I read with alarm that there is a worrying rise in number of children suffering with depression as the NHS says nearly 80,000 in the UK are suffering from the mental illness NHS says children as young as five showing signs of depression Called for better care for children with mental illness and quicker diagnosis Experts say […]
What if I only noticed all my partner’s great qualities and strengths just for this week and let go of their foibles? Is it their kindness, their humour, their patience with the kids, the way they take the dogs out every night or empty the bins, put air in the tyres for me, iron […]
I always enjoy receiving my regular email from Karen Salmansohn, a best selling author with over 1 million books sold – who is known for creating a new breed of books – “self help for people who would never be caught dead reading self help.” I enjoy the way she merges empowering psychology/philosophy tips with […]
I have to say I’m glad to see that the makers of “free” web and app-based games have been warned by the Office of Fair Trading of “potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices” that could target “susceptible” children to pay to continue playing. It follows cases where children have run up bills of thousands of pounds without […]
As my Decree Nisi came through this morning in the post I found it liberating.. Letting go and moving on is a process in my opinion – easy to say – VERY tough to do. I am experiencing first hand the stress of dumping, ebay – ing, selling & donating the last 21 years […]
I received my Decree Nisi today and it felt such a relief, so liberating and so freeing ( if that’s a word!) It also made me realise that the time I was dumped by my boyfriend Matt King at St Mary’s College when I was 19 was not the life changing event I […]
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Of course regular readers of my blog and my followers on Twitter already know I am passionate about parenting because I see it as the most important job anyone can ever do in their lifetime and the one least of us get any training in. Raising happy, confident, well behaved, well balanced adults is a tough, challenging and exhausting […]
A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions. ~ Richard L. Evans
This is a big weekend in our house as my daughter packs her Converse, Mac makeup and heads up the motorway to Manchester to start University. I never understood the grief my own mother must have suffered as I left for University and a life full of adventure, fun, independence, and life’s steep learning curves […]
Story of Mum is an interactive journey – a chance for mums to be creative, to share their stories, to explore what it means to be a Mum, a woman, or a grandmother and to express what has influenced us, shaped us and sustained us as Mums. Story of Mum is a Community with supportive brave mamas doing uplifting […]
Every week I post a question for you to ponder…. This week it’s about “Saying “no”:) · What would saying “no” to my children give me? (e.g .control, confidence, more time, less stress?) · What would saying “no” give my children? (e.g. firm, fair and consistent boundaries, self control?) · What will it teach them? […]
This is the best article I have ever read on life after divorce. What Smart Women Do After Divorce by Alison Patton Family lawyer and mediator & author of the blog Lemonade Divorce The journey is a painful one, but the suffering is optional – and the reason I know this is because I have gone […]
As controversial and outspoken as always, Katie Hopkins’ latest outburst has hit a nerve with mothers as she claims work takes priority over her three children’s birthdays. Joining Katie for today’s big debate, ‘Is it OK to miss your child’s birthday?’, is outraged writer and mother-of-four Shona Sibary, who believes birthdays are a sacred […]
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