What do books do for you?
A couple of years ago a friend sent me a scan of a newspaper interview in which Lynda la Plante was talking about books that
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Why getting an answer wrong becomes an invisible problem
In a staff INSET session recently, there was a point on a slide that I didn’t have time to elaborate on. Afterwards, someone in the
It’s more than OK to not feel OK
For Children’s Mental Health Week I have a book giveaway (see HERE) and this important message. Please say this to every young person you
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
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
Boosting Teenage Resilience – new resources for you
Recently I did a popular public webinar on Boosting Teenage Resilience. I demonstrated my own resilience by somehow managing not to cough for well over
What we learnt about students during the pandemic – interview with PSHE lead at Oakham School
I am sure all those of us who don’t work on a daily basis in schools know that the last 18 months have been ‘challenging’,
You affect how others feel – use it well
Last week, the children’s book world lost one if its loveliest stars, the Scottish writer, Cathy MacPhail. I knew Cathy when I lived in Scotland
Worried about going back to school?
Students and teachers often experience anxiety before the new school year starts. Even if you feel positive about your experience of school and have no
Healthy Screen Habits – Introduction
With regret and for reasons outside my control, I have had to cancel my planned webinar, Teens and Screens, which was due to happen on
Ten minute talk on resilience – (WARNING: includes football…)
At the launch of Be Resilient I talked briefly (that was hard!) about what resilience is and gave a super-fast taster of my five building
