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Anti Dementors Picnic on the Beach

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Mascotte · 17/05/2020 19:19

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Orangeblossom78 · 18/05/2020 13:27

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia_approach#/media/File:Teachers_and_children_in_an_italian_kindergarten.jpg

Early years provision in Italy often uses 'bare' rooms as they don;t believe in the 'primary coloured' and often over stalemating environments used in other places - they think it can promote creativity and tend to use natural resources..

Mascotte · 18/05/2020 13:27

Lots of people loving more lockdown in the Scotland lockdown thread - I'm so fucking angry and pissed off. Going on a murderous dog walk..

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Orangeblossom78 · 18/05/2020 13:28

stimulating! not stalemating sorry

ilovecardigans · 18/05/2020 13:30

@littlbbrowndog it sucks, it really does. For you Flowers.

My little brown dog sends greetings.

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Cheekychops73 · 18/05/2020 13:31

10 more days before easing of Lock down Nicola? FFS What the actual fuck is going on?
This is brutal and is just a case of playing into the SNP hero worshippers hands. I could fucking cry angry tears just now. I am seeing my older boys but I have a brother with schizophrenia I can't see because he won't visit as doesn't want to get stopped by police. My other brother has Downs and has been out of his day centre 9 weeks with no sign of going back anytime soon. He lives with me as my mum had a massive stroke followed by a subsequent haemorrhage on Jan 16 and has been moved into a care home as she is physically fucked and without visits from us all she's not getting the mental stimulation she needs to help her as much as we can.Shes only 67 ffs I haven't seen her properly from the end of February when hospitals stopped visiting and she was then transferred to a care home that we obviously & understandably can't visit due to keeping it covid free.
When am I ever going to get some normality for us all to deal with effectively losing my mum, all the changes in our lives and to get to see her again. Does Nicola have any awareness of mental Health issues? Does she give a fuck about anything other than independence and willy waving at Westminster because it doesn't look like it.

Arrrgghhh

ilovecardigans · 18/05/2020 13:31

That's really interesting @Orangeblossom78

fartingsparkles · 18/05/2020 13:32

@Domina happy dance time!!! So so pleased for you and dd.

My ds would love to be back at school. I have no 'need' for him to be (as in I am not working, and can get him to do something 'schooly' each day) but I know he would benefit from having someone other than my and toddler sibling to chat about utter rubbish like youtubers and various games. He isn't in a year that should be returning anyway, so who knows what will happen.

I cba thinking about it anymore quite honestly. His school are happy for kids to return (at least that is the view being presented). I know logistics might be difficult but this is a time to think of ways to manage. I can't do with a blanket 'no' and not even trying! Like a bloody toddler! I know it won't be normal, and in some ways, for some children, maybe September is a preferable option. Eg, I know a friend's dc who has ASD would find the back for a few weeks and then off for summer aspect unsettling. But another friend whose dc also has asd, benefits greatly from being in school currently. Surely we can be given that choice to risk assess for ourselves.

And if the are planning on keep schools limited/shut, then please give our children some freedom (officially!) to see friends in the open air. My ds was so happy to see a friend in passing as we were leaving the house he was almost jumping for joy.

littlbrowndog · 18/05/2020 13:33

Oh thanks ilovecardigans 🥰

What a lovely wee brown dog 😎

ilovecardigans · 18/05/2020 13:34

@Cheekychops73 that's unbelievably tough for you. I don't know what to say. Flowers Flowers

justasking111 · 18/05/2020 13:34

Scotland and Wales really is run by dementors. They cannot hold off elections for ever.

DominaShantotto · 18/05/2020 13:35

I just wish when they'd allowed tennis and golf and all those lovely middle class pursuits - they'd thought about allowing anything for kids - even just the bloody swings where you can only fit one child on at a time opened up or anything.

Orangeblossom78 · 18/05/2020 13:36

More on the Italy approach here, use lots of natural materials such as wood and outdoor play, water etc and drawing / creativity. All subjects involved - used for early years mainly (foundation stage)..

www.kars4kids.org/blog/reggio-emilia-100-languages-to-learn-and-grow/

Cattermole · 18/05/2020 13:37

I had to laff cos just had a Zoom meeting with our LA head this morning who says they're looking at scaling back the current emergency provision. Chatting to a chum who is your steroetypical Birkenstock wearing cardi-sporting lefty who missed the meeting, and she is HORRIFIED.
We all have our own departmental cubbyholes, natch, but YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE PEOPLE WANDERING ABOUT! People must wear masks in the office if we're going to do that!!!

  • but she's about to take DC to the beach this afternoon. Appreciate the ability to distance is different outdoors, but apparently it's OK to move forward being sensible doing something that you enjoy, but not if it means you have to go back into an office.
ilovecardigans · 18/05/2020 13:39

She's nearly 16 now, @littlbrowndog. Still every bit as cute.

It's her fault I've been breaking lockdown rules since day 1, cos she can only manage a half mile walk at the rate of a snail on Mogadon. So I've been having two walks a day. TWO I tell you!!

p.s. Nobody called the polis or raged at me. Grin

justasking111 · 18/05/2020 13:40

Children in 6 foot squares, choking in playgrounds, hurt but abandoned, they really are stoking up just do not let your kids in school brigade.

These are not teachers I know, so where do they hang out?

littlbrowndog · 18/05/2020 13:41
  1. You abosulut rule breaker. Polis called

Great news domina. 🥰

ilovecardigans · 18/05/2020 13:41

Thanks @Orangeblossom78. I'm not involved in education any more, but I still take a keen interest.

Orangeblossom78 · 18/05/2020 13:42

So many seem to support Scottish appoach Sad mad dementors

Orangeblossom78 · 18/05/2020 13:44

Yeah I just thought of the Reggio approach when FS said they had to remove soft toys etc...the guidance just says need to clean stuff and guess using natural stuff would maybe be an option for creativity...

also forest school approach and outdoor classrooms are good with early years, all been used in the past..

TheAdventuresoftheWishingChair · 18/05/2020 13:45

cheekychops your situation sounds so stressful. I'm so sorry. So many will be feeling the same as you. It's ridiculous.

Domina I gave a woop of joy for your DD. About time. What were her school thinking before!?

I saw a few groups of youths out on my walk this morning. Just a few weeks ago I'd have been so shocked but today I thought 'good on them.' I hope they were having fun. The girls were being very well behaved and sitting apart. The boys were sitting close smoking. Says a lot doesn't it?!

Khione · 18/05/2020 13:47

I have a couple of regular visitors in my garden - they aren't coming inside at all and we are maintaining at least a 2m distance.

One only comes at night so little chance of him being seen.

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thenightsky · 18/05/2020 13:47

Dementia are always screeching on Facebook that if we don't stay locked down and behave, then this thing will go on longer. I don't understand that... Surely the longer we hide away, the longer it will drag on. Confused

justasking111 · 18/05/2020 13:49

Just seen this video of children in China, who say they have beaten it. mmm...

SpnBaby1967 · 18/05/2020 13:52

Ugh, one of my customers has reported their neighbour breaching guidelines because........hold on to your hats..........she clearly has more than one boyfriend as she has sex at least 3 times a week and the neighbour can HEAR it. Oh, and she probably uses drugs.

Sigh

This is why I need Boris to keep lifting these restrictions, so that my job isnt taken over by dementors reporting every single flippin thing they see!

justasking111 · 18/05/2020 13:54

She could be watching porn, did they hear a buzzing noise at the same time Grin