40% of premature babies do less well than their peers in KS1&2 with this gap only broadening. Really Fíachra will be entering P1 corrected age 3 and 9 months to be taught and expected to keep up with with a curriculum written for 5 year olds. @TinyLifeCharity#flexibleschoolstart
LISTEN¦ 'We know that a five year old and a four year old are a world apart and yet we're asking them to be assessed together' @TinyLifeCharity CEO Alison McNulty talks to Frank, as support grows for allowing some children to delay starting school
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An absolute gentleman. Brian Austin made such a difference to the pupils he taught in St Gerard’s and those he taught in his Outreach schools. I’ll be ever indebted to the support he provided to me over the last 7 years. Rest easy my friend.
20th May 2023, we welcomed another beautiful boy earthside. Full term. The skin to skin straight after birth was worth a million pound and more.
Fíachra is the most amazing big brother im the whole world. We are settling in as a family of four and every minute is incredible❤️
Justifying your choices (over-explaining) before you’re even questioned about them shows your nervous system is in a stress state. Be aware of this pattern. When you feel that impulse to explain, don’t. Notice how differently people respond to you when you practice being assertive. You’re no longer that child who will be punished— you’re an adult capable of making decisions in your own best interest. Own that.
11 Ways To Find Stillness In Your Life:
1. Journal
2. Take Walks
3. Stop Watching the News
4. Read Books
5. Put Your Phone Away
6. Get Rid of Stuff
7. Seek Solitude
8. Enjoy the Small Pleasures
9. Realize You Have Plenty
10. Build A Routine
11. Pace Yourself
This #IWD2023 we also want to celebrate all of our TinyLife mums 💛💜
Today, we celebrate the brave and strong women across Northern Ireland who have had to deal with the difficult experience of having a baby in NICU 💪
#WomenSupportingWomen#EmbraceEquity