I felt an inner calling to up-date this article after dealing with passing of my Dear Mum on the evening of 4th December 2020. Being the person who gave birth to my sister and I, coping has pushed me to new and much higher levels of strength I didn’t know I had – I thank […]

I was inspired to write this article after a conversation with one of my closest friends. She informed me about a documentary she had seen about “being Gender Neutral” that was entitled “No more Boys and Girls”. Upon hearing this title I wondered whether it was going to be about “aborting” the terms, “girls”, “boys”, […]

At the beginning of the year many people make New Year’s resolutions such as “to join a gym”, “give up smoking” and “eat more healthily” etc. which, after January – if they get that far (!) – they don’t keep. This had me thinking about the subject of New Year’s resolutions. First, whether there is […]

I was inspired to write this article when I had free day in that I planned to go to London to do whatever I could for the #Families of #GrenfellTower. After seeing and hearing about it on the news and bursting into floods of tears every time I decided that I had to do something […]

When I talk about my belief in the “Family” as a “Team” people are often intrigued about my ideas. I’ve been asked to write an article of the subject; so let me tell you straight what a “Family Team” is in my mind and how they need to operate to be a “Family Team”. What […]

I wanted to write an article on Emotional Development first because I feel it’s crucially important to a “Family Team’s” holistic success. Second, because it relates very strongly to “My Story” and is another good follow on article to my “Preparing Children for #School” article. Very interestingly whilst I was researching this article I came […]

After mentioning in my previous article that I was very ill-prepared for starting school due to being distracted by social worries and concerns about how I’d “fit in”; I felt a good follow on article would be one that expands on Social Development, what it is, and how it “nurtures” the child. Ok, Social Development […]

I wanted to write this article for two reasons. First because the next term after the summer holidays is, in a lot of countries, when children either start school, or move up to the next academic year. Also, reflecting on my own childhood, despite having educationally conscientious parents, I definitely wasn’t ready when I started […]

I was inspired to write this after reading an article in Healthy magazine about the real probabilities of a food crisis caused by the effects of extreme weather on food supply. The article puts forward at the very beginning that; “…global warming and our irresponsible eating habits could lead to food vanishing from the shops.” […]

I felt a duty to write this blog after attending the funeral of the six week old child of one of my friends, #Heartbreaking. It’s incredibly difficult and very soul-searching to mourn one so young. I felt a need to put together some helpful strategies that, although will not ease the pain (can anything ease […]

Before your child even gets to school one of the most helpful things you could do is label all their school uniform down to even socks (NB in Private School it’s compulsory). This way if it does end up being lost, once it has been located it’s very straightforward to identify the owner if it’s […]

I was inspired to write this blog after listening to “Today” on Radio 4 and hearing a short discussion about the fact that parents should be dressed to take their children to school. I also read an article in The Telegraph New Paper earlier this week on the same topic, plus have heard about the […]

I was inspired to write this blog when some families I work with had a three week half-term (that has only just finished!) – boy and girl at a private school both who have a two week half term, one had the week before the “conventional half-term off and the other the week after! They […]

The key to encouraging children to make health choices is surprisingly simple – role-model healthy choices yourself! Whilst working with a family as a “Nanny Teacher” I would most often eat a hot lunch with the children. I bought in extra vegetables and sometimes things like quinoa from my home because I’m a bit of […]

I was inspired to write this one whilst around Tesco’s observing all the children with their parents around the Supermarket having just broken up from school for the summer holidays. I noticed (as expected) that the parents who were the least stressed were the ones involving their child/ children in the shop. First, talk to […]

  If you’re truly stuck for things to do with your child during the school holidays the best thing to do first is to ask other parents if they have any recommendations. This will firstly provide you with a first-hand testimonial about various places. Secondly, it’s a great conversation starter that can help you get […]

I made a New Year’s resolution to stay organised and restart my blog (on a weekly basis). This had me thinking about the subject of New Year’s resolutions and how the “right” one could be beneficial to a “Family Team”. When considering how 90% of New Year’s resolutions are broken soon after they’re made my […]

Do you want to know how to bring up a successful human-being? How the Olympics Demonstrates the Ingredients for a Successful “Family Team”. First, I would like to dedicate this blog-post to Chet Holmes, one of my Twitter followers. On 16th August 12, when most of the World was feeling elated celebrating the achievements of […]