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Children’s Mental Health Week – book giveaway
Here’s what I’m doing for Children’s Mental Health Week, Feb 7-13th: 1. Visiting St Helen’s School, Northwood… …to do a whole afternoon workshop with 120

YOU CAN BE RESILIENT workshop for schools – act fast!
If you’re not working in a school or don’t have a school to share this with, delete this, with my apologies for bothering you. However,

Don’t be a helicopter – be a safety-net parent
It’s hard not to be a helicopter parent, isn’t it? My daughters are in their 30s and both are married with a child each but

Don’t be deceived: “Blue Monday” doesn’t exist and has no power over you
“Blue Monday” is an urban myth. You might think the third Monday in January (this is usually The Day, though other dates are available) is

When your teenager seems to hate you
On Twitter the other day, someone copied me into an anguished email from a mother, hoping that I could help: “Relationship with my daughter is

How to support someone going through a bad time
At some point, someone you care about will go through a bad time. You will want to help. You will want to say the right

It’s Mince Pie Monday! (Edited to add: EVERYDAY)
(Edited in celebration of a pre-Christmas baby. Read on…) (And further edited at the end because December went very badly wrong for me and I

Now that I’ve recovered from the shock…
About three months ago, I received an extraordinary email. “Are you sure this is meant for me? It must be a mistake,” I said. But

A FEW DAYS ONLY – free link to my interview
I have a free offer for you – but hurry: it’s till Wednesday only. [EDITED: now Thursday! The lovely organiser/interviewer has just extended it because

Healthy Screen Habits – Part Three
Here is the third and final part of a FREE (for a short time only) mini course on building healthy screen habits for you and

When the reserves of resilience are running dry
You might – or might not – have noticed that I haven’t been here much for the last few weeks. It’s been a tricky time.

Are your teenagers (getting) ready to fly? FREE EVENT
Do you have teenagers who are soon to be leaving home? Or worried about leaving home? Or desperate to leave home but you’re worried whether