Author Archives: Debbie Kinghorn
I watched a clip this week on the BBC News of Donald Trump “listening” to family and friends of those who lost their lives in the recent school massacres in the USA. After the “listening” period, President Trump then went on to suggest how American schools can stop[…]
Read MoreHave you ever been in a room full of people and felt like you were on the outside looking in? Feeling everyone else has something in common that you don’t know about? Or perhaps like they’re speaking a language you don’t understand? You may feel you don’t have[…]
Read More“‘I can’t believe you let them control you like that.’ They were the last words my mum said to me before I walked out last week.” My new client, Emma, continued to tell her story. “I was so angry with her, how dare she say those things to[…]
Read MoreThe Times and the NSPCC joined forces to release a video to help parents talk to their children about terrorism. This was prompted by over 370 young people contacting Childline to discuss their concerns following the Paris attacks in November 2015. You can see the video at: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/nspcc/[…]
Read MoreI recently read an article in The Independent entitled “Head teachers say mental health issues among children are a growing problem in schools” The article explains that these results annual results, published by an organisation called The Key, a national information service for schools, showed a 53% increase (from[…]
Read MoreI’ve seen a variety of children this week, with different life experiences, different ages and with very different parents, however there have been two thing in common with all of them, it’s been the second week back at school and they’ve all displayed various levels of what I[…]
Read MoreI’ve just finished watching an episode of The Wright Stuff, broadcast on Wednesday 26th June 2013. http://www.channel5.com/shows/the-wright-stuff/episodes/episode-123-49 One of the topics for discussion was “Can you teach confidence?” following reports that a school in London is teaching children comedy in order to make them more confident people. The[…]
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