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Navigating the social dynamics of childhood and adolescence can be tricky, especially when it comes to mean girl behavior. As parents, we want to empower our daughters to handle these situations with confidence and kindness while protecting their mental well-being. Here’s a guide to helping your daughter deal with mean girl friendships.   1. Create aContinue reading “How to Help Your Daughter Navigate Mean Girl Friendships”

Happy new year guys, it’s that time of the year again! The kids are back to school.  Today I would like to share some practical tips you can do at home to help your kids with their learning.  Just like everything in life, it needs planning. I’m sure you remember this phrase “if you failContinue reading “PRACTICAL TIPS ON HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD WITH THEIR LEARNING AT HOME”

MONEY TALK WITH MY GRANDAUGHTER! Here is a quick story of how I taught my six year old granddaughter about money.  So this Christmas I had the opportunity of spending some time with my daughter and her family in Manchester.  So during my visit my daughter asked me to have a money talk with myContinue reading “MONEY TALK WITH MY GRANDAUGHTER!”

I am learning everyday on how to change my approach  from treating him like a child to nurturing  a supportive, respectful, and collaborative relationship. This is hard for me at the beginning, but I am now learning everyday that my role is no longer to direct his life but to offer guidance when he asked.Continue reading “WHAT I AM LEARNING FROM PARENTING MY YOUNG ADULT SON.”

We all want the best for our kids.  It’s really common for children to want something right now and not have to wait for it.  However, as they say, the future belongs to those who wait.  Research have shown that the ability to delay gratification is really important skills to teach children Children need toContinue reading “TEACH YOUR CHILD GRATIFICATION. “

So the other day I read about an incident in a local school that involved a black 13 year old and a girl.  I don’t know the full story or the back story.  But the school claimed the boy was  ‘trouble’ and he was always causing problems in school and eventually he was expelled fromContinue reading “TEACH YOUR CHILD HOW TO HANDLE THEIR EMOTIONS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!”

Hello parents, today’s post is for any parents that have teenagers in Year 11.  Please try your best to encourage them to study hard and smart this year!  This year is very extremely crucial for them because they will be sitting for their GCSEs in a few months. To all our Year 11 students, bestContinue reading “DEAR YEAR 11, PREPARING FOR GCSEs (Academic Success Tips)”

I have been asked this question a lot of times by parents. My simple answer to them is always YES!  It does and I also tell them that if they don’t think it works they should wait until their precious little ones turn into teenagers. 😊 They will be forced to either be gentle orContinue reading “DOES POSITIVE/GENTLE PARENTING REALLY WORK?”

HANDLING 11 PLUS DISAPPOINTMENT!   I have been receiving calls from parents about the 11-plus exam results.  Some are good, some not so good. So today I decided to talk to those parents whose kids didn’t pass the exam.  I believe that if they didn’t get in it’s just because the school wasn’t right for them,Continue reading “MY CHILD DID NOT “PASS” THE 11 PLUS EXAMS! (What Now?) “

I’m going to be completely honest here. When my son turned 16 that was when he gave me a lot of challenges. A lot.  But what I’ve learned is that you have to tell them right from wrong, let them make some decisions themselves even if they’re bad decisions, explain the consequences of those decisionsContinue reading “HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH YOUR TEENAGER WHEN THEY DON’T LISTEN TO YOU ANYMORE AND THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT LIFE? “