Why are you running this baby class? 

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To be honest mostly because as a new mum I felt lonely and bored, and still do sometimes.  Wanting to flex my brain, I started making activities at home.  I've been fascinated by language development since I was a teenager, had recently studied it in-depth, and I wanted to teach my kid to self-advocate.  So, these activities got more and more focussed on speech and language.  I loved the satisfaction of finding a way to teach something and then watching my baby learn in front of my eyes.  I also loved finding out that simpler and easier was often better and that the pressure to be perfect (by whose standards anyway?) was a hindrance. 

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Then, I started to wonder if anyone else would like these activities.  So, I created Babble Boost.  I want to summon any authority I can muster to create a bubble of space where working with children is given the full and complete respect it deeply deserves, and where information from modern research is easily accessible, rather than kept behind an expensive pay-wall.  

 

I am so grateful to all the families who've made Babble Boost what it is, and who have also just been really brilliant beautiful company on a Tuesday morning (witnessing parents working with their babies is seriously life-affirming!).  

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Side-note : I firmly believe that the primary carers know their child and what is best for them.  I have read a lot of books, but I could never know your baby as well as you do, and so you are always the expert on your baby.  I believe this goes for all professionals who bring expertise to work alongside the carers' knowledge.   

 

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A little more...

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I am proud to say that I am an autistic adult with ADHD and depression.  I am motivated to support the growing resistance to ableism, and so my approach to learning and teaching is embedded with neuro-affirming practice. 

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I would like to acknowledge that I benefit from several privileges which allow me greater freedom in a hierarchical society.  I may exhibit ignorance towards experiences that are outside of my own and may commit micro-aggressions.  When this happens, if you are willing to offer me a learning opportunity, I would be grateful for you expanding my awareness.  You can do this anonymously  via the contact form.  If you would like a response, just remember to put in your email address.  See the pink button below for the contact form.  Thank you for your time and emotional energy.

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Nice one!  Keep it silly!​​