World Cup finals: Why is Qatar 2022 controversial and how to talk to your kids about it.
? The pressure is always on for parents to turn every waking moment of their children’s lives into an educational experience but I do think this controversial World Cup offers you some ‘talk and teach’ moments and not just to teach them about the world flags or where the countries are on the […]
Little Harper Beckham and that DUMMY ! The Importance of Comforters.
My advice is on the front page of The Daily Mail today and I’ve been interviewed on 10 BBC radio stations around the UK and am appearing on the ITV This Morning sofa tomorrow morning talking about little Harper Beckham having a dummy at the age of 4. Instead of focusing on the fantastically happy […]
Congratulations Simon Cowell but how do the rich & famous keep their kids grounded?
Congratulations to Simon Cowell on the birth of the very lovely baby Eric. I’m on holiday at the moment in Malta reading a ‘ chick lit’ called ‘Gifted & Talented’ by Wendy Holden that is set in an imaginary University called Branston where an ‘It Girl’ called Amber Piggott, darling of the gossip columns […]
SO WHY DON’T MEN HUG THEIR KIDS?
I’ve just come across an article in the Daily Express about Dads and hugging which I found interesting. My son has gone a bit more aloof at the moment as he’s 19, left home for University and is a bit unsure of the new hugging policy so I get more ‘high 5’s’ as he says ‘Goodnight’ when […]
Even David Beckham embarrasses his kids.
We all embarrass our kids – it’s just what we do isn’t it? So I had to smile when I read this article in TodaysMom about the very gorgeous David Beckham embarrassing his kids too ! http://moms.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/08/10353750-even-david-beckham-embarrasses-his-kids?ocid=twitter
What have coincidences, The House of Commons and the X Factor got in common?
I was giving a speech at The House of Commons last night about the importance of positive role models in the lives of children after the UK riots and I began reading a very inspiring blog by John Locke that’s in his latest book “How I sold a million ebooks in 5 months” while I was […]