I am by no means an expert – just a fellow parent in the trenches and, since kids fight dirty, I thought I would share some hard earned strategies. Some, you may already know, some, may be new, but I have found that these ideas work in the real world
Read more“One in five girls aged14-15 skip lunch and more than a third of girls aged 10-11 say they would like to lose weight, rising to nearly two thirds of those between 14and 15.. 17%do not eat breakfast, 19%have no lunch” from an article in the Times, following a survey by
Read more“Ooooh he’s just like a teddy bear! Sooo fluffy! I bet you just want to cuddle him all the time!” yelps my friend Natalie as she meets my fluffy, teddy bear-like golden retriever pup for the first time. Well no, actually, because I value the use of my arms and
Read moreMy way of life in Spain, is very different from the UK. The same problems are here. Alcohol, drugs, sex, claw hand, caused by the constant holding of a mobile phone… But, the lifestyle is very different and teenagers have a ball. Although kids are with you constantly and living
Read moreSometimes I feel sorry for my teenagers; yes I really do. I live in a tiny Spanish village in the hills of Southern Spain. I am the only British person in the village. My husband is Spanish and so are my kids. My children have grown up with their
Read moreBlast from the past As I looked at my teenage daughter, with a mix of despair and pride, I quickly realised she is a lot like I was as a teenager. Except she has the confidence to be in your face about who she is and how she is.
Read moreI have spent much time cultivating this loving, caring, open relationship with my children. I have let them know, repeatedly, that they could tell me anything. Unlike my own mother, I smugly mused, I would be approachable and responsive. And how do my children reward me: they tell me the
Read moreI’m not sure how it happened, but we’re getting a dog. My 14-year-old son has been campaigning for months for a canine familiar. I found it very hard to believe that this boy, his preferred location his bedroom, curtains shut even in summer, attention focused firmly on PC (mainly
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