Category: Teenagers

13th May 2025
Following up from  my live phone in on BBC WM! 📻about moody teenagers! Every month join me for our regular monthly phone-in, where I’ll be...
10th April 2025
Despite divorce being on the increase around the world, parents often feel at a loss when searching for practical support. They also feel overwhelmed, confused,...
10th April 2025
  I always remind my clients that going through a Divorce is a process NOT an event and I firmly believe that it is similar...
10th April 2025
    I have been working with two families going through the process of divorcing and what has struck me is how the news that...
29th March 2025
  Happy Mother’s Day! Real Mothers don’t eat quiche; They don’t have time to make it. Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils Are probably...
29th March 2025
  That word ‘naughty.’ It’s quite laden. So, what does the word mean? It usually means that your child is exhibiting behaviour that you find...
28th March 2025
Stepfamilies have a bad image. Think of Snow White’s jealous stepmother or Cinderella’s ugly sisters or at the other end of the spectrum, picture the...
23rd March 2025
    Here is one of my very favourite stories from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil. The Starfish Story One day, as...
17th March 2025
  Is This the Wake-Up Call Parents Have Been Waiting For? Adolescence, the harrowing, thought provoking drama that will horrify parents. If you have children...
12th March 2025
Here’s your Wednesday story from my never ending notebook and everlasting  coloured pencil. Failing Forward “You can never learn less, you can only learn more....
5th March 2025
    The stranger and the ginger nut biscuits story……… from my never ending notebook and my everlasting pencil. Today’s story made me laugh when...
25th February 2025
“So what do we do? Anything – something. So long as we don’t just sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something...
25th February 2025
Perhaps you’ve heard from ‘You don’t understand me?’ to ‘Why can’t you just stop going on at me and leave me alone!’ all before and...
25th February 2025
    In keeping with my work/life balance Power Hour Talks that I give to organisations here is a truly lovely short video to help...
20th January 2025
    Are you stuck in the spin cycle of life………….. exhausted, wrung out and dizzy? Do you find yourself falling into bed worn out,...