My new book “Parenting Made Easy- How To Raise Happy Children ” will be out on April 5th and I was writing and researching good books and resources for “Gifted and Talented” children as my son was diagnosed as gifted when he was two and a half. I remember mentioning it to a friend from ante – natal classes and […]
Here is a really helpful article from Parent Further – a search institute resource for families. “Most parents and parenting professional agree that disagreements, arguments, and fallings-out between friends are all normal and part of life. We can’t always protect our kids from pain and frustration. Behaviour that crosses the line into bullying, however, is not […]
“My son came to dread school because he was being bullied. He was terribly unhappy and frightened. We didn’t know what to do to help him…” Sound familiar? Thousands of children and parents are going through the pain and anguish caused by bullying right now. You may not even know that your child is being […]
I have just been interviewed on LBC Radio about a new worrying survey that suggests that girls are more likely to resort to cyberbullying. Teachers will today call for an investigation into rising levels of poor behaviour among girls in the classroom. The girls, they argue, are more likely to resort to cyber-bullying – the […]
The days of not talking to strangers and not accepting sweets from them have long gone, as your child can make friends with people from around the global community in an instant. But how do you know who they are talking to and how do you monitor and keep a watchful eye on their activity? […]
We’ve just come back after spending time exploring, learning and seeing where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in a cell on Robben island just off the coast of Cape Town and I was pleased to discover that Nelson shares the same birthday as myself 18th July!! It made me ponder tolerance I’m also reading Barack […]
In keeping with this week’s theme for Anti – Bullying Week. Here is my article on Cyber Bullying to give you some ideas to keep your children safe online in this new world of instant technology. Cyber bullying 1.2 billion instant messages were sent over the AOL network alone on September 11th 2001 This is the “Always […]
This week is Anti Bullying Week so with this in mind I want you to ponder new and simple ways to increase your child’s self esteem. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” ~ Helen Keller As you know I work with many parents who […]
