Are you really keeping your children out of the divorce?

Parents Arguing Sad Children

Are you really keeping your children out of the divorce?

The answer is most likely to be No. Even those that think they are putting their children’s needs first are most likely not, because it takes great strength of character and emotional awareness to do so, and unfortunately most adults do not have the skills or the proper support to do this.

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My article for Green Parent Magazine – How to make the switch from school to home education

How to make the switch from school to home education Katie Olliffe took a long and painful journey to home education with her eldest son. Here she describes their journey By Katie Olliffe 06th October 2016 I REMEMBER MY SON’S FIRST day of school vividly. I still have the obligatory photo of him in his … Read more

Why I try not to shout at my children

I I have spent the entire day feeling seriously cheesed off. I am annoyed with myself.  I am tired, currently working nights and I spent my previous evening off attempting to engage in conversation with some people on facebook that had a different opinion to me – Yep – I chose that – instead of … Read more

Camp La Linière , Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk

Update: since writing this blog, emailing and tweeting the Mayor of Grande-Synthe, Damien Carême has tweeted me to say:- We will have a new one (Woman’s Centre) very soon ! I’ve found a foundation who will offer new women center to all women & children of La Liniere What would it take for you to … Read more

Motherhood or Stock Replenishment??

New Year reflections have caused me to recognise that for one reason or another, mainly that huge, overwhelming thing called ‘life’ I have started to lose sight of many of my parenting values and goals and my own personal goals in recent months. Of late I have begun to feel very overwhelmed and much like … Read more

Tell me a good birth story – Guest blog!

Two and a half years after my son’s premature birth I found myself pregnant again. Having suffered postnatal depression and post traumatic shock after my first birthing experience I was nervous that it would affect my second, especially since I knew the impact that fear can have on labour and birth. I was also worried … Read more

I’ve had it with Positive Birth! – I wanna quit – but I WILL NOT!

It was around December 2012 myself and my friend and colleague were inspired to set up Tell me a good birth story, East Cambs. Following our Doula training course, full of motivation We found out about the wonderful website http://www.tellmeagoodbirthstory.com/ – founded by Natalie Meddings that was to link mums to be with mamas that … Read more