Its’ an important decision choosing where you want your children to go to nursery and there are many factors to look out for, but the most important one is to let your intuition be your guide and to look at number of nurseries before you choose. Here are some Positive Parents tips for choosing a […]
My 6 Step Process Time to grab a cup of coffee and ponder ….. let me know what you discover ! 1. What Do You Want? 2. By When Do You Want It? 3. What Will That Give You? 4. How Will You Know That You Have It? 5. What Will Be The Benefits […]
Today I am delighted to have Vivien Sabel as my guest blogger putting forward her opinion on smacking or spanking as my USA parents call it ! “Smacking or spanking is an act of aggression and in some cases violence against a child. In my opinion it has no demonstrative qualities and it has […]
How can you really be more compassionate in every area of your life this week?
Today I’m delighted to have Sarah Ebner as my guest blogger today the author of The Starting School Survival Guide. “It’s nearly time for parents to send in their application forms for primary schools in England, and I know how stressed many of them are. How? Because they tell me! And because I write about […]
Running on empty We are often very hard on ourselves as parents. We often ” run on empty” putting everyone else before ourselves. But my little red mini would soon run out of petrol if I didn’t fill it up from time to time! So as we all go into this lovely half term break […]
The Giraffe Here’s a story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil about teamwork and the “we” mentality. There was once a giraffe who was taller than his brothers and sisters – he was the tallest giraffe that anyone had ever seen. The pity of it was that, being the tallest giraffe, […]
Here’s my speech from last night’s Westminster Debate about Life after the UK riots. Good Evening Thank you so much for inviting me here this evening to discuss such an important subject. You like me, were probably really shocked and horrified to watch the events unfold live on TV as it just seemed unbelievable that […]
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 […]
Advertising is a multi-million pound business and our kids are surrounded by adverts all the time on websites, on TV, on billboards, in magazines as well as in films as product placements, on buses, buildings, and scoreboards. The power of a celebrity endorsement is very potent to young people. Just think of Cheryl Cole’s […]
How can you start helping your child begin to understand the basic principles of road safety? Take a look at ways you can teach your children road safety, and help them to learn the Green Cross Code on the website Why Road Safety Matters Explore the advice on the award-winning film, Street Safety with Teigan, which […]
Here’s a great article about babies from Huffington Post “Babies don’t come with a manual. No matter how much parenting advice your mum, sister, co-worker and hair stylist have to offer, there’s no way to get what’s happening with these little creatures in every situation. (We’re talking about you, colic.) That’s where science comes in. […]
I was really lovely to meet the really inspiring Cara Sayer inventor of Snooze Shade at the Baby Expo in Brighton and to see how her simple idea has led to even more practical and inspirational products for parents of young children and babies. SnoozeShade is the UK’s first blackout blind for baby prams, buggies and […]
I’m changing the way people can read my work. I always love to keep up to date with new technology and I’ve been considering making all my Parenting Made Easy Toolkits, Workbooks and Journals available on Kindle, iBooks and Nook. Yesterday my friend Maria was really excited to show me how she can bookmark her latest book […]
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