by Julie on July 25, 2010
My daughter, now aged 12, has been at school since she was 5 years old. There was a time when I had a fleeting thought about home education. Without doing the research, I decided that I was not ‘cut out’ to home educate. I now have several friends who educate their young children, and one [...]
by Julie on June 25, 2010
Some people think that Drama lessons are a luxury, not really ‘relevant’, or not important enough to ‘indulge’ in. Drama teacher, Mary Spink, sees things differently.
I interviewed Mary, at school in East Sussex. The interview is just over 1o mins long.
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I’d love to hear your comments, and any thoughts you have [...]
Today, my guest, Denny Hagel, co-author of “The Law of Attraction: The Next Generation”, writes about teaching your children the Law of Attraction. Denny is co-owner of Innovative Parenting LLC, home to the “Missing Secret to Parenting”, a company dedicated to helping parents empower their children with an understanding of the law of attraction at work [...]
by Julie on April 20, 2010
‘Lone parent’, ‘Single parent’, whatever the label, it seems that one parent households are on the increase.
‘The Office for National Statistics said children in the UK were three times more likely to live in one-parent households than they were in 1972.’ BBC
Today I talk to Hugh Sandie, about his experience of parenting his daughter Amelia, [...]
by Julie on April 4, 2010
I’ve been reading a book written by David Hemery, Olympic gold medalist. It’s called ’How to help children find the champion within themselves’. It’s a great little book; full of guidance for bringing out the best in our children.
The book contains a letter that David Hemery wrote to the athletes taking part in the Sydney games. [...]