Today thousands of teachers in the UK are on strike. I sympathise because education has become a world of what I call “Tick Box” Teaching – where teachers are snowed under with data. Ticking boxes about whether a 5 year old in Year 1 can “ Recognise common graphemes and common alternative pronunciations” in […]
I have written many chapters on Additional or Special Needs in my books but I thought this article from Moms Pop Sugar was helpful to share with you: Asperger syndrome is a neurological disorder in the family of autism spectrum disorders. Because every child exhibits a different set of symptoms, there is no […]
“Selfies,” which are photographs people take of themselves or of themselves with others, have become extremely popular in today’s society. Even though selfies might be fun to take, a new survey is claiming that selfies might actually influence young people to turn to plastic surgery. “Social platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and the iPhone app Selfie.im, […]
I read with interest Sarah Vine’s parenting article in The Daily Mail today about ADHD. But is she right? “Fascinating stuff in yesterday’s Mail from paediatric neurologist Dr Richard Saul, who argues in a new book that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is wildly over-diagnosed and that thousands of children are being identified as victims and […]
As a former Deputy Head teacher I have to agree with Huw Lewis when he days that Parents ‘must be positive about maths’ Around three in 10 parents admit making negative comments about maths in front of their children, according to a poll commissioned by the Welsh government. The Welsh government is launching a new […]
I was delighted to have been interviewed by the very lovely Varda Epstein . Varda Meyers Epstein is a mother of 12, communications writer, and education blogger at the Kars4Kids blog. The best parenting advice I’ve ever read comes from UK parenting expert, writer, speaker, broadcaster, parenting coach and mom, Sue Atkins. That’s why I […]
All of my books, workshops and parent coaching talks are all driven by my passion to raise happy, confident, well balanced and well behaved kids from toddler to teen. When we all dig a little deeper than getting beyond wanting our kids to be rich or famous or to win the Lottery or X […]
I work with lots of parents around lack of sleep and bedtime routines using my 5 Step Solution process to quickly and easily get everyone into a new routine without prescription zolpidem online, damaging anyone’s self esteem. With Kids’ Bedtimes, Consistency Is Key To Learning And Development in a nutshell. You can read more […]
I’m delighted and thrilled to see my great pal Erika Brodnock interviewed in today’s Guardian. If you watch British TV show Dragon’s Den, you may have already seenKarisma Kidz and its founder Erika Brodnock being given sharp words – and no funding – by the assembled dragons. The show aired on 23 February, but was actually […]
I remember having a whirlwind, exciting holiday romance with a Greek policeman I met on holiday in Paros when I was 19 and at University. It was wonderful set against the shimmering azure Aegean sea as we flew along on his motorbike with the wind ruffling my hair and the warm sun resting on my back. It felt special, I […]
I’m getting excited as my great pal Erika Brodnock is appearing on Dragon’s Den tonight on BBC 2 at 9 o’clock with her really wonderful Karisma Kidz. As a former Deputy Head teacher and Head of PSHE I am passionate about helping parents raise happy, confident, positive children and Karisma Kidz is a lovely […]
Congratulations to Simon Cowell on the birth of the very lovely baby Eric. I’m on holiday at the moment in Malta reading a ‘ chick lit’ called ‘Gifted & Talented’ by Wendy Holden that is set in an imaginary University called Branston where an ‘It Girl’ called Amber Piggott, darling of the gossip columns […]
I remember being very upset by the UNICEF Report many years ago that showed that the UK was among many countries where children were unhappy and extolling the virtues of the Scandinavian way of raising happy, confident children. So I was fascinated to read an article published in The Telegraph claiming that Sweden’s […]
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