Birthdays are a time of excitement, reflection and change. None more so than big birthdays, like turning 18, 30, 40, 50 or 60 – the list goes on! Handling change is one of life’s greatest challenges and is a major part of being a parent. Change is inevitable and although it’s perfectly natural to […]
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny-bone. ~ Reba McEntire
I am fascinated by success and why some people are successful entrepreneurs and others struggle all their lives. I have been working with a lot of people recently throughout the last year who are struggling to come to terms with the financial down turn throughout the world. I work with small business people, woman entrepreneurs, […]
Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better? – Jane Nelson
You don’t need to attend every argument you’re invited to. – Unknown
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 Dua Lia’s pulling […]
It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. – L.R. Knost
No matter the problem, kindness is always the right response. – L.R. Knost
The way we treat our children directly impacts what they believe about themselves. Ariadne Brill
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
People find it really funny when I tell them that as a child I used to be shy. Because I am confident and chatty and have a go at most things from walking over burning hot coals, to skydiving, driving a Formula 3 racing car or love appearing on the telly. People presume […]
Integrity: The triple filter test Here’s your Wednesday story from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil! The Philosopher had just spent another hard day at the university asking lots of pertinent and challenging questions. On the way to his favourite cafe for dinner, he was greeted by an acquaintance. “Hi, do you know what […]
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. What have they got you thinking, saying, doing and becoming as this really affects the course of your life. If you don’t like what you see – make some changes.
I was invited to give a talk at One Support – a teenage parent support scheme in Camden by the wonderful Beverley Smith. Lithos Road provides accommodation based support for vulnerable teenage parents. They support young teenage parents aged between 16-19 who are pregnant or who are the parent of a child under 4 years […]
Every week, on a Monday, I post a Parent Coaching Question for you to ponder. Save it on your phone to see each morning to get you thinking, or pop it up on the fridge in the kitchen to pause to ponder throughout the week. No beating yourself […]
A Practical Guide
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