Do you know people who calmly swan around life without anything bothering them? Child meltdowns just seem to go over their heads. They bounce through a busy day with lightness and humour. Annoying aren’t they? Staying calm when you don’t feel it is an art, and the good news is that, using some techniques from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), you too can learn this art of serene calmness…
London Mums caught up with Education and Childcare Minister Sam Gymiah to discuss the outcome of the 30 hours free childcare consultation. This Q&A contains important information for all families with pre-schoolers children.
What childcare support does the government already offer to parents?
SG: We are already doing lots to help families with childcare because we know it is vital to you…
People can be prosecuted for neglect if they leave children on their own and something goes wrong. This is a highly contentious issue and one that becomes even more complicated when contemplating when a child is old enough to be left in charge of other children and babysit.
Rospa and the NSPCC both have published guidance as to when a child is considered ready to babysit, their advice can be found…
Do you find it hard to say no? If so you are probably someone who wants to help others and likes to be needed but you are also probably a bit over stretched and maybe end up resenting all of the time you give away to others. The problem many people have with saying no is that they don’t want to offend or upset people, or they are afraid it will damage the relationship in some way. Neuro…
Do you plan how to give feedback to your kids, or anyone else in your life? Often we don’t, and it might not be received – well. It’s true when we are frustrated, or irritated by something we tend to just say something, and it all comes out wrong. In Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) we study the impact our language has on other people, how the brain actually processes language and this…
When your child or an adult you know flips out, melts down or lashes out, shouts how do you know what’s really going on – and how to deal with it calmly and compassionately?
We can all overreact sometimes and when it happens to someone we love it’s hard to know what to do for the best, these extreme reactions often trigger our own. If this is you, someone you work with or someone you…
Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) this year comes early on 6th March. So I find myself reflecting on the significance of motherhood in my life and in my fellow mums’ lives too.
Mum, mamma, Mutter etc. In whatever language this small word carries a big meaning for all of us. That meaning partly depends on how we feel about our own mothers and grandmothers and also what our communities…
From expensive dinners to designer clothes, there are many ways you can spend your hard-earned money. While there’s nothing wrong with splurging occasionally as a result of all the hard work you put in every week, there are some things that are worth spending on apart from the usual material things.
A study done by the Harvard Business School titled “Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits…
As a psychotherapist, I’ve worked with many children and parents who’ve found themselves at the mercy of cyberbullies. The abuse is more common and unrelenting than you might think.
According to the CyberSmile Foundation, 55% of children in 2015 had experienced online bullying, but if you need more evidence just look at the increase in awareness events. November is Anti-Bullying month, with…
This Summer I attended a very inspirational event filled with new authors whom I would describe ‘writers from the heart’, i.e. people whose lives have been touched by dramatic events and have consequently written books inspired by their feelings. One of these writers from the heart who touched me as a mother is Carmella B’Hahn. This is her story told in her own words. Read them and…