REVIEW: ‘The Wonder Approach’ by Dr Catherine L’Ecuyer

“Mum, I’m bored. What can I do?” As a parent, I have found this persistent cry deeply irritating – and genuinely confusing. My children are surrounded by toys, books, opportunities and activity books. They have access to a garden and to art materials, to siblings, cuddly toys and bicycles. How, I wonder, can they possibly […]

February 11, 2021 Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Parenting Read More →

Toxic Childhood: how the modern world is damaging our children and what we can do about it

It would be easy to dismiss this book as largely fearmongering, given the attention-seeking title. However, it’s much better than that. What’s it about? A few years ago, Sue Palmer, literacy expert, stepped aside from her day-to-day professional activities and began to examine a range of cultural factors that were having a growing impact on […]

January 26, 2014 Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Parenting Read More →