Bringing smiles and humour into hospital settings through clown doctors could help dementia sufferers. Dr Bernie Warren will present this and his other recent findings on the benefits of ‘clown doctors’ at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Stratford-upon-Avon on 15th April 2010. [continue reading…]

Children labelled as lazy by teachers and parents may have numerous learning difficulties that could underlie their apparent lack of motivation, a study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) educational psychologist Dr Linda Gilmore has found.

Dr Gilmore, from QUT’s School of Learning and Professional Studies, studied 20 children aged 7 to 10 years old who were regarded as lazy by their parents and teachers and found that three-quarters of the children had phonologically-based learning disabilities and/or significant problems with attention. [continue reading…]

Briony Campbell’s father died of cancer last year. As a way to say goodbye, they decided to make a film together of his last few months. This is so precious. Thank you for sharing this.

Source: The Guardian