6 million prescriptions for antidepressants are written for children each year which I think is a shocking statistic. I’m working with a family where the teenage boy is refusing to go to school and wants to stay in bed all day and so I thought I’d write about ways to spot the difference between the […]
I’ve never understood the advice to let a baby ‘Cry It Out ‘ as a baby is not trying to test you, manipulate you or wind you up. They are trying to tell you something. A baby will soon learn not to trust the world to nurture their very primal needs and that can only […]
These photos made me laugh and I remember a few of them when my kids were little ! Which one is your favourite? http://www.dose.com/lists/3604/34-Hilarious-Photos-Of-Kids-Losing-It-Over-NOTHING?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Viral&utm_campaign=onsite_share
I’m being interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds today about an Ofsted Report that says how chatter, calling out without permission, swinging on chairs, play fighting, throwing paper planes, using mobile phones and quietly humming was “very common” in schools. As regular readers of my blog know – I used to be a Deputy Head and Class […]
Do I have to count to three? What you are really saying is —> I don’t expect you to obey me all the time, and do as you’re told – just when I get angry enough to count. Oh, and feel free to come when I get to three instead of when I ask. Does […]
This week is Alternative Parenting Week. Watch me on ITV This Morning after Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou and his partner Cameron were talking about bringing up their son and the challenges they’ve faced due to their alternative parenting. Myself & Denise Robertson answered your calls. http://www.itv.com/thismorning/hot-topics/talk-to-us-about-alternative-parenting Join me on Facebook as I offer a free […]
I am on ITV This Morning discussing same sex families. 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 […]
I am appearing on ITV ‘This Morning” tomorrow at 11.45 am answering questions on a phone in, if all goes to plan, as it is Alternative Parenting Week. When I was a Class Teacher I remember being told, just before the start of the new school year, that one of the children in my new […]
Today I’m delighted to introduce you to Molly Skyar and Dr. Rutherford. I have really enjoyed reading their really informative, yet easy to read book Shaping a Secure Start: Parenting Your Child During the First 18 Months and found it really enlightening. Here is Molly’s story. “When my son was fifteen months old, my husband and […]
I was fascinated to read that when Steve Jobs was running Apple, he was known to call journalists to either pat them on the back for a recent article or, more often than not, explain how they got it wrong. Nick Bilton was on the receiving end of a few of those calls. Here’ s […]
Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept is a beautifully illustrated picture book that sensitively broaches the subject of keeping our children safe from sexual interference written by Jayneen Sanders. This book was written as a tool to help parents, caregivers and teachers broach the subject with children in a non-threatening way. 1 in 3 girls […]
These texts made me really laugh from parents to their kids – have a read through ! Click here to read the rest
CONGRATULATIONS to Kate and Will – another Royal Baby is on the way. Here’s my advice about introducing your older child to the new arrival ! Having a new baby is very exciting but your older child may worry about what all the changes may mean to them as for the last year or two […]
I know I’ve battled and failed to get my teenage kids to change the loo roll when it’s run out so I’m not surprised this video has gone viral as it’s so funny in a deadpan sort of way! Will Reid has used social media to shame his kids into changing the loo roll and […]
It’s supposed to be your Special Day but it can often be fraught with arguments, stress and trying to please everyone. If you are pulling your hair out trying to sort out all the place settings and making sure Aunty Betty doesn’t sit next to Uncle Connie, your future mother in law’s outfit is not […]
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