Tips and Tricks: Anger Management Guide – HOW to keep your cool when tempers reach boiling point.
In a recent report by the Mental Health Foundation, more than one in 10 people polled claimed that they had trouble controlling their temper, while 38 per cent of UK motorists confessed they regularly felt angry when driving. Yet, getting angry isn’t necessarily a bad thing, say experts. “Anger is actually a normal and even […]
Best start: 25 ways on how to help your child succeed in school. My advice in The Daily Express.
Best 25 ways on how to help your child succeed in school. As millions troop back to school with heavy hearts and shiny shoes, this is a good time for parents to consider how we can help our children succeed. In such a competitive world, they’ll need every advantage. In fact, children’s performance in school […]
iPad Parenting – are you guilty?
My daughter Molly and I were wandering around The Lanes in Brighton and decided to pop in for a bowl of spaghetti in an Italian Restaurant. A family of 4 sat down opposite and immediately the mum got out her iPhone and gave it to her 2 year old to play with and the […]
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 […]
WE’RE TOO SCARED TO LET OUR CHILDREN GO OUTSIDE TO PLAY – THE COTTON WOOL KID GENERATION
It seems to be a bit of a theme with me at the moment – I’ve just done a pilot for a new TV show about “Cotton Wool Kids” and I was interviewed on Sunday for a feature in The Sunday Express about ….. cotton wool kids and today I picked up the Daily Express to […]