I saw my neighbour playing and reading with her little granddaughter yesterday out in the sunshine. It reminded me of shared moments when my kids were little, hot chocolate and stories at bedtime, cuddles and talking. Now it’s more hot chocolate, cuddles and chatting about all sorts of things that come up and the pleasure of sometimes […]
I forgive myself for getting it wrong sometimes !
I’m editing my chapter on Work-Life balance for chapter 7 of my new book at the moment and I’ve just had my eyes tested at Spec Savers this week and have just picked up some stylish new glasses. It reminded me of Allison Mitchell’s great book “Time Management for Manic Mums” where she talks about […]
Read my recent article on giving your child the gift of self esteem in “Term Times” http://www.mpldigital.com/term-times/cambridgeshire
Helicopters and boats I love Michael Neill and I really enjoyed being trained by him on my NLP Practitioner course many years ago. His recent blog has just reminded me of a great story. So here is a story today from my never-ending notebook and everlasting pencil in keeping with my money theme today. […]
I’m off to give a talk later tonight at The Pre-school Learning Alliance about my “One Point Technique, The “For A Minute Technique” and lots of my other tips, techniques and strategies that are on all my Parenting Made Easy CDs. The Pre School Alliance is a leading early years membership organisation and one […]
Family History Month is a great opportunity to learn about your heritage while making new memories with your family. Here are some great ideas to inspire you from creating a family scrapbook to looking up the meaning to your surname. http://www.archives.com/blog/industry-news/family-history-month-2011.html
What if I could? The aim of my weekly coaching question is to get you pondering on the bigger picture to your parenting so pop the question on your fridge and reflect on it over the week and see what changes come up for you 🙂
I am a real advocate of families sitting down and eating together as it creates a bond, a connection and makes life fun. Kids can chat about their day, their worries or just spend time with you, and you can share your life with them in a easy and natural way simply through sitting […]
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny-bone. ~ Reba McEntire
Parenting is the most important, rewarding, frustrating, and challenging job anyone can do and yet is the one few of us ever get any preparation for. We invest in everything except learning the skills in raising happy, confident and well-balanced children. The speed, pressure and stress of modern living means we never seem to have […]
Is your head swimming with questions about the process of applying for secondary school? What type of school is right for my child? How do I understand Ofsted reports and league tables? How do I fill in the admission form? How do I prepare my child for admissions tests? The good news is… there’s no […]
Here’s a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have the injections. Use this interactive tool to create a personalised wall planner for your child. http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/Pages/Vaccinationchecklist.aspx
I will get to know the fears, hopes, and aspirations of each of my children so I can support, nurture and inspire them every day.
21 Life Lessons from Steve Jobs Written by Nick Scheidies| Posted in Entrepreneurship Steve Jobs will be remembered as a digital visionary — the man who brought poetry to the microchip. But before he was a legend, he was a person. We can’t all be Steve Jobs, but we can all learn from his […]
A Practical Guide
A calm, practical starter guide from Sue Atkins to help you handle smartphones, social media, gaming, sleep and online pressure — without rows or panic.
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