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School has never been an easy ride for Frankie. She’s always had to try hard to navigate the National Curriculum in her own unique way. With a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder last year, the education system is finally catching up. Yesterday Frankie called me from school to say she had taken a test in …
Dear Frankie, I know I can be a ‘Pushy Mum’ sometimes, I think it just comes naturally to most mothers. We have an innate burning desire to see our children succeed and achieve. I like to think I encourage you to have a go at lots of different things and to try your best, to …
The emotional intelligence of children should never be overlooked, we should never underestimate their inner strength. Children aren’t naive, they are intelligent and intuitive, they absorb information at a tremendous rate and have the ability to see the world as it should be, fair and equal. By design, children are natural born truth tellers, they …
‘Birds Can Fly, Birds Can Fly.’ The language I use in my story telling has been tried and tested throughout my career. A puzzling look on a child’s face has taught me about disconnection. It’s like modern technology buffering until it’s computed the information I wish to share. Defiance, meltdowns and tantrums have taught me …
Dear Frankie, I want you to understand the reasons why I gave you an iPhone 6 at the age of 8 years old. For now, It’s a clock, a calendar and a camera. It’s a TV, a video recorder and a music player. It’s a note book, an encyclopaedia and a diary. When you are …
Dear Frankie, Can we talk about patience? Have you ever heard the saying…? “Patience Is A Virtue” The sentiment in this common phrase is a reflection upon a person’s ability to wait for something. By calling patience a virtue, it leads people to believe an ability to wait without agitation is an admirable quality. However, …
Dear Frankie, Your safety and well being are two of my main priorities and I believe it’s my responsibility to try my very best to prioritise these for you and any other children who come into my care. As a 50 year old woman, I would feel a lot safer in this world if people …
Dear Frankie, Nothing you’ve ever done is naughty. Let me repeat that. Nothing you’ve ever done is naughty. The reason I know this is because I know for a fact that children aren’t naughty. How do I know this as fact? The answer is because all children are born innocent. I’ve always been interested in …
‘Dear Daniel.’ I need your help!!!! Look what’s happening!!! Lots of protective and concerned parents like yourself feel the same way. They are advising their children that standing up for themselves means becoming violent too. My little girl was strangled by a child in her class and do you know how I taught her to …
Dear Frankie, I’m not your friend. I don’t want to collect LOL dolls and I don’t want to wear an Elsa dress when I watch Frozen 2 at the cinema. I want to wear my comfy jeans and a jumper, preferably without a bra. I don’t want to drink Fruit Shoots, Capri Sun’s and Apple …