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Tolerating Intolerance or being Intolerant of tolerance??
October 22, 2015I find I must agree with this statement by Princess Diana – it seems to me that in many ways we have become intolerant as a society in ways that can be very damaging to individuals. I was at a check out in a shop the other day when the rather elderly lady in front […]
Away With Worry
October 19, 2015We all do it and we all know it doesn’t actually achieve much at all. There is a quote that says “Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair – it gives you something to do but you doesn’t get you anywhere!” – well nowhere that’s positivethat’s for sure. What worry does is to Keep us awake […]
Upcoming Courses
October 15, 2015Just to let you know about some courses that we’ll be running in the Bedford area in the next month or so 5th November 10am – 1pm MIND SET MAGIC A half Day workshop where you will learn how your mind set can sabotage your success AND how to fix that so if you want […]
MInd Set – Magic or Madness
October 13, 2015There is a lot of talk about ‘mind sets’ at the moment, and for good reason. Mind sets are simply what we believe in, what we see as true and these mind sets can have a great impact on our lives. We often se it with children, they think they can’t do something so get […]
Helping Children Be Ready to Read
October 2, 2015Most parents want their children to be readers and we get lots of questions about how best to help very small children to be ready to read so here’s a few principles. A Story In Portugal recently we had some Portuguese lessons, I wasn’t looking forward to it because I have not had good experiences […]
How to Handle those Tricky conversations with Children
September 23, 2015It’s something every parent has to face at some point with their children- having one of those tricky conversations. Often it’s a time that is difficult for parents too – times when a relative or friend has died, there is news of a serious illness, a relationship break up,redundancy or an unexpected house move, but […]
Supporting Your Children’s Education
September 18, 2015Parents often ask what they can do to support their child’s learning – so I thought it would be useful to put a few ideas for parents here. Obviously sometimes tuition can be really helpful, especially if your child is experiencing problems or they are falling behind a bit but there are many other things […]
Enjoying stores – to encourage reading
September 12, 2015Most parents want their children to read – well it begins when they are very small by making sure that they enjoy stories and of course that is down to the parents, or people who read regularly to them. Here’s a few tips to make sure reading a story is fun for both the adult […]
7 Strategies to Help You Deal With Negativity
August 23, 2015If you are striving to be successful, and most of us are in some area of our lives, then it is important to surround ourselves with positivity. But many of us know that can be tough. It is amazing how often people can be negative. Often this is just what we don’t need, many of […]
4 Good Reasons to Get Reading
August 9, 2015When it’s summer and holiday time one of the things that many people enjoy is a good read. Of course lots of people read every day, whether they are on holiday or not but others find it’s when they are away from work that they can rally enjoy losing themselves in a good book. As […]