Keep the magic alive this Christmas in Liverpool with these fab affordable days out and attraction ideas. From Christmas films on the big screen with unlimited free popcorn to gingerbread decorating, ice sculpture trails, illuminated animals and there’s even time for a story with Santa.
Here’s 10 things you can do with the kids this Christmas in Liverpool….
Music, glitter, festive foods, surprises, colour, presents, lights, concerts, people… There is so much to love about Christmas time but also so much to challenge our autistic pupils.
As timetables and routines are thrown to the wind, many of us relish the freedom and unpredictability of the festive season but, for autistic children, the loss of safe structure can feel confusing and worrying. There is concern about what lies beneath wrapping paper, the increase of visual and auditory stimuli can feel pretty overwhelming, the constant stream of people in both public and private spaces can just be all just too much – and this can lead to stress, meltdowns and shutdowns.
There is a lot that we can do to support our pupils through this very special time of year, helping them to enjoy the wonderful stuff whilst minimising the tricky bits.
If there’s one festive tradition we all love to see, its children writing their letters to Father Christmas. For the little ones it makes the event that little bit more special, and parents come away with a handy list of what they should be looking for in stores. Did you know that each year The Royal Mail runs a free service where you can write to Santa and receive a reply from the ‘North Pole’?
Nannies, Residential and Private Childcare Staff so often prioritise the well-being needs of others before their own. It’s not surprising – it’s the nature of the job! But forgetting or neglecting to focus on your own emotional and physical health will mean that further down the line you are unable to give 100% percent to your employing family, and you may even find yourself resenting a job you once loved.
The saying is ‘you can’t pour from an empty cup’ so in this article we’ll explore some of the ways that you can maintain positive emotional and physical health, and avoid burnout.