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Why the WBD list IS a problem
(This article has been moved from my old website, where it was the most-viewed post of 2017, with well over 1000 unique visitors in the
Empathy – non-fiction does it just as well as fiction!
Empathy From the age of around four, when most humans start to develop Theory of Mind (ToM), we learn that two people may not feel exactly the
Listing the Benefits of reading
I was contacted recently by the librarian/reading champion in a prison, saying that he was planning to use my Readaxation Diary during Mental Health Awareness Week. I’m
The Fundamentals of Readaxation
I coined the word readaxation several years ago and many schools, organisations and individuals taken it to their hearts. I’ve had schools create readaxation zones
Positive Pathways in the Brain – practical wellbeing
When we’re born, we have about the same number of neurons (nerve cells) in our brain) as we do now, but we couldn’t do very
Can you work well while listening to music? The truth!
A school librarian told me he was “pretty dismayed at the number of staff that let pupils listen to music on their phones while ‘working’.
Introversion and schools – and me
One of the parts of my talks and training sessions for teachers and parents is about introversion, how it manifests itself and how it is
Why should schools spend time and funds on stress and wellbeing skills?
I sometimes come across people who take the view that we didn’t know about the biology or psychology of stress “in my day” and we
Teenagers and toxic friendships
Below is a shortened, adapted extract from the section on negative friendships in The Teenage Guide to Friends, reproduced here by permission of Walker Books. Note
Peer pressure and group behaviour in teenagers
I have genuinely been surprised just how popular The Teenage Guide to Friends has been amongst parents. Of all my books on adolescence and wellbeing,
Teenage brains and risk
In my talks and in Blame My Brain, I explain that risk is important. It’s biologically programmed into us to take some risks in order
Quick surveys on adolescence, life online and readaxation
A quick reminder of these surveys I’d love you to fill in and/or share. Positively Teenage – How positive are you? This is for 10-18s.
