With the blossoms coming and going, I thought I would write about the blossoming tree, currently in full bloom in gardens. Perhaps this year, they wi…

Easter holidays are over, spring officially here - world is singing green and yellow. So why is the mood at home dense and stale like forgotten Chris…

Walking through an East Sussex coastal town at 8 o'clock one Saturday evening in early February, with wind and sleet beating my face, I saw a young b…

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Mothering Sunday is always a celebration of flowers and chocolate as well as a time to be thankful for our own children and to treat or remember our…

Positive parenting is a parenting approach that notices and responds to positive behaviour in children and adolescents, instead of focusing on negati…

Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Throughout life, we face change and cha…

Adolescence and the journey from childhood to adulthood is one of the most rapid phases of development. The changes that occur may appear universal,…

It is commonly known that adversity in childhood is associated with, but not solely the cause of, the development of mental health difficulties. I’ve…

In the early hours of a morning I waved goodbye, once again, to my two eldest sons; one journeying back to the UK, and the other beginning his own ad…

Parenting is one of the most valuable jobs any of us will ever do and yet, despite libraries full of books on the subject, many feel that they are no…

For many the Christmas holidays are a time to share with loved ones, giving and receiving, sharing food and generally having a good time. But for man…