June 19: Making Room for Conversation
June is OUR screen free Living for children and teens MONTH!
Today's challenge sounds simple, and maybe it is! No screens during meals.
No scrolling while eating breakfast. No videos at lunch. No checking notifications between bites of dinner. Just food, the people around you and whatever conversations happen along the way.
For many families, screens have quietly become part of mealtimes. Phones sit next to plates, messages are checked between mouthfuls and it's easy for everyone to be together physically while their attention is somewhere else entirely.
This challenge isn't about banning technology or making mealtimes perfect. It's simply about noticing what changes when screens take a back seat.
You might find yourself talking more. You might notice things you'd normally miss. You might even discover that some of the best conversations happen when there's nothing else competing for your attention.
So today, try putting the phones away at mealtimes and see what happens.
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Neuroinclusion for ManagERS
Friday 26 June 2026
12:00 13:00
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Right now, around 1 in 5 people in your team may be neurodivergent. That means they might process information differently, communicate differently, and experience your management style very differently from what you intend. Most managers are doing their best with almost no guidance on any of this. This session changes that.
In 45 focused minutes, you will get a clear, honest grounding in what neuroinclusive management actually looks like in practice. We will remove the deficit-framed thinking about "difficult" team members and discuss practical, human-centred approaches you can implement immediately.
This is not a session about diagnosing your team or becoming an overnight expert. It is about adjusting the conditions you create as a manager so that more of your people can do their best work, without having to constantly advocate for themselves to be heard.
A note on what this is not
This is not a session about spotting who is neurodivergent on your team. You do not need to know. Neuroinclusive management works by improving the conditions for everyone, so the people who need it most are not left having to ask.