I would like to revisit the topic of bullying which I touched upon a few months ago. Before I go and give you tips on what to do if your child is being bullied (which I will do in Part II of this post), I’d like to take this opportunity to look at bullying from [...]
Parents whose children have been diagnosed with forms of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) will be keen to read the recent Los Angeles Times article, “New research fuels skepticism (and questions) about those ADHD diagnoses”. The article points out that a study out of Finland found: It is the can’t-sit-still kids — the stereotype of the “ADHD [...]
As our first “Ask Parentology” post, I’d like to address a topic that I often hear from parents and that was featured recently in the New York Times blog Motherlode: At what age should a child start working? Is it their “job” to pay for the extras, or even the necessities, in their lives? Or [...]
Prompted by my daughter’s desire to learn how to play tennis this summer, I decided to pick up a racket after a break of about ten years. We were fortunate to connect with the former Turkish national tennis team coach, a jovial and easygoing man. Amelia immediately loved his coaching style, which made her work [...]
Our Autumn Courses are rapidly approaching and we’d like to invite you and your friends to one of our four locations in September and October. We’ll be running courses in Egypt, London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi so reserve a space at a location that is convenient for you! Click here to register. Dates: 20-22 September [...]
Our daughter was about 7-years-old when we took a trip to San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. It was my first time to the area and my memories of the place are filled with images of great food and weather. During that trip we visited several excellent restaurants and food stands. One in particular sticks out in [...]