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The Importance Of Play And Imagination In this blog, we will be talking about how the Imagination works and the importance of encouraging your child to use their imagination, and the benefits that this can bring to them. Using your imagination can boost your happiness in life. You can […]
The Brain Part 2: Fight, Flight or Freeze In the first part of this two part blog series we looked at the different parts of our brain and the different functions that they hold. Can you remember the three parts of your brain? Let’s recap: The Reptilian Brain: Our primal brain […]
The Brain Part 1: How the brain works and the functions of the brain In this blog we are going to be looking at the different functions of the brain and how they work, to help give you a better understanding of your child and their behaviours. Did you know […]
12 Principles To Deal With Inappropriate Behaviour: Part 3 In the third and final part of our 12 tools to deal with inappropriate behaviour we will be discussing the remaining 4 techniques that you can use to help you create a more harmonious relationship with your child during these tricky […]
12 Principles To Deal With Inappropriate Behaviour: Part 2 In part 1 of this series 12 Principles To Deal With Inappropriate Behaviour: Part 1 we covered the first four tools that you can use to help you when coping with children’s inappropriate behaviour. In part 2 we are going to look at […]
12 Principles To Deal With Inappropriate Behaviour: Part 1 Being a parent can be hard at times, especially when it comes to knowing how to deal with your child’s behaviour. It may seem sometimes that you have just got to the bottom of one thing, and then something new presents […]
The Importance Of Breathing Our bodies are amazing things, we can stay alive for long periods of time without food, water and even sleep, but not without oxygen. But how much importance and thought do we give to this vital function? Do we realise just how important breathing is to […]
“Your Happy Child” Book Launch GalaLast week on 16th November, I launched my book, “Your Happy Child, 10 Proven Steps To Raising A Happy Child” at Wanstead Golf Club, East London. Nearly 100 guests attended and I am thrilled to hear so much positive feedback from them.We kicked off at 6.30pm with […]
“Your Happy Child” – What I Do 1) Are you looking for ways to cope with your children without resorting to the infamous naughty step or controlled anger? “Your Happy Child” offers a gentle approach to parenting that will help you to enjoy your family, to understand the limitations and how […]
7 Ways To Prepare Your Child For The New School Year The summer holidays are coming to an end and the first day back at school is nearing. You may have mixed feelings about this in your household – you may have loved having your children home but are also […]
5 Steps To Creating The Right Environment Within Your Family School’s out for summer! Are you ready for six weeks of having the kids at home with you? I used to love the summer holidays when I had all day to play with my daughter and do activities together. Don’t […]
What Is Self Care? Self care, as the name suggests, is care provided by you, for you. It is about taking the time to understand your own needs and taking the right steps to meet those needs, without the need to feel guilty or that you are not worth […]
In the same way that you would get a mechanic to fix your car’s engine, you can get an expert to coach you with your parenting towards a happy family. It is a skill that can be learned and we often call on a trusted expert to help us […]
I really enjoyed my work as a Behaviour Consultant for London Borough of Redbridge some years ago. For part of our own professional development and the annual appraisal we could choose a topic to research that interested us and benefitted the team. I chose ‘Happiness,’ considering my other projects in past years were based on […]
Continuing with our theme of Emotional Literacy, which is important for communicating our feelings, this blog post focuses on fear. How Fear Works Imagine this, you are walking home on your own one rainy night, its dark and there aren’t many people in the street. Suddenly, you hear the […]
Emotional Literacy is important for communicating feelings. One significant part of Emotional Literacy to learn is about emotions. In this blog I am going to talk about how sadness is actually a useful emotion and it tells us about when we have been hurt. Emotional Literacy: Sadness I believe that […]
“Belief is the state of mind in which a person thinks something to be the case, with or without there being empirical evidence to prove that something is the case with factual certainty.” How Beliefs Are Formed We have hundreds and thousands of thoughts going through our minds […]
Why Do I Need To Know The Difference Between Feelings And Emotions? People generally use the words “feeling” and “emotion” interchangeably, but there are distinct differences between them. It is important to know the difference as it can make a huge change to your behaviour and your child’s behaviour, […]
Why is it that some people live positive and resourceful lives during adversity and some people remain negative? 66% Of Children Are Facing Emotional Issues (According To My Recent Survey) When I recently surveyed parents to ask what challenges their children under 18 were facing at the moment, two […]
With the sun shining and the summer holidays starting, it is hard not to be in a good mood! What do you have planned with your kids this summer? I would love to share with you 6 fun activities to do with your kids this summer holiday: Make healthy food together – […]
The UK and Europe have been through an emotional rollercoaster over the last few weeks and months approaching the EU referendum, dubbed #Brexit. Now, in the aftermath of the decision to leave Europe, the people of the UK are concerned about the future and what might happen next. The Government […]
Writing a book and growing a business is an all round experience. Not only do you have to think about the work itself, but also about promoting it. Part of that promotion is speaking about my work to spread the word and reach as many people as I can. […]