The Family Angel
Do you have House Rules? Not the ones that say what time the kids should go to bed but the sort of House Rules that say how the family members should treat each other. House Rules for everyone to follow. It is over 3 months since I moved in with my ex husband, Alf, and […]
Well I didn’t expect that!! My sister text me first thing this morning to share her thoughts on what to us was a shocking result. Yes my personal choice was to stay in. Like many I put the television on and for a while started to drown in the enormity of what has happened. I […]
My morning meditation was gently interrupted as the door to my bedroom slowly opened. The ruffled blond curls of a young boy holding a very large furry toy appeared around the door. As he looked up and saw me in my bed his face lit up and he smiled at me. In turn my heart […]
“When you learn to speak no one corrects you when you are wrong. In fact if you say a word wrong for long enough your parents will start saying it your way!” Are you smiling? Can you think of a word that your child said wrongly and you still say it their way? I immedietly […]
I spent Easter weekend with a man I have loved for 40 years ever since we were teenagers. We were together for 10 years, then married for the next 20 and divorced for the last 10. Now life has unexpectedly brought us full circle and we are back together. The added bonus now is that […]
Do you share your child’s excitement and enthusiasm for Halloween and Bonfire Night or are you finding that both occasions challenge your deepest fears about their safety? I have spoken to many Parents like you this week and I am sure you’ll not be surprised to know that many are feeling anxious about the safety […]
“Parents are damaging their children by wanting to live precariously through their achievements and by adding unnecessary pressures in their academic and extra curricular activities” This is a quote from Mr David Hanson the Chief Executive of the Independent Association of Prep Schools which I am sure will be invoking a strong reaction from you […]
I have realised that on both occasions this year when I felt desperately sad because of the loss of one of my horses I suddenly felt a strong desire to declutter my home!! Now to be honest I am not a huge hoarder so it is not a stressful process for me but it did […]