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Burnout is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion as a result of excessive and prolonged stress. “Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long” - Michael Gungor. What happens to you? Too much...

For young people, life can feel like a never-ending roller coaster of expectations, emotions and pressure coming at you from every direction. Barnardo’s reported almost half of children and teens aged 12-16 admitted to feeling sad or anxious at...

Does your child sometimes think “poor me” and feel that the whole world is against them? Maybe they think they're unlucky and nothing ever works out right for them? Do they often feel guilty even though they know it wasn’t their...

I was at a recent networking event. As I introduced myself to everyone in the room I used an example of a vision which one of my mum clients created. Two of the mums said ‘that sounded just like my vision!’. It wasn’t theirs, but...

When I was growing up my Dad did his best, he was always saying "parenting doesn’t come with a manual". He tried his best, but he didn’t have a clue. He genuinely believed that enforcing his beliefs and values on us was a necessity, an...

As a mum, I find routines bring order to the chaotic world of bringing up children. Routines give me structure and confidence that what needs to happen will get done. I also find that a good morning routine sets the tone for the day. For children,...

Children love stories, don't they? They like to make them up, illustrate them and bring them to life, often acting them out for you. They love to listen to your stories, about your own childhood and stories you make up and those you read at bed...

Before we talk about change we should look at what where our ideas and expectations have come from. They have come from our environment. Our ideas on parenting come from many sources; our own parents and carers, books and magazines, TV programmes...