REVIEW: ‘Growing Up Happy’ by Alexia Barrable & Dr Jenny Barnett

As a parent / guardian, you want your children to be happy. More than that, you want them to be able to create their own secure, inner happiness that isn’t dependent upon treats and toys – lovely though a well-timed ice cream can be! How can we do this? The authors believe they have some […]

August 11, 2022 Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Parenting Read More →

When will we have enough?

Miserable winter weather always leads me to crank up the heating, feel guilty about it and read a book about sustainable living. Recently I re-read ‘Enough’, which could be described as a critique of our cluttered lifestyles from an evolutionary psychologist perspective. What’s it about? John Naish, lifestyle writer for The Times, argues that over human […]

February 22, 2014 Book Reviews, Non-fiction Read More →