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Lucy Quick - Principal of Perform

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10th November 2020

The pandemic and children's mental health

Something I love about working with children is their general positivity and upbeat attitude but it’s often easy to breeze over the fact that many share some of the same worries, concerns and anxieties…

Tags: child development, parenting, confidence, , social interaction, communication, mental health, coronavirus, covid 19, pandemic, self esteem

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21st March 2016

Why drama is good for children's psychological development

This week, I’m delighted to introduce a guest blogger - Peter Saxby. Peter was an NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Psychology Services before developing a full-time private practice…

Tags: social interaction, psychological development in children, role play, confidence in children, children's drama

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26th January 2015

Do screens kill creativity?

  I read this article recently which discusses how parents bribe their children with computer time. I have to say that it did rather resonate with me as I am definitely guilty of using my iPad to…

Tags: child development, obesity, creativity, ipad, iphone, screen, social interaction

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