New toys and expensive parties aren’t the best way to show a child love – Jane Evans
In this article, Jane Evans reflects upon her new book Cyril Squirrel Finds Out About Love to discuss how we can help children aged 2-6 learn about the…
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Creative, Successful, Dyslexic book launch
The launch of Margaret Rooke’s Creative, Successful, Dyslexic in paperback at Newham bookshop last Thursday was a celebration of the determination, creativity and outlook that…
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…
Secret, secret – keep or tell?
In a child’s mind, keeping secrets can be exciting, as well as a huge burden. It may not always be clear to them what’s a…
How Ollie got his superpowers
Courage, Bravery and Calm are just a few of Ollie’s superpowers – this is the backstory of how Ollie became a key part of Alison Knowles helping…
An interview with Lisa Carne about home education and her new book ‘Natural Curiosity’
We spoke to Lisa Carne about her experience of moving her two children from mainstream schooling to home education, and learning through the lens of nature…
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 extract from Lisa Carne’s “Natural Curiosity: Educating and Nurturing Our Children at Home”
Natural Curiosity is a warm and contemplative insight into one family’s experience of moving from mainstream schooling to home education, and learning through the lens of…