Dr Emma Sutton

converting bland, boring, lengthy contracts into colourful, branded, easy to read documents that are a pleasure to use #loveyourcontracts #keepitsimple

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@professor_dave I’m going to have to try that - never heard of it before today

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Today:
Yes way!

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Yesterday:
Gahhhhh

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@LyndoA We did … thank you

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Oh goodie

Searching for football boots for tomorrow

Last seen: first week of term
Since then - shoe / coat cupboard redecoration & garage revamp

Just what I like before/ after bedtime

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So pleased with my January make -

I’ve set myself a goal to creating a wreath-addition for each month
January’s is a cute snowman complete with bobble hat

#crochet #crafternoon #IMadeThis

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I have a teenager who struggles with these behaviours - and it’s not lack of “basic manners”

It’s about trauma, autism and ADHD

Not all behaviours are deliberate

[Lucy 👩🏻‍🏫 ☀️ 🌊 ☕️ 🍔 🍷🇪🇺 🌍 @LuEliz1989]

I’m seriously considering planning a ‘Basic Manners Workshop’ for my class next week.

On the agenda so far:

Pleases & thank yous

Listening when someone is speaking

Volume and tone of voice

Not interrupting

Personal space

Respecting boundaries

#teacher #teaching

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@LuEliz1989 Presumably neurodiverse diverse pupils, hyper vigilant pupils, pupils with ADHD will understand that their difficulties with tone of voice and interrupting etc are understood and their uniqueness is still welcome?

Look beyond behaviour

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#3GoodThings

1. A dry day
2. Time with the kids
3. Fred didn’t steal any sandwiches or cake when he ran up to a walk-side cafe before I could stop him
4. Film night with Lift on Netflix

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#3GoodThings

1. A light organ - fun to play with
2. Mooning through a caravan hole
3.@YSPsculpture is an incredible place
4. Finishing the incredible “Mr Bates vs The Post Office” which was one of the most tragic & compelling stories I’ve ever watched

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@professor_dave I’d love them to want to leave their bed/ bedroom

They scream if I suggest leaving the house even for cake/ ice cream

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How do I connect with a child who screams to be left alone all the time?

How do I help them when they push me away?

Their mental health isn’t good & leaving them alone doesn’t work, nor does anything else

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@professor_dave It’s hard to get them to leave the house for any reason

They’re afraid of bumping into people they might know

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@GLS2009 OH had some success with what’s apping

But still they mostly refuse to be with anyone or do anything

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#3GoodThings

1. Seaside - it stayed dry!
2. Fred behaved amazingly on the long drives
3. Gluten-free small cod & chips on the pier
4. Found a 135M year old belemnite at Saltwick Bay
5. A happy but exhausting day

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The evolution of audiobooks in the car - these are the ones we listened to lots

Toddler - kids insisted onHumpty Dumpty on repeat
The Giggler Treatment Roddy Doyle
Mr Gum boxset
David Walliams boxset
Roahl Dahl boxset
Michael Murpogo boxset
Agatha Christie’s Poirot boxset

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We’re in peak “I don’t want to leave the house” Twixtmas

Thank goodness having a dog means I get fresh air daily

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#3GoodThings

1. Glorious silhouettes on this morning’s dog walk
2. A wonderful panto starring @mikrontheatre favourites - I laughed so hard & loud that both kids tried to shush me constantly esp at @JamesMcLean5 and @petetoon
3. The feel good Beyond Paradise Crimble special

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#3GoodThings

1. Got the kids out on 2 walks today #epic
2. Fabulous pass-the-sprout that is a better version of Christmas crackers
3. Christmas Repair Shop was ❤️😭❤️
4. A far better day than expected 🌲🎁🥂

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@WelshHT One of my least favourite phrases “all kids do that”

Add autism and ADHD and trauma and see if all teens really do “do that”