How can parents support their child with dyslexia? – Neil Alexander-Passe
Neil Alexander- Passe, author of Dyslexia and Mental Health, talks about the different ways that parents can support their child with dyslexia who may be…
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What is death? And how can we help children understand it? – Marian Carter
In this extract from Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement, Marian Carter draws upon her experience as a chaplain who has worked…
Read an extract from Sophie Ashton’s The Secrets of Successful Adoptive Parenting
In this extract from The Secrets of Successful Adoptive Parenting, Sophie Ashton discusses how it is perfectly normal to feel emotionally overwhelmed soon after your child moves…
The emotional and behavioural challenges of adoptive parenting – Sophie Ashton
In this article Sophie Ashton, author of The Secrets of Successful Adoptive Parenting, talks reassuringly about the emotional challenges of adopting a child. It is quite common…
Read Brian Conley’s story from Creative, Successful, Dyslexic – out now in paperback
Entertainer, actor and singer Brian Conley reveals the difficulties that dyslexia presented him with at school growing up, and how he channelled his dyslexia to work…
Pooky Knightsmith: Three good reasons to write bad poetry
You don’t need to be a poet to write poetry, and you don’t need to write ‘good’ poetry to get a lot out of it. …
Read an exclusive extract from Alison Thompson’s ‘The Boy from Hell’
For Alison, life with her son Daniel sometimes seemed like an endless torrent of disobedience, backchat, rudeness, name-calling and aggression. Upon starting school, where his…
Paolo Hewitt describes the talk he gave about growing up in Burbank Children’s Home
Paolo Hewitt, author of But We All Shine On and The Looked After Kid, was in Woking last week, the town of the children’s home in which he…
We talked to Veronica Bidwell about her new book, ‘The Parents’ Guide to Specific Learning Difficulties’
Packed full of advice and practical strategies for parents and educators, this book is a one-stop-shop for supporting children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs). We…
Diana Hudson provides useful exam time tips for parents whose child has a Specific Learning Difficulty
Specific learning Difficulties (SpLDs) include conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, attention deficit disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Exam time is stressful for…