I was six years old in 1950 and I was standing behind my brother Bill in the family’s workshop watching him make a coarse fishing rod....

George was born to a very poor family. His father, a cripple from WWII, was often having to tolerate being laughed at as he dragged his...

During my time at Dean Close School, I was keen to embrace a ‘shell’ of a shooting team, comprised of students who had been engaged in...

In the 1970s and early 80s, Graeme was generally to be found in the sports hall of the King’s Langley Rudolf Steiner school. A large...

I was born to a very poor family. My father, a cripple from WWII, was often laughed at as he dragged his injured leg along the street in...

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

So much has changed and happened this year, in such a short space of time. The year feels like it has gone in a matter of weeks but, in...

DESMOND. - Pilot. I was a very damaged and sensitive child when I first met Graeme Whiting. Through his disciplined approach, time and...

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...