20th February 2010
At Perform we talk a lot about the benefits of drama in terms of child development; we tend to break it down to the four Cs: Confidence; Communication; Concentration and Coordination. Whilst of course…
5th February 2010
We all want our children to be confident, but some children struggle. At Perform I speak to many parents who are concerned about how little confidence their children have. Some are sceptical that a…
29th January 2010
Eating out should be fun, right?. Sadly, I know some parents who've given up on eating out with their children altogether as they've found the experience entirely too much of a trauma to bother…
24th January 2010
Most children love music, whether it's singing nursery rhymes complete with actions (of course), having a little dance or even listening to something more soothing before they go to sleep. My Mum…
17th January 2010
I'm sure you'll have seen on the news the dreadful situation that the survivors of the Haiti earthquake are now facing. In an effort to help a group of bloggers have set up a just giving page…
15th January 2010
With the latest furore around packed lunches - just 1% meeting the basic nutritional standards apparently; I can't help but feel that as parents we're set for yet another bashing. I agree wholeheartedly…
6th January 2010
Well, it's a brand new year, and (for some at least) I'm guessing that New Year's resolutions are front of mind. They certainly are on the Supernanny website, where they've compiled…
29th December 2009
Again, this week I thought I'd share one of my own experiences as a parent. With newborns it can be really difficult to get into a bedtime routine which works for both you, and the baby. Most parents…
19th December 2009
This week I thought I'd share a story about my own experiences as a Mum. Our son was 23 months when I brought our daughter home for the first time. Now, there are lots of different opinions over…
11th December 2009
Parenting is a funny old game. Rewarding good behaviour, rather than bad is something which we all try to do, and I'd suggest that, broadly speaking at least, it's something which most of us…
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