Reflections and Observations
What a summer! You may have noticed that I took a break from my messages over the summer because I needed some time out, like
September 4, 2023
What a summer! You may have noticed that I took a break from my messages over the summer because I needed some time out, like
I am sitting here, in a hotel room, on my own. Yesterday I dropped my oldest off at what was termed a ‘university experience’. An
I don’t want this to be another message about ‘managing exam stress’. We all know that this time of year can be tough going for
I am really struggling today… To most this may seem incredibly small fry in today’s challenging times, but I share as an illustration of how
It’s a word which is used a lot, almost as a barometer for how well we ‘cope’ with life, and I am seeing it used
Part 1 I write a lot about teenagers, both from a parents, and a professionals perspective. However, my perspective is through adult eyes, and one remembering
‘You’re a nutter’ ‘You are mad’ ‘Why?!’ ‘What’s the point?’ Just some of the many comments I have received since I started open water swimming
Parental Burnout, is it a thing? The short answer to the above question is…yes it is. It’s a term I came across recently and it
I was 10 years old at primary school when the taunting started. Someone decided that it would be funny to pick a feature on my
I watched a Panorama documentary last week about attendance levels in secondary schools. It documented that post pandemic, school attendance levels have not returned to
I do a lot of reading about teenagers as you can imagine, and am surrounded by lots of information coming into my world daily. And
I don’t know about you, but the way I communicate with and understand my two teen boys is always changing. It can change with their
I speak to parents every day and very often they share their concerns about their teenager’s sleep habits and patterns. They worry about them being
‘Exam Season’ is fast approaching. These are the first formal examinations since 2019 and they are facing these academic tests coming out of two years
I often write my blogs around the teenage years based on my own experiences, and this one is no exception. I have two teenage boys,
