I am very honoured to have been invited to join the panel for this debate about The Riots at The House of Commons in December. The riots in the UK in 2011, which started on August 6th and continued on until 9th August were a bolt from the blue but they exposed some fascinating home […]
Suppose today you changed your thinking from “We’ve got a problem” to ” We face a challenge” Now how does that sound? Now how does that look? Now how does that feel ? OK – job done ! 🙂
How can I teach my children to be resilient this week ?
I enjoy exploring the world of Twitter and I discovered Among Friends which is a one stop portal into the world of people with special needs and the people who love them. You’ll hear from parents, siblings, volunteers, supporters, and even those with special needs themselves. Every Sunday, they select the week’s big special needs stories […]
I’ve just seen these ADORABLE little hats knitted to help keep older people warm this winter. Innocent Smoothies are helping Age UK by donating 25p from every bottle that gets a hat to help keep the elderly warm this winter. Their hats are knitted by knitters up and down the country. They send in […]
My hubby and son have been selected to be part of the Olympics in 2012 as volunteers – my hubby is going to be a driver and take competitors from place to place in a specially allocated car and although I have volunteered I haven’t heard back yet from the officials. But I’m thrilled to discover thanks to […]
While most parents want their children to succeed, sometimes they unintentionally burden their children by over evaluating everything they do. I remember a lovely 8 year old child in my class called Isabel whose Mum always over analysed and over evaluated everything Isabel did, said or achieved. Isabel was a stressed little girl striving for perfection […]
I believe in myself
With the slogan‘Stop and think – words can hurt’ this year’s campaign is focused on tackling verbal bullying. Young people at the ABA Youth Summit 2010 raised concerns about the negative use of language in schools and the wider community –expressions like ‘you’re so gay’ and words like ‘sket’ and ‘slag’.They saw this as a […]
Yesterday I did 26 radio interviews around the UK to help launch Home Start’s new campaign called Childhood Starts Now a very important campaign to change the lives of thousands of children in Britain today. HOW HOME-START HELPED A FAMILY ‘IN SHOCK’ AFTER A BEREAVEMENT Vanessa Bates, 40, from South Derbyshirewas left ‘shell-shocked’ after her […]
The Nail in the Fence Here is a wonderful story from my never-ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil that I taught the children in my Year 4 class many years ago. There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every […]
In keeping with this week’s theme for Anti – Bullying Week. Here is my article on Cyber Bullying to give you some ideas to keep your children safe online in this new world of instant technology. Cyber bullying 1.2 billion instant messages were sent over the AOL network alone on September 11th 2001 This […]
Bullying can happen to anyone at any age. My bullying diary can be really helpful to keep a record of the bullying that you’ve experienced to show to someone you really trust when you are talking to your parents, teachers or other adults about sorting this problem out. Download my Beat Bullying Diary now […]
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A Practical Guide
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