Here’s today’s story from my never ending notebook and ever lasting coloured pencil Resistance An electrician who lacked confidence went to a life coach for help. He wondered why other electricians did better than he did. He wondered why many of his classmates at school and college had more successful careers and lives than […]
How can I increase my child’s sense of security this week ?
Parenting is preparing or nurturing a brand new generation.
Parents are too often complicit in the sexualisation and commercialisation of children, according to Reg Bailey the author of a landmark Government review into childhood. What do you think? How do you manage that fine line? What are your boundaries? Here’s the article in today’s The Daily Telegraph “Too many parents either willingly encourage […]
It’s my great pleasure to introduce the very lovely Suzanna Narducci from the excellent Tween Parent Website http://www.tweenparent.com/ With no other website or publication specifically focused on the parenting of pre-teens, this excellent site offers interesting articles, a robust Community Forum, a unique Tween Dictionary. Go and explore their site, sign up for their e-newsletter… join their community […]
As a former deputy Head and class teacher for over 22 years I am still interested in how kids learn. So I read with interest today and article by Magda Girao about The ABCs of Handwriting for Children with Special Needs. Here is her article from The Friendship Circle blog. Though the use of […]
I respect my children for being different, but not wrong. We are all unique.
Here is a list of famous and highly creative people in the past or present that had or still have ADD or Dyslexia. What you need to ask yourself as a parent is: “If it wasn’t for people such as these the world wouldn’t be the same without their dreams, hopes and creativity. How can […]
Here’s today’s story from my never ending notebook and my everlasting coloured pencil . The Three Little Wolves The pioneering biologist Bruce Lipton found that the cells in your body are always in one or two modes: protection or growth. Basically, in fear–mode or in love-mode. Whenever we feel threatened or judged we immediately go […]
Father’s Day is over, but DaddyBeGood has launched. Written by dads for dads, they want to help you be the dad you want to be. It’s got some great articles including this one on Obama and Cameron differing approaches to fatherhood. But which do you agree with? http://www.daddybegood.com/archives/living/is-fatherhood-political
Here’s a guest post from the wonderful Talking Teenage website. “Fathers do it. Women do it. Teens do it. Congressman Weiner did it and it resulted in his resignation and in humiliation for his pregnant wife. We are talking about sexting. We expect that Father’s Day will be a very confusing day for Mr. Weiner […]
Is there an easier way?
President Obama says being a dad is sometimes his hardest job, but also the most rewarding. Just ahead of Father’s Day, the president devoted his Saturday radio and Internet address to fatherhood. He talked about growing up without a dad, his own failings as a father and the values he hopes to teach his daughters […]
The death of my dad nearly 7 years ago made me look back over our lives together and reflect on what I truly loved and respected about him. He made such a difference—not only in my life, but to all the people he met. He was charismatic, kind, compasionate and great fun to be with. Then […]
I am talking tomorrow on BBC radio Tees at 9.15 about a Dad who has expressed his shame after two boys – aged eight and nine – were spoken to by police investigating a suspected arson attack that destroyed a doctors’ surgery. Here’s the article taken from The Northern Echo – what do you think – would […]
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