After what has been a bizarre year, I wanted to wish all my readers, social media followers and podcast listeners a very happy Christmas. May Christmas 2020 be COVID-free, peaceful and bring some light to what is proving to be a challenging time for us all.
Kate Clanchy’s Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me took me by surprise. It may be that I’d misunderstood something in the accompanying media release, but I thought this was going to be a funny and witty set of anecdotes based on Clanchy’s 30 years of working in the classroom.
Christmas is not an easy time for anyone who has an eating disorder. This year, among all the anxiety caused by COVID-19, things could be especially tough.
How is a parent to react when their child gets in trouble at school? How much should you worry? Is it just a part of growing up? Should you be more concerned if your child goes through their school career without getting in trouble at all?
I want you to imagine you’ve just spent two hours listening to some incredibly experienced academics raking over what is, in effect, your life experiences. That’s what I’ve just experienced at the launch of a book called Sharing Care. It’s a book that explores the experiences of men who either share the care of their
