Families

There are certain things that you can do to help keep your child safe and well online. Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg has put together the following advice so that you can protect your child from the assoc... Read More

Managing change is something we have always needed to prepare our children for in the past.  Living through a pandemic has demonstrated that as human beings, we are incredibly adaptable.  A... Read More

I spoke with a friend who is just about to go off on maternity leave with her second child and during our chat she mentioned that she feels so much more relaxed this time around. We spoke about ... Read More

I’ve been involved in several unrelated conversations recently which led me to begin thinking about recruiting young people after full-time education, in 2021 and beyond.  More specificall... Read More

In this new chapter of juggling home-schooling on top of full time remote work and managing the household chores, there is a lot of stress on families. Mindfulness, very simply, is the practice of in... Read More

As lockdown restrictions continue we know our children and young people are online more and more and keeping children safe online is a top priority. So much of teenage relationships take place &ldquo... Read More

Sarah Lyons, an Executive Coach at the Executive Coaching Consultancy shares her advice on how best to manage the transition back to working life after taking a break, whether following materni... Read More

We all know anger is DESTRUCTIVE and shouting at our children just doesn’t work, so how do we remain calm and carry on? You know the drill. You make steely vows to yourself that you will d... Read More

The following is an excerpt from parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith's  ‘The Starting School Book: How to choose, prepare for and settle your child at school’ (Piatkus, 2020) .... Read More

The next return to school will be like none other. Most children have been learning from home for months here in the UK. Some went back in whole or in part at the end of last term. Some have not been... Read More

So there’s a lot of fear about. LOTS of fear. Of course we need to keep ourselves safe - wear masks in shop, wash our hands, follow guidelines about returning to school etc. But we don’t ... Read More

School is drawing to a close, lockdown is easing, but most of us are still working from home, and the prospect of six weeks trying to entertain teenagers without giving in to a total screen fest, may... Read More

We are living through an unprecedented time for us all. The Covid-19 virus and the collective determination to slow and stop it’s spread amongst us, has led to a significant rapid and sustained... Read More

Have you noticed a change in your child’s behaviour during the COVID 19 pandemic? Are they more clingy than usual? Are they struggling to sleep? You’re not alone! A survey carried out by ... Read More

Supporting our older friends and family John McGeachy, Campaigns Officer at Age UK London, shares advice and suggestions for supporting older people during this period of Covid-19 .  ... Read More