The traditional 9am to 3pm school day does not always fit the demands of working parents, and not enough schools offer before- and after-school activities that meet childcare requirements, according to a new Government report. Childcare is a “major concern” for families, with parents often finding it difficult to arrange the right care at […]
I firmly believe that kids who grow up surrounded by loving, firm, fair, consistent boundaries grow up able to self regulate themselves and are happier. I have been recently working in a school where I worry about the children’s ability to control their own behaviour as they are mostly undisciplined and struggle to follow the […]
Some people may be more likely to develop anxiety and depression because their mothers lacked a natural barrier to protect them from stress while they were in the womb. Scientists have discovered an enzyme present in the womb and in babies’ brains that appears to protect them from high levels of their mother’s stress hormone, […]
I go into lots of schools running my Beat Bullying – Confidence Classes for Kids as well as my regular Saturday Morning 2 hour Workshops ( next one 7th September ) around confidence building and I am known for always using music to uplift, inspire and anchor fun and laughter in my workshops by […]
I know first hand how destructive, painful and frightening bullying can be as I was bullied, and developed alopecia, when I first started at my secondary school aged 11. So as a former Head of a PSHE Department (Personal, Social, and Health) at a great school in Surrey I know first hand about helping children […]
I popped home the other day at lunchtime to hear my daughter say “Come & look at this Mum” – it was the attention seeking Katie Hopkins ranting about how you can apparently judge whether children are suitable friends for your kids by their names ! When I’ve appeared on “This Morning” you couldn’t find […]
This is a busy time for me as I help parents prepare their children for the start of the new school year in September using my One Page Profile Process. I’m delighted to introduce my friend Hayley Goleniowska who is amazing as she writes, tweets, blogs, speaks and helps parents with children who have Downs […]
Emma Murphy has been working non stop to raise awareness and to get support for parents who discover that they have a child affected by Epilim. Here is her latest blog ‘For the last 4/5 months have been collaborating with BBC Panorama about the topic of our campaign Epilim (Sodium Valproate). After months of anticipation […]
As regular readers of my blog will know it is exactly a year ago tonight that I found out on Facebook that my husband of 21 years was “in love” with a 35 year old Romanian woman who lived in Sweden. My kids bought me yellow roses and cooked a meal for me with chocolate […]
As a former Deputy Head and class teacher for over 22 years I actually favour less holidays in the Summer as I always dreaded the first few weeks of the new Autumn Term – as kids had forgotten loads over the 6 week break. But where do you stand over the proposals? Michael Gove floated the idea […]
I’m delighted to be joining the BabyExpoUK panel in Brighton answering all your niggles, worries and problems on the main stage today so head on down to Brighton Racecourse and say hello http://www.babyexpobabyshow.co.uk/visiting/zones/
I’ve been invited to chat on LBC Radio this morning about Judy Murray – Andy Murray’s Mum discussing whether she is a pushy Mum. I’ve met my share of Pushy Parents as a former Deputy Head in a Prep School but there’s a line I think between encouraging your child to fulfill their true potential […]
According to a new survey by Amazon Family a quarter of new parents spend up to £350 on baby purchases that they don’t use ! So I was interviewed by a number of parenting magazines to BBC Three Counties Radio about my top tips for helping parents make better choices! Here are some of my […]
k As the shocking BBC Panorama report ‘Pills & Pregnancy’ hits the headlines – a campaign organised by the very wonderful Emma Murphy about the shocking truth about FACS Syndrome, I thought it would be helpful to tell you about the Top 30 Autism Spectrum Blogs to give you support & help. Emma is […]
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