Jam Tots

19/11/2020

Going live today around 11.30am 😊🎶🎶🎶

16/11/2020

Singing is awesome!!

14/11/2020

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I used to believe this too. 'If they can do it themselves, they should just do it!' I used to think. I saw so many kids 'play dumb' with their parents at daycare pickup, pretending like they couldn't do the things they were perfectly capable of doing the rest of the day.⁣⠀
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Then I became a mom. And I took professional development. And I learned about attachment. And now I eat my words.⁣⠀
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What I didn't understand then is that those kids who were asking their parents to put on their shoes were just seeking connection. They'd been separated from their parents all day and now were being rushed through the transition from daycare to home. Of course they wanted a little help! After all, doesn't it feel nice when someone does something for you?⁣⠀
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I'm writing this as I eat the lunch my husband brought me. Am I perfectly capable of fixing my own lunch? Of course! But is it nice to have someone do it for me? Hell yes! Does that mean I'll always rely on him to do it? Of course not!⁣⠀
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The other thing I learned is that independence is born out of dependance. It cannot be taught and certainly cannot be forced. So pushing a child to do something on their own when they don't want to is only going to create more battles.⁣⠀
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Does that mean you should become a servant to your children? No! You have boundaries too and that's important. Sometimes they will ask for help and the answer will be no. And other times the answer will be yes: for no other reason than the fact that you love them and they asked something of you. ⁣⠀
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13/11/2020

Couldn’t agree more. We are off to Clumber this weekend for fresh air and exploring. What are your plans?

We couldn’t agree more 🍂

(📷: christheaks)

12/11/2020

Good morning all! I’ll be live at around 10 with my littlest helper 🙂 we’ll be exploring some instruments, singing some action songs and seeing where the mood takes us 🎶🎶🎶

10/11/2020

Anyone who has ever been to my classes will have an idea how excited I got today at school 😁😁😁

09/11/2020

Happy Monday everyone!

I’m just getting set for my lessons in school today but thought I’d hop on to say that I’ll be doing a little live session for around 15 minutes on Thursday at 10am.

See you then! 🥰

07/11/2020

We love Austerfield Study Centre at Jam Tots ❤️

Weʼre raising money to help save Austerfield Study Centre. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

06/11/2020

First live video will be today at 2pm! Just a little test to see how it all works 😁🤞🌟🌟🌟

06/11/2020

Making musical instruments is easy! Stick a bit of rice in a plastic bottle and you are done, or try one of the designs in the link below 😁

Discover even more ideas for you

06/11/2020

Twinkle twinkle 🌟🌟🌟