Happier January - Day 1: Find three things to look forward to this year actionforhappiness.org/January #HappierJanuary

Hello! For my final year honours project, I am recruiting Scottish Speech and language therapists who worked through part/all of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. I'm interested in hearing your experiences. Please share this post so that it can reach as many people as possible.

Wordle 215 5/6 Decided to give this a go! Roger Mullin @Damneardrookit you might like this! ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Wordle 218 2/6 😁 I've shocked myself! How did you do @warrenbousie? 🤪 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 219 3/6 not too shabby this morning! @warrenbousie 😊 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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It is always a concern the psychological impact of conflict, and perhaps especially on children. Here are 5 ways to talk to children about conflict @Damneardrookit Mhairi Bousie Rosslyn Mullin savethechildren.net/news/ukraine-5…

We've teamed up with the RCSLT 💙 to create a short anonymous survey to capture your thoughts around the communication needs of the children in your setting 👉 bit.ly/39jnTQF

Sometimes parents worry their child will be OK starting school. And sometimes children worry too. It can ruin the summer holidays There are some very simple ways to help them prepare though #play and talking together - try these!

Call the Parent Advice Line to speak directly with an occupational therapist. 📱01592 226 699

Teach pupils new vocabulary in a way that they'll retain them. Use Beck & McKeown's 6 step process ⬇️ We support teachers with research-informed resources impact.wales.

Excellent article on the front page of The Sunday Post about the impact of the pandemic on children's spoken language. It follows research carried out by RCSLT Scotland and Early Years Scotland RCSLT 💙 Peter Swindon sundaypost.com/fp/speech-cris…

Listen to Glenn Carter & Kirsty speaking to Kaye Adams this morning on BBC Radio Scotland about the communication crisis in Scotland & what we can do about it. @rcslt Listen here from 1:41 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Time on STV News last week talking to Brandon Cook about why we need a plan to address the significant increase in numbers of children experiencing communication difficulties. RCSLT 💙

PHS has today published a report on speech, language and communication development among children in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic. ➡️publichealthscotland.scot/publications/s…

Glenn Carter responds to the proposed cuts in Edinburgh. ‘This decision will lead to poorer attainment for children, it will deepen poverty & inequality and will undermine the human rights of children with communication needs.’ edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh…

Three years on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to check in to see how children and their families are doing now. If you are a parent or carer of children aged 0-11 years old, please take our survey 👇 surveys.publichealthscotland.scot/267717?lang=en Read more: publichealthscotland.scot/news/2023/june…

Children and Young People Minister Natalie Don-Innes MSP found out that come rain or shine children at Little Bugs Nursery are able to enjoy the outdoors as she learned more about how an outdoor nursery setting operates throughout the year.