FREE GUIDE: THE TOP 5 DIGITAL CHALLENGES FOR PARENTS - AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE

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How do you support a child who has lost a parent?

16th January 2021

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. They learn how to grieve by copying the...

Why Is Smacking Wrong?

14th January 2021

SMACKING YOUNG CHILDREN HAS LONG-LASTING EFFECTS – STUDY If I had a penny for every time I heard ‘But Sue, I was smacked as a...

How Do I Cope With School Closures and Homeschooling.

5th January 2021

As regularly readers know I was a Deputy Head and Class Teacher for 25 years and have brought up 2 kids so I know...

Why Can’t I Go To School?

4th January 2021

A new wave of the virus has thrown families, schools, teachers and parents into chaos as one minute schools are staying open, then London...

How Do I Communicate Better With My Kids ?

29th December 2020

How Do I Communicate Better With My Kids ? Communication with children is essential to their relationships and to their healthy development. Effective communication is an...

‘Unmoored’ is the best way I can describe it as children feel adrift from their routines, their Granny & grapple with uncertainty

21st December 2020

I have been asked to contribute to Education World India about the impact online learning has had on children. Here are my thoughts: With the...

As It All Ends in Tiers: Keep On Adapting & Do What My Dear Old Dad Used to Say…

19th December 2020

We’ve all got to think of creative ways to celebrate this Covid Christmas. Before we went into Tier 4 I had a contingency plan...

Weird? Embarrassing? Fun? – Family Traditions & Rituals – Why They Matter

10th December 2020

Your children might think your family rituals are weird, but rituals are how your family says, ‘This is who we are and what we value’...

A More Forgiving Way For Goal Setting In A Pandemic

6th December 2020

I usually power up the music, get into a positive state, dig out my Tony Robbins Goal Setting Template & plan my new year. But...

This Thanksgiving, many of our hearts are filled not only with gratitude but also with grief.

26th November 2020

? This has been a devastating and challenging year for humanity. This Thanksgiving, many of our hearts are filled not only with gratitude but also...

Teaching Courage

10th November 2020

Courage isn’t about something magical that happens inside us to make us ‘not scared’. It’s about something magical that happens inside us to...

The Power of Vulnerability & ‘Daring Greatly’ While Parenting In A Pandemic

7th November 2020

I am part of a Group called The Adler Café as I study the psychology of Alfred Adler as part of my continued professional...

What Children Worry About According to Their Age & What to Do to Help.

5th November 2020

We aren’t the only ones who struggle with fear, worry, anxiety & stress – children do, too. Research suggests that children’s concerns tend to differ...

Teaching kids to let go of their worries.

5th November 2020

I go into lots of schools doing my Confidence Classes for Kids Workshop and After School Club and I always do a Garden Of Dreams...

Beating The Isolation Blues In Lockdown: New Mums

1st November 2020

We’ve gone back into Lockdown & it’s challenging us all to the core, but none more so than...

Category: Coronavirus

The Top 5 Digital Challenges for Parents - And How to Solve Them