Navigating Through Divorce Positively

 “One day at a time – this is enough.” ~ Ida Scott Taylor 1820-1915, Author   Click here to buy The Divorce Journal for Kids Navigating through Divorce Positively A bad marriage can make parenting and life in general stressful. The loss of the family structure can be very upsetting and distressing for everyone involved […]

The 6 P’s of Perfect Speech.

As a public speaker I often take a few minutes after a presentation to think about how it went. There are the 6 Ps of presentation skills – pace, pitch, power, pronunciation, passion and, perhaps the most powerful of all – pause. This got me pondering today about the way we speak to toddlers. 1. […]

IS THREE REALLY THE MAGIC NUMBER WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDREN?

The Royal Baby is due anytime so I have been working with Care.com  thinking about the difference going from 2 to 3 children really makes. Care.com is the world’s largest service for finding and managing care with more than 27 million members worldwide. They  are useful for  finding and managing family and child care which supports  your family, whether it’s in […]

Children in England are unhappier with their lives than those in 13 other countries

  I’m appearing on Sky News today discussing this: Children in England are unhappier with their lives than those in 13 other countries including Israel and South Africa, with only South Korea lagging behind according to a comprehensive international piece of research based on a survey of 53,000 children aged 10 and 12 in England, […]

For me the really simple secret to parenting success is:

Parents are always asking me, “So what IS the secret for parenting success?” and I think it’s quite simple really: 1. Know what you want. 2. Take action. 3. Notice what’s not working. 4. Try something else! That’s why I created all my Parenting Made Easy Workbooks and MP3’s to simply ask you the questions […]