Over the years, since I took early retirement when my beloved daughter Jay was very ill and in a life-threatening condition, I’ve spent much time writing… Teaching in early primary years, age 5 – 7, in…
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Where does time go?
Where does time go? A question I’ve asked so many times over my lifetime as I’ve struggled to fit in everything I’ve got to/would like to do, … paid work, plus preparations for work and…
Practical workshops and presentations
Amazing how experience in one area of life can prove useful in a completely different situation… Following much experience working with children 5 – 12 years from a rich variety of backgrounds, through very tough…
Workshops and Presentations
Communication One of my main interests over many years has been in communication – how to build effective communication between individuals, within families and other home groups, professional/family and other groups of people, all individual, who work together…
The ancient tree at Macduff : My poem published recently in Leopard Magazine
Really delighted that this month Leopard Magazine published my poem Tree, written a few years ago when I often walked near Macduff in a deserted valley and loved to visit the ancient tree at different…
Using rewards strategically
Life continues really busy as Janet Treasure, Anna Crane and I continue on revision of ‘Skills-based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder’ – this morning I’ve been revising Chapter 9, hope to…
Book launch…
I’m already preparing for my Aberdeen book launch and presentation – 7 p.m. on Wednesday 12th November 2014 at Waterstones Union Bridge Bookshop. I hope lots of folk will accept my invitation to come along…