In a series of four blogs, Educational Psychologist Dr Dan O’Hare talks to us about promoting children’s wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Dan is currently joint chair-elect of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology and runs edpsy.org.uk, a space for Educational Psychologists to share information across boundaries to develop and improve the lives…
In a series of four blogs, Educational Psychologist Dr Dan O’Hare talks to us about promoting children’s wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Dan is currently joint chair-elect of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology (part of the British Psychological Society) and runs edpsy.org.uk, a space for Educational Psychologists to share information across boundaries to develop…
In a series of four blogs, Educational Psychologist Dr Dan O’Hare talks to us about promoting children’s wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Dan is currently joint chair-elect of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology (part of the British Psychological Society) and runs edpsy.org.uk, a space for Educational Psychologists to share information across boundaries to develop…
Reducing your sugar intake can be hard. But Co-op’s Assistant Diet and Health Manager Aoife McKernan shares clever swaps, useful tips and small changes that will help you moderate your sugar consumption, while still enjoying delicious food at every meal. Here are some top tips to make sure you are eating healthily before and after your…
It is now eight weeks since we first closed all parkrun events across the world, and we know that parkrunners everywhere, alongside their local communities, are facing their own unique challenges, and would love to enjoy parkrun again. Please know that we are thinking of you all right now and remain fully committed that…
Thom Veitch needed a pick-me-up after having to retire from work due to ill health. Jane Chalmers, Thom’s dialysis nurse and a keen parkrunner, recommended a 5k event she knew a little bit about… Thom tells us the story. Last year I was at my dialysis session and was feeling a bit depressed…
Martin Heath is known at his local parkrun for his sense of humour and occasional fancy dress. Here he tells us how he’s entertaining his local village, and bringing everyone together, during lockdown. I first came across an advert for parkrun in a local shop in 2010. I decided to try it out…
As the world adjusts to a life constrained by various levels of lockdown, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Jen Unwin and Dr Simon Tobin, an NHS GP, share their thoughts on how parkrunners might be able to nurture their mental wellbeing at this challenging time. Modern life poses challenges to physical and mental wellbeing and…
In a series of four blogs, Educational Psychologist Dr Dan O’Hare talks to us about promoting children’s wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Dan is currently joint chair-elect of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology (part of the British Psychological Society) and runs edpsy.org.uk, a space for Educational Psychologists to share information across boundaries to…
The parkrun family is made up of 22 countries around the world, and we’ll be taking a closer look at a number of them. This week it’s Denmark, and we speak to those involved back in the noughties who brought parkrun to Scandinavia… The very first parkrun took place on Saturday 2 October 2004…
