Clippings Parenting Help! I’m drowning in kids’ craft – Essential Kids – June 2017 When I was a kid I made my mum a personalised paperweight for her desk. It was essentially a stick. I thought that it looked a bit like a ..
Clippings Current Affairs Parenting Is Shaken Baby Syndrome A Myth or Murder? – Marie Claire – May 2017 At 2.30am on December 4, 1998, Lorraine Harris’ Yorkshire home was quiet and still. Clambering out of bed, the 28-year old Australian-born..
Clippings Parenting Why babying your youngest is not always a bad thing – Essential Kids – April 2017 She runs to me and I stoop down to catch her in my arms before lifting her up. We hold the embrace and I move her to my hip as she chatter..
Clippings Parenting There is nothing harmless about IVF sex selection – Daily Life – April 2017 When my daughters were younger I made friends with another mum at swimming lessons. Her kids, two boys, were around the same age as mine, ..
Clippings lifestyle Parenting Why I took my daughters, aged 5 and 7, to see Adele – Daily Life – March 2017 On Saturday night I took my two young daughters to see Adele (along with 95 thousand others). It was their first concert and meant to be a..
Clippings Parenting How the hardest hour of my week gave me a new appreciation for teachers – Essential Kids – November 2016 When I was a kid, having my mum or dad come into my school to help out was a spectacular treat. I hadn’t reached the age where my parents ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting The Red Letters changing the face of dyslexia – Essential Kids – October 2016 When I was 11, I cheated on a spelling test. Our teacher was on the warpath, and anyone who failed the test was going to be in serious tro..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Birth injury is shockingly common – so why aren’t we talking about it? – Essential Baby – September 2016 We all know that childbirth isn’t an entirely risk free process. However, given that we are fortunate enough to live in both the 21st cent..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting How can parents tackle the self-esteem crisis threatening young girls – Essential Kids – September 2016 When I read that as many as 34% of 10 to 15 year-old British girls are unhappy with their appearance my heart sank. There was nothing new ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Social dyslexia: how to know when shyness is something more – Essential Kids – September 2016 These days we are all familiar with the term dyslexia and what it means for children that have it. But that hasn’t always been the case. W..
