Interaction Imagination

Often I find play is being interpreted too normatively. The play that is described is mostly the doing of play, which relies on adults...

Creating a pedagogy of participation is a democratic action if, and only if, we are striving to create a space where every child feels...

Over the years this statement has been something I have returned to many times.. in blog posts, and in other writings and presentations....

For over a decade now I have been advocating for slowing down. And it is so validating to read more and more about others also advocating...

Over the years I have written blogposts where the title has started with "The Story of..." this is in part because I wanted to share my...

When my youngest got his autism/ADHD diagnosis it made me rethink everything I thought I knew - not so much about my son, I met him every...

Now this is not about what you might think... it's not at about how to get preschoolers to share, or the dialogue about if they should be...

On my social media I recently shared this image... with these words... "As I write about risk, play and teaching I keep thinking of ways...

There are times we meet a child that cries and cries when they start their life as a member of an early year's group. No matter how much...

Discombobulated means being confused or being uncomfortable or not feeling together. I think it is a state many of us experience from...

On Sunday 17th April I was featured in Kathimerini national newspaper in Greece, interviewed by Lina Giannarou who then wrote an article...

The Unique Child - first written in 2017 I love social media, I love the fact that we can share ideas online no matter where we are in...

The more I learn about play the more I feel that the whole truth about play is not being shared. Recently, I have been enjoying looking...

Language and communication is essential to reflect on... how it shapes, includes, excludes and forms bias.. Moving to Sweden from the UK...

To be honest, this is something I have struggled with my entire life... As a child and as an adult we are being constantly reminded about...

"Intimate attachments to other human beings are the hub around which a person's life revolves, not only as an infant or a toddler or a...

What is the essential childhood experience of play? This question was asked of me over on Instagram. And to try and get a wider...

I write, hold presentations and workshops about democratic learning a lot. And when I do I always start with how I define democratic,...

Lego is an open ended material that can be used in a myriad of ways... in my home and work I have seen constructions being made, artwork,...

"Jag skulle vilja omformulera Dr. Stephen Shores uttalande "Om du har träffat en person med autism, har du träffat en person med autism,"...