The first thing you probably asked yourself when you read the title is ‘What is Global Development Delay (GDD)? I’ve never heard of it.’ The second thing you probably thought was ‘Oh my, that sounds bad.’ Or ‘Oh my, that sounds interesting.’ The third thing you probably did[…]

I still remember the time when I was 11 years of age, and loved singing and sang at every opportunity. A talent show was coming up at the local community centre and my mother enrolled me to sing. I thoroughly practiced a beautiful song my mother wrote for[…]

  Self-belief in children is crucial, as it determines what they think they can and can’t do. A lack of self-belief can limit the things they do or even try to do and it generally leads to poor results.  Whereas children with a strong self-belief in themselves will[…]

A child with a healthy self-esteem is one who generally has a can do attitude. He/she is willing to give things a go and feels good about themselves. In contrast, a child with poor self-esteem has a hard time finding solutions to problems and when faced with new[…]

I first heard the question “How do you eat an elephant?” about two decades ago in my corporate life. “One bite at a time” seemed an uninspiring answer for an ambitious marketer looking out for the latest hot management theory. Little did I know, it would become one[…]

More schools are becoming aware of the importance of helping children transition from primary to secondary school and how vast the change in environment can feel for some pupils. There is often some distinct sensory differences between the two environments. Primary schools tend to be quieter, with less[…]

Aside from the physical health risks posed to obese children, the emotional risks are obvious. Anyone who thinks that it is the responsibility of other children to become more tolerant is probably morally correct, though living in an unachievable fantasy. Children cannot help but say what they see,[…]

I recently worked with a young woman who counted the days down until she was 17 so that she could learn to drive, yet now she had reached that magical age she was overcome with fear and anxieties about taking her driving test. This is the person who[…]