Category: Additional Needs

9th December 2023
This year I’ve made a lovely new friend in Georgina Durrant ( listen to our fabulous interview on my parenting podcast )who writes a wonderful...
9th December 2023
    I found an interesting article on Health Central about Teenagers finding the change in routine very stressful around the Christmas  holiday time. Here...
8th December 2023
  I was really delighted to see my tips appear on Cheryl Pasquier’s Mad House Family Review  site this weekend. “A friend of mine is...
7th December 2023
  Dear Sue I’m worried about Christmas as I’m recently divorced. My kids are still reeling from the changes. What is your advice? Liz Jackson,...
6th December 2023
It can be really stressful facing your first Christmas alone. Perhaps, you are finding that you have had 20 years of family Christmases with tinsel...
5th December 2023
“Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth.”  ~ American Academy of Paediatrics It’s...
5th December 2023
Looking for the perfect present  but not sure what’s best? 7 Great Parenting Christmas Gift Ideas Every item in this guide is personally chosen by...
4th December 2023
  Christmas, although a time of great joy and celebration, can also be the most stressful of times for even the best of parents, with...
4th December 2023
    Sue’s Alternative to the ‘Naughty Step’ The ‘Easy Peasy – Lemon Squeezy Button’ is suitable for kids of all ages & allows you...
2nd December 2023
  Here are some practical tips for handling children of all ages, including those with special needs, as Christmas and the Holiday Season approaches: Establish...
1st December 2023
It’s fast approaching the holiday season & Christmas – the season of high hint dropping or even downright whining as the adverts crank up &...
30th November 2023
Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – & parents! School leaders describe culture of non-compliance since lockdowns, with pupils wandering corridors but...
29th November 2023
I have recently enjoyed doing a Power Hour  for parents of dyslexic children with my friend Paloma Forde a Dyslexic Specialist and we were talking...
15th November 2023
It’s fast approaching Christmas – the season of high hint dropping or even downright whining as the adverts crank up & work their marketing magic...
9th November 2023
I have just spent the morning having a fascinating conversation with Lucy Wade from ‘You Don’t Own Me’ – Bringing the conversation around Domestic Abuse out...