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Let’s talk ‘Middle Child Syndrome!’
I’ve been interviewed a great deal about the phenomenon often called the “Middle Child Syndrome,” which tries to explain how birth order affects every aspect

Why it’s important for kids to do ‘jobs’ or ‘chores’ around the house.
I’ve just been interviewed on BBC Woman’s Hour with Anita Rani about chores, pocket money and teaching kids about working & earning. If

Getting Your Messy Teenager To Pull Their Weight!
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at

Cooking up a happy blended family is like a slow burning casserole not a quick fix smoothie!
Stepfamilies have a bad image. Think of Snow White’s jealous stepmother or Cinderella’s ugly sisters or at the other end of the

The Sue Atkins Camcorder Technique
I’ve been coaching a lovely Mum who’s been finding her 13 year old daughter very challenging recently with her attitude and it got me thinking
Tips To Autonomy.
Trust is the key. Autonomy means a lot more than simply growing up. It’s also having the self-confidence to do, and to try, certain things,
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