24th April 2015
I’m passionate about children being confident when they speak in public and it’s something that we are very committed to at Perform. We have numerous exercises that we play with the children…
10th April 2015
I came across an article yesterday by Spanish paediatrician Carlos Gonzalez and its title, “What to do if your child won’t eat” grabbed me because I have two extremely picky little eaters…
17th March 2015
In the words of Roald Dahl's, Matilda, Sometimes, you have to be a little bit naughty. We’re all a little bit naughty sometimes so it figures that our children are too. But, when…
17th February 2015
One of my friends has just been told that her child has Sensory Processing Disorder. Sensory Processing Disorder is when children find it hard to handle the information their senses take in. It typically…
26th January 2015
. I read this article recently which discusses how parents bribe their children with computer time. I have to say that it did rather resonate with me as I am definitely guilty of using my iPad to…
8th January 2015
. I know plenty of very bright musicians but does learning to play a musical instrument at an early age actually help with brain development?. Or is it simply that parents who…
11th December 2014
I have quite a lot of theatre trips planned for my kids this Christmas and with the panto season in full swing I thought I’d post the blog I wrote a few years ago about top tips for taking children…
27th November 2014
As a parent of two young children (5 & 7) I am aware that sometimes they do spend a bit too much time than I’d like on the iPad. But I've always taken the view that, providing you supervise…
11th November 2014
I come from Wales which is often dubbed The Land of Song. Singing is a huge part of our culture and daily life. I was therefore delighted to read this piece in Time magazine which claims that group singing…
28th October 2014
Do you have a view about education? Most of us do. What is education for? How does it help our children? There are many politicians with extremely strong views about education. Are they right? Do they know…
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Raising a confident voice: how to boost your child's public speaking skills