I was interviewed this morning on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex and BBC 3 Counties Radio about this story that’s hit the news. What are your thoughts on this….. I’d love to hear them 🙂 I think you might be able to guess mine !!!! “She made the headlines last year when she confessed to teaching […]
I am thrilled and delighted to have been invited to co – present the wonderful What’s On 4 Kids Junior Award Ceremony today in The Hilton Hotel in Cobham, Surrey. It was really exciting to be amongst such wonderful people who create soooo many activities and opportunities for children throughout the UK. Baby, toddler and […]
Here’s what’s happening in the news… a campaign I feel strongly about and welcome ….what are YOUR thoughts? “Parents will be able to highlight examples of child sexualisation on a new website, the prime minister has said. The measure is among the proposals in a review on the commercialisation and sexualisation of children, […]
I am really delighted to have been invited to speak on such a variety of subjects this month for BBC Radio Stations around the U.K from Sheffield, Belfast, Wales and Surrey talking and advising on Boomerang Kids, Pushy Parents, The Evening Standard “Illiteracy Campaign” to the UK government’s crack down on the early sexualisation of children […]
My son had a party when he turned 16 a couple of years ago – well he called it a gathering which I thought was really lovely and kind of old fashioned. About 15 of his friends came round, chatted , played on the Wii and had a laugh and we kept out of the way as […]
Going the extra mile When we have done our best , we can await the results in peace.” ~Unknown I don’t know who said this, but I do know that they were right on target. My kids are both studying for their exams at the moment and I have helped them set some studying […]
Did you know that approximately 15% of children between 4-12 years of age will experience sleepwalking at some time. It can be quite disconcerting to bump into your child on the stairs looking wide awake but glassy eyed and they will probably not answer you when you talk to them and not remember the incident […]
Children today are growing up with computers, Gameboys, Play Stations. X boxes and Wii’s, iPods, iPhones, iPads. They are the generation of screenagers. But what does this mean to your child’s development? Well, it means that your child will be: • Strongly visual and think in pictures • Literal as opposed to abstract in their […]
Lots of parents, schools and families have sent me emails about using my idea for the “Easy” button or my Parenting Made Easy app so I thought it would be fun if you send me in your videos or photos of your family having fun using your “Easy” button […]
Children are the living messages to a time we will never see
I’ ve been practising my keynote speech in the garden , pacing around with the puppy chasing my ankles as I time my speech , grab some sunshine and practice the pauses 🙂 I’m passionate about schools and parents working together to improve motivation, mindset and achievement for young people free from finger […]
Today, as I my 16 year old daughter headed out to a party last night and I heard myself say,” Is it a bit tooooo short?” I am delighted to welcome the wonderful @TalkingTeenage from Twitter, otherwise known as Barbara R. Greenberg and Jennifer A. Powell-Lunder from http://www.talkingteenage.com/ They have a written an excellent book called “Teenage as […]
Yesterday I was angered and indignant about the new survey highlighting the disgraceful state of children’s ability to read independently throughout London. Today I really agree with the new inquiry into the sexualisation of children. Growing up really is more complicated than it was in earlier generations as there are so many other influences on […]
As a former Deputy Head teacher and class teacher for 22 years I was appalled by the latest survey by the London Evening Standard that points out that thousands of 11 year olds start their secondary school with a reading age of 7. I was interviewed on London LBC Radio this week about this shocking statistic. […]
Here’s a great version of the Black Eyed Peas video “Gotta Keep Reading” Click here to watch the video – a fun and inventive recreation of the Black Eyed Peas song, “I gotta a feeling.” Get your kids or students excited about reading!
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