During the recent Intermediate Level PBs course I found myself considering what the soundtrack to PBs could be?  I like to play music while setting up, packing away and during individual or group activities.  And on more than one occasion I’ve found myself listening to the words on some of the tracks and marvelling at how disempowering some lyrics are – after all,  if I needed someone to ‘make me feel like a natural woman’ how frustrating might that be!

It ‘s been a busy few weeks on the training front with Foundation Level PBs courses in Hemel and Bedford and a 4 day Intermediate Level course in Stevenage.  Also looking forward to the first PBs course, at the beginnning of next month, which forms part of the University of Northampton’s Early Childhood Studies Degree course and another ‘Baby It’s You’ day at a local Children’s Centre.  And, with so many training sessions,

This week I attended a workshop that I had been invited to, along with a range of local authority representatives, to identify the key messages for parents regarding Baby Brain development.  I must admit to initially feeling like a bit of an ‘imposter’ as I was there in a voluntary capacity having spent the last 19 years working for another local authority.  I also found it very hard to keep quiet especially after the opening introductions when I discovered at least one other