Year: 2013
Would you like to have the best children’s party in the world?
My great friend Amanda is amazing – she is sooooo full of beans and great fun to be with. She has a fabulous way with kids and her energy is just infectious. Amanda runs the best children’s parties I’ve ever seen. In fact she’s organised parties for The Beckhams, Angelina and Brad as well […]
Have you ever considered Split – Shift Parenting ?
I’ve just been interviewed for a magazine about Split- Shift parenting and I wonder if it’s something you might consider for your family or are currently trying out? For a dual income home, the arrival of a child leads to one unavoidable question: “Who’s going to look after the kids?” Lots of parents of course […]
Why oh why are our children becoming more & more unhappy?
Young teenagers are becoming increasingly unhappy, with growing concerns about school, their appearance and the amount of choice and freedom they have, a report has warned. The study, published by the Children’s Society following interviews with 42,000 children aged between eight and 17, found that after a long period of gradual increase, children’s happiness began […]
What’s your best advice for Kate?
As the royal baby arrives – what’s your advice for Kate?
KEEP CALM – IT’S ONLY A FUTURE MONARCH !
How wonderfully exciting ! Saw this in a shop window and just had to share !
Your child’s money habits are formed by the age of 7 !
What was it the Jesuits always said, “Give me a child until the age of 7 and I will show you the man?” Well here’s some research along the same lines as the government-backed Money Advice Service has warned parents “not to underestimate the effect of their own bad money habits” on their kids which […]
Primary school kids in England could be ranked nationally at 11 – is that really a good idea?
There is a four-letter word that seems to dominate primary school policy these days. Data. And there is going to be even more of it if the latest proposals for measuring pupil performance in England are implemented. Parents could be told where their children fit into 10 ability bands, measured against a yardstick of the […]
Schools urged to hold sleepovers to help parents with childcare !
The traditional 9am to 3pm school day does not always fit the demands of working parents, and not enough schools offer before- and after-school activities that meet childcare requirements, according to a new Government report. Childcare is a “major concern” for families, with parents often finding it difficult to arrange the right care at […]
My children may call it annoying, but I consider it a down payment on their future happiness.
I firmly believe that kids who grow up surrounded by loving, firm, fair, consistent boundaries grow up able to self regulate themselves and are happier. I have been recently working in a school where I worry about the children’s ability to control their own behaviour as they are mostly undisciplined and struggle to follow the […]
Babies exposed to their mother’s stress hormone in the womb could be more likely to develop depression
Some people may be more likely to develop anxiety and depression because their mothers lacked a natural barrier to protect them from stress while they were in the womb. Scientists have discovered an enzyme present in the womb and in babies’ brains that appears to protect them from high levels of their mother’s stress hormone, […]
Watch these adorable little babies singing “We Will Rock You”
I go into lots of schools running my Beat Bullying – Confidence Classes for Kids as well as my regular Saturday Morning 2 hour Workshops ( next one 7th September ) around confidence building and I am known for always using music to uplift, inspire and anchor fun and laughter in my workshops by […]
Thumb Blowing – The New & Very Dangerous Fainting Game for Teens
I’ve just been interviewed by http://www.piratefm.co.uk/ about a 12 year old who was hospitalised and in a coma as he had a serious reaction to “Thumb Blowing” the “fainting game”. It all seems rather dangerous and foolish as teenagers squat with their hands down and blow until they hyperventilate & then stand up and take a big breath and […]
Ten Simple Things You Can Do To Help Eliminate Bullying
I know first hand how destructive, painful and frightening bullying can be as I was bullied, and developed alopecia, when I first started at my secondary school aged 11. So as a former Head of a PSHE Department (Personal, Social, and Health) at a great school in Surrey I know first hand about helping children […]
Congratulations Andy Murray – Wimbledon Champion.
Phew what a match – what a boiling hot day – what an exciting finish ! I’m exhausted and I was only watching the game at my friend’s house – and we even managed to spot her son Charlie on TV on Murray Mount as he was a former Wimbledon Tennis Boy so he got to watch […]