Play and the pale blue dot

Kitcamp-curiosity

The late American astronomer and astrophysicist, Carl Sagan, described our planet as the ‘pale blue dot’, described as such after seeing an image of earth taken in 1990 from the Voyager 1 space probe, from a distance of about 6 billion kilometres. His book, “Pale Blue Dot”, explores claims that earth and its inhabitants are

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ABCDoes a Kitcamp Giveaway

ABCDoes

We’ve teamed up with Alistair Bryce-Clegg at ABCDoes who is giving away a Mini Kitcamp kit, valued at £1,295. To enter, head over to ABCDoes.com or @ABCDoes on social media and leave a comment. The giveaway will close at 11.59pm on FRIDAY 14th JUNE 2019. There’s more! All entrants, who follow or like @iamkitcamp on

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Nurturing Natures

Nurturing Natures

“Nurturing Natures; Attachment and Children’s Emotional, Sociocultural and Brain Development” by Graham Music. Review by Mel Newton, mother of 1, Sussex Star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rich in the most current scientific research, yet engaging and accessible; A deeply informative and inspiring read for anyone involved with the care and wellbeing of children and young people. Graham Music Graham

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The Whole Brain Child

The Whole Brain Child

The Whole Brain Child – 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture your Child’s developing Mind. Reviewed by Mel Wilde, mother of 2, London. “If you know yourself to be someone who is super logical and very left brain dominant, who may need some help emotionally coaching and connecting with your child…go for it. But for everyone else,  I’d

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The Gift of Failure

“The Gift of Failure: how to step back and let your child succeed” by Jessica Lahey. Reviewed by Isabelle Regent-Ngwata, mother of 2, Hampshire. Star rating (4 out of 5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The setbacks, mistakes, miscalculations and failures we have shoved out of our children’s way are the very experiences that teach them how to be resourceful,

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Children need to play

The fact that children need to play is truly universal and goes to the heart of society’s success and failure. The Telegraph published an article in 2013, Children as young as five suffering from depression. In the same article the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said that 8,000 children below the age of 10

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