"Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom." Jim Rohn, an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker Rude and greedy behaviour a...

So the Summer Holidays are nearly upon us and I hope you've had your Charlie Chalk Clown's Coat dry cleaned and aired for the next 6 weeks of entertainment! The school break is a time for relaxation, recovery and re -cooperating energy but it can also ...

There is absolutely no doubt that raising a family can be an exhausting, challenging and on many occasions a frustrating business; but when you get it right there is no single experience in life that will prove to be as fulfilling and rewarding as bringin...

Communication is essential at any stage of your child's development but it is particularly important during the transitional stage of adolescence. So here are a few tried and tested tips for talking about drugs to your teenager: - Begin with a non-judg...

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions" Albert Einstein Nobel Prize Winner for Physics When I discovered the amazing power of visualisation, or the act of creating compelling and vivid pictures in my imagination o...

'Keep on telling me what I am, and that's what I'll become'. Be careful how you describe your children to their faces, to your friends and listen to what other family members say about each other and be mindful of accepting what you hear from your chil...

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790, Scientist, Publisher and Diplomat Do you feel like you're always wading k...

The three magic words that will transform your parenting success are: Creative, flexible and imaginative - and the beauty is that they are virtually interchangeable! If you are creative, you can think of alternative and different ways to work around...

The three magical words that will transform your parenting success forever are: Creative, flexible and imaginative - and the beauty is that they are virtually interchangeable! If you are creative, you can think of different ways to work around your ...

I wonder whether you were told that you were a poor speller at school. If you were, I bet you can still remember exactly who told you that, where you were and how you felt....... The power of teachers and I should know.... I used to be one ! Now think ...

"Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it." Harold Hulbert Children respond to the world according to their perception and experience of it and very often it's not the same as your perception or experience of the world...

This month I have been working with a wonderful group of parents who are all going through a divorce and one of their main worries was how to tell the children about what was going to happen and what to actually say to them. Children naturally fear tha...

There are two types of people in the world- the proactive and the reactive. Proactive people take responsibility for their lives whereas reactive people blame others and suffer from "victim-itis." Proactive people make things happen whereas reactive peopl...

The days of not talking to strangers and not accepting sweets from them have long gone, as your child can make friends with people from around the global community in an instant. But how do you know who they are talking to and how do you monitor and keep ...

An unhappy marriage can make parenting – and life in general – stressful. The loss of the family structure can be very upsetting and distressing for everyone involved in this major change.Despite divorce being on the increase around the wo...