are washable.

She used it as a reminder to parents about the value of wet and messy play and all the wonderful sensory experiences associated.

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‘When we put our thoughts and ideas together, policy makers are listening to us’: Hope-work and the potential of participatory research - Maddy Power, Ruth Patrick, 2024 This article brings together a theorisation of hope with the everyday practices of participatory research against a difficult – often entrenched – policy contex...

How can we continue to push for change (and to hope) in what so often seems a hopeless policy context? Me and Maddy Power wrote about the hope-labour that characterises @changingrealities.bsky.social for @sociologicalreview.bsky.social

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Improving maternity provision for incarcerated women in the UK Laura Abbott and colleagues highlight gaps in clinical care for pregnant women in prison and consider how best to meet their needs Two newborn babies died in UK prisons in 2019-20 and another died in...

Last year, 229 pregnant women were held in prison. Community based alternatives are essential to protect mothers & babies. Our paper published today @bmj.com highlights the need to stop incarcerating pregnant women @drtanyacapper.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social @womeninprison.bsky.social

E-Learning Session: Including Children Aged 0-5 in Decision Making Join us for a free, interactive e-learning session via webinar focusing on the inclusion of 0-5s in decision-making processes.

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Social care providers at risk of collapse as analysis reveals cost to sector of employer national insurance hike

Taken together with the planned increases to National Minimum Wage rates, the 18,000 independent organisations providing adult social care in England will be faced with increased costs of an estimated £2.8bn in the next financial year. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/so...

Will the Autumn Budget push the social care sector beyond breaking point? While the recent budget brought better news for hard-pressed public services, social care was not so lucky. With many organisations fearing that changes to the Employer National Insurance Contribution...

🆕 Will the Autumn Budget push the #SocialCare sector beyond breaking point?

With many organisations concerned about changes to the Employer National Insurance Contributions regime, we assess what the financial impact on the sector will be. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...