As a daily reader of the world news, in particular those items which apply to childhood and education, my passions, I rarely find...

I am waiting for my regular visit from Leo, my grandson. I am always excited to spend time with him and when I hear the sound of his...

Today, the ‘A’ level results were made available to tens of thousands of young people who have waited patiently to see if they have...

Young people in British and world society are falling foul of some of the quite ridiculous rules of the Health and Safety Executive! I am...

Our world changes day-by-day, and in the words of the eminent sociologist, Anthony Giddens, ‘the world changes every thirty seconds more...

During my ‘thirties I spent a great deal of time fishing, writing in a number of magazines, catching some very big fish and inventing...

One-third of all teenagers claimed to have been unconscious from binge drinking in the last year (BBC ‘The Big Question’ today). One...

I am intrigued to read, almost daily, that a majority of children are able to behave in a way that seems to be contrary to what we would...

Treatment. According to scientists, there is no cure for dyspraxia but there are many strategies that can help. Occupational therapists...

DO LABELS HAVE A PLACE HANGING AROUND THE NECK OF YOUNG CHILDREN? I am very interested in the removal of labels from children who may...

Today, I was in a local town with my family and I noticed many people, adults and children, walking around the town looking for...

While I was typing this new book, I received a ‘phone call from a desperate mother who told me she could no longer manage her son and...

Human beings have a conscious and unconscious brain. As the world changes day-by-day, and in the words of a modern-day sociologist, ‘the...

A few years ago, I visited a large school in Gloucester and spoke to a man cleaning up the school grounds after the school-day had ended....

‘Life in Likes’: our approach to protecting today’s children from the social media revolution. In this week’s national news, it was...

Many of the games watched also degrade women, and the so-called censors have a lot to answer for. We should have intelligent, knowing...

When I was a schoolboy, I used to ask my teachers about things I didn’t understand, and the response they gave me to those questions...

This week (November 2019) the newspapers have been full of details of tens of thousands of young children, teenagers and undergraduates...

AN EXPERIENCE. OVERLOADING THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND OF THE YOUNG? Today, I was in a local town with my family and I noticed many people,...

T H E P R O C E S S A question is asked of a child, such as might be asked in class. EXAMPLE. THE...