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So pleased to have had this conversation with lucy johnston.

“Two-thirds of parents want their children to have a basic 'feature' mobile rather than a smartphone amid growing concerns over teenagers' access to disturbing content.” Parents and kids are caught in a peer pressure loop. 🇬🇧 Government must regulate dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Quality support for families in the early years = better outcomes. Peep Learning Together is a flexible, evidence-based programme which helps parents to support their young child's development. Join us on our 2- day practitioner training: peeple.org.uk/learning-toget… #CPD

Laura Niven (She/Her) Scottish Government Catherine Ramsay The Peep training is amazing. Get booked on it if you can x

🚨 One in five kids struggling with speech and language problems since lockdowns express.co.uk/news/uk/194564…

Teachers forced to use sign language with pupils after lockdown harmed speech, report finds “recovery from lockdowns would take 5-10 years to work its way through the education system.” As predicted. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

COVID: "Everyone else wants to move on (from the impacts) but we don't and we won't" Molly Kingsley Lockdown was a complete disaster and you're seeing the impact on millions today There is nothing to stop similar reckless overreach without reform of the Public Health Act

"COVID lockdowns may have caused teenagers' brains to age prematurely" So many of us warned that lockdowns and school closures were an egregiously reckless approach to child health. There is no joy in watching those warnings coming home to roost. newsweek.com/covid-lockdown…

Sad to say yet another predicted and predictable outcome of covid restrictions on teens. Remember discussing with lucy johnston early on in the pandemic. Please UK Covid-19 Inquiry take note 😞

And those with speech, language & communication needs. Which is why I continued face to face consultations.

Truly shocking. Us For Them was one of the rare voices speaking up for children during lockdown. It’s only thanks to Molly and Ben Kingsley that the Covid inquiry is considering the vast harms done to kids. But they are not being called as witnesses. We can guess why.

I cannot recommend Peep TALK highly enough.

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'The full legacy of lockdown is beginning to emerge, with some of the nation's most vulnerable children hardest hit.' Many of us made our concerns abundantly clear at the time. We were hounded and abused.

Love this. As a speech & language therapist, it breaks my heart to walk into a classroom & see 30 silent children staring at iPads.

💯 The use of Ed Tech has exploded in schools, without evidence to show that it improves educational outcomes. I am required to have evidence to support my SLT approaches. Why is the same not required of schools?

I may be biased, but Liverpool takes some beating when it comes to blending music with community spirit. So pleased that Tim Arnold ‘s #Super Connected was so well received.

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