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Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Education & Development

Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child

...think there might be a problem. You will need A collection of small dolls which could represent family members and friends — don’t forget the pets! Activity Keep your doll family in a special place so that it does not get lost among other toys. Ask your child if they would like to play, or you can just start playing with the dolls yourself — your child may then get...
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The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016

...think it makes it more real for us to see how in fact these people differ very little from us if at all.” Given the Olympic-sized audiences Rio will bring, the stories of the refugee athletes will provide a new, powerful opportunity for those working to ameliorate the refugee crisis. The London Summer Olympics in 2012 was the most watched TV program in U.S. history....
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Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...thinking only of the chase; an idle, dissolute, and useless nobility; the nomination to offices depending on women and priests; the aristocracy devoted to play, and the remainder of the inhabitants immersed in scandalous debauch. With these recollections of the past, let us enter the palace of the present sovereign. With habits of extreme simplicity, and a personal...
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Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...thinking about those who are excluded from citizenship, suggesting that the idea of noncitizenism should be introduced to think about the rights of these groups of people. Kesi Mahendran, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, OU, shares findings from her research on migration, mobility and citizenship. Placing Ourselves began in 2008 and is a cross-European collaborative...
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Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance
Education & Development

Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance

...think about how you could use it to do something ‘more’ than just make up a dance. Think about what you can explore, characterise or represent. Dancemotion is not about asking children ‘how do you feel?’, or always making it about them personally. This is not therapy, but a potential vehicle to help children develop skills in an engaging manner. Use books, short...
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Killers or carers?
Nature & Environment

Killers or carers?

...think we are when it comes to other animals?- asks Matthew Cole and Kate Stewart...We live in a culture that is deeply confused about other animals. Collectively, we may profess to be ‘animal lovers’ but in practice, that love is reserved for a lucky few, including those we usually call ‘pets’, or is conditionally reserved for animals who perform for us on...
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The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...think more purposefully about your personal finance and money habits...Please note, the information provided in these podcasts do not constitute regulated financial advice or recommendation and should not be considered as such. The Financial Five a Day Podcast is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), its guests are not financial advisors and, therefore,...
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Mashing up the Union Jack
Society, Politics & Law

Mashing up the Union Jack

...think, as Paul Gilroy did, that the assimilation of transnational diasporas and migrants is not a process of acculturation, but of cultural syncretism. So how can national symbols, such as flags, represent Britain’s cultural syncretism? Can we mash up or remix different heritages in a national flag to make manifest, materially at least, this idea? In fact, the Union...
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