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@VirginExp please explain why it is proving difficult to get a refund for an 80th birthday gift for a whisky tasting experience that your company can no longer supply!

@RevRichardColes You just need to watch it next Christmas, and the one after that and the one after that. All will eventually be clear 😂

As a parent, lap reading is a joy. It’s a chance to cuddle your little one, while exposing them to rich vocabulary, concepts of print, and the wonder of books. When it comes to infants, however, lap reading can deprive babies of their favorite (and most important) sight: YOU. Which is why you might want to explore face-to-face reading as well. (With your baby facing toward you and the book simultaneously as depicted in the photo in the first reply below.) Developmentally, there are multiple benefits to allowing your baby to see you as you read together. Your little one is an expert at “reading” your face. This posture allows your baby to track your eyes to discover what you’re tuning in to. It also allows them to watch your mouth and learn how you’re making the words and sounds that accompany the pictures. This clever little one illustrates the case beautifully, creating a face-to-face experience of her own. Watch as our hero divides her attention between the book (and her important page turning responsibility!) and dad’s face - which she swivels her head to admire with equal (if not greater) interest. Kudos to dad, as well, as he balances book time and face time with his daughter - taking time to honor her interest in connection and observation. The logistics can obviously be a little trickier (consider reading face-to-face as your partner holds baby in their lap as one potential solution) - but the benefits are well worth the effort. Face-to-face reading for the win! This adorable father-daughter duo was shared to IG by mylittlemissameliaa.

@theiaincameron Thanks for yesterday’s heads up! They were amazing over Midlothian 😍

If where you live in the U.K. is cloud-free this evening, cast your gaze northwards. The northern lights should be visible as far south as southern England. A very rare event indeed.

@TheEDSociety Brilliant ❤️

"My name is Luca, and I have #classicalEhlersDanlossyndrome (cEDS). I had the first symptoms around the age of 11 (1996), when my collarbones dislocated on their own and the doctor downplayed talking about "growing pains". I've always been clumsy in team sports; hitting a balloon caused me pain. After the age of 20, I started having problems with my right hip: it became inflamed and made strange movements. So, I became stubborn and wanted to understand why it happened to me. Thanks to a dear friend, then a medical student and now a doctor, I began investigating Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). I contacted the EDS Center in Milan and made the first visit. The diagnosis in 2011 was a liberation: I was right! I wasn't weak, lazy, or a hypochondriac. But now I had to and could start fighting! Over the years, other joint problems have been added; my EDS is not extremely severe, but it is very widespread, and I have daily subluxations in almost every joint. My hips are unstable, but the right side subluxes most frequently. My clavicle-sternum joints are compromised, and this has repercussions on my shoulders, which are therefore more fragile, and on how much strength I can do with my arms because part of the effort is needed to keep everything together. The left shoulder became unstable in 2017 due to a minor injury. I have two unstable cervical vertebrae and some beginnings of a hernia: in addition to pain, this causes problems in my arms (tingling, loss of strength, and sensitivity). My 2012 was a difficult year. It started with congestion, and over the weeks, I had more and more stomach problems until I developed gastroparesis. For months I ate no more than a spoonful of rice a day and in total I lost 20kg. I was told it was anorexia, but I was really sick (and very hungry). Little by little, following the specialist's advice, I got my stomach used to accepting food again, and by the end of 2012, I was able to eat almost normal light meals. The aftermath was many and lasted a few years. I'm fine now, but my digestion has slowed down, and I still have to be careful with certain foods. In 2014, I decided to take my life into my own hands and try to make things better. For a year I tried different types of sport, failing to find one that suited my health. In 2015, I tried muscle strengthening in the gym and saw that it worked for me! Muscle strengthening allows me to have more control over my joints and also helps me reduce asthenia and chronic pain. At the end of March 2019, I managed to return to cycling after 10 years, and in June of the same year, I completed my first challenge by pedaling for 100km from the center of Ferrara to the sea. Over the years, I achieved many personal goals, including my first backpacking trip last year. Physical activity helps me a lot and has also allowed me to reduce the use of painkillers. EDS doesn't disappear, but I no longer feel at its mercy, and I'm happy! This year, for EDS and HSD awareness month, I decided to test myself by participating in the Rando Imperator, raising funds for The Ehlers-Danlos Society and Aised Onlus! On May 5th, I will leave by bicycle from Bolzano to arrive in Ferrara. In total, I will cover around 315km, paying attention to my body and obviously giving priority to health." gofundme.com/f/ride-like-a-… instagram.com/tre8bre/ #MyEDSChallenge #MyHSDChallenge

Great coverage on @STVNews from our VoiceBox 2024 launch event @ChirnsydePS yesterday to raise awareness of the fun and importance of communication 🗣 #voicebox2024 @RCSLT @STVcaitlin

@QMU_SLT Congratulations 🎉!

The doctor will see you now - Congratulations Dr Kate Toft on successfully defending your clinical doctorate this week 🎉🎈🎓 And receiving your first balloon ever!! What a week! 💙 #SLT #QMU

Last week, we were pleased to see proposed cuts to speech and language therapy in Edinburgh scrapped - a big win for our members and the children they serve. Read more here: rcslt.org/news/city-of-e…

@SophieSLT_neuro @The_HCPC Hi Sophie, We've just published our views here: rcslt.org/news/disappoin…

Coverage in @edinburghpaper of our call to protect children's speech and language therapy services - these are the wrong cuts at the wrong time.

Young whippersnappers #miniharriers 💜 borders XC Paxton @PeniHarriers @CornbankPS

@drfelicitym announces that #Cleft2029 will be held in Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 - congratulations!!!

Night at the museum #cleft2022

Language and words matter. Highlighted in the panel Early Parental Psychological Adjustment and Support Needs. #Cleft2022 survey link on #translateddignity edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/translatedigni…

@lizgrant360 “Without #compassion we cannot exist” #Cleft2022

Good morning to all our delegates. We hope you're well rested and ready for a new day of learning. Also a chance tonight for more networking, hospitality and ceilidh (kay-lee) dancing! #Cleft2022

Information for Penicuik Cricket Club Junior Pythons 🏏

@CornbankPS Happy holidays! Love this ❤️

Happy holidays P7! Thank you for an amazing year making lots of memories. Also a big thank you for my lovely gift. Keep being the stars you are! 🤩 Miss Holmes x

We love seeing Andy and his family back running and especially Iona and Erin for all the volunteering they do for us. We were so glad that we had the defib available and nearby. #vogrieparkrun #defib #volunteer #parkrun #parkrunfamily #loveparkrun

@drfelicitym @ChnriCleft @Smiletrain @TransformFaces @AmerCleftPalate @eurordis @GlobalPaedSurg @AiyedunLawal Share words you think should be used to describe #BirthDifferences with your country flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍