Amelia White5 days ago3 minThe Travel bug.....or the search for belonging?This morning I received a message from my 18-year-old daughter who is currently partying away at the Full Moon Party in Thailand. "I...
Amelia WhiteApr 123 minDid going to boarding school help me to run a marathon?This Sunday was Brighton Marathon. The sun shone and the city came alive as residents came out to support and cheer on the runners. As a...
Amelia WhiteMar 152 minWhat 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...
Amelia WhiteJan 234 minHow 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,...
Amelia WhiteJan 33 minHow 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...
Amelia WhiteNov 30, 20212 minWhat age did you leave home?When I first did my counselling training and we were exploring Human Growth and Development, I recall the Tutor asking us, "What age did...
Amelia WhiteOct 31, 20214 minHow having Covid switched back on my Survival Personality...When my lateral flow test was positive and my children's tests were negative, we made the decision for my children to spend the ten days...
Amelia WhiteOct 19, 20212 minDo 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...
Amelia WhiteOct 8, 20213 minWould you choose to put your child in Care?Joy Schaverien has noted that that the definition of children in care seems to fit the child in boarding school. (Boarding School...
Amelia WhiteSep 30, 20212 min"I wouldn't send a dog to Boarding School aged 7." (John Bowlby - Founder of Attachment Theory).John Bowlby's Attachment Theory explains the impact that early childhood relationships and experiences have on our development. He...
Amelia WhiteSep 19, 20213 minHow busy are you?Present-day Boarding School websites proudly tell parents that their timetable of constant activities, especially in the first few weeks...
Amelia WhiteSep 16, 20212 minHow 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...
Amelia WhiteSep 16, 20212 minA 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...
Amelia WhiteSep 16, 20211 minWhat does September evoke for you?Many ex-boarders have spoken of a level of melancholy that comes over them at this time of year. A grief. Their body is reminding them of...