REFLECTIONS: THE BLOG

REFLECTIONS: THE BLOG

How might intimate relationships be impacted by Boarding School Trauma?

To cope with the huge attachment loss that a child is subjected to at an early age when they are sent to boarding school, many children learn to...

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Do you give yourself permission to be ill?

At the end of last week, I tested positive for Covid 19.

I then found myself having to tell friends, family, clients, students and all whom I had...

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How do children manage puberty in boarding school?

Going through puberty is a difficult time for teenagers.  Your body starts to change, hairs start sprouting, you start to sweat more, your...

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What type of Survival Personality did you embrace at boarding school?

This week, those taking part in my Boarding School Awareness Course started to recognise how they adapted themselves to fit in with their peer...

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A Bereaved Child

Many young children will be feeling "homesick" over these next few weeks as they are left by their parents to begin life at their new institutions....

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How was your first day at school?

What are your memories of your first day at school?

Many ex-boarders can find this question hard to answer. Often it can take time to recall, and...

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