I soon discovered that Erica Reischer was not, as I’d thought, contributing to the culture of pressure to be a ‘perfect parent’ (Tip #12 “Great Parents aren’t perfect”) but instead offering a framework for cultivating a respectful and joyful relationship with your children.
Read MoreThe importance of taking away
Columbia University Medical Center has just published some interesting research. Dr Tang looked at 46 children's brains and found that whilst the number of synapses in an non autistic child's brain decreased by about half by adolescence they decreased by only 16% in the brains of a person with autism.
Read MoreBroken eggs and dolphins
I want to share a few lessons that I/we have made over the past years by working with the Son-rise programme and a method called HANDLE, as well as with my own development as a parent/human.
Read MoreWhose way?
It can be really difficult and frustrating to live with someone who really needs to do things their way and in their own timing. We ask ourselves why can't they be more co-operative? Why are they so obsessive and controlling?
Read MoreSweet Sleep
We all know how important sleep is. I know it especially first thing in the morning when it's over.
Read MoreOne Night Out
A year ago, having put my bassoon aside for 20 years my friend encouraged me to pull it out from under the sofa, dust it down and join our local Concert Orchestra.
Read MoreThere's sweet and there's sweet
Our son really loves sweet things.
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