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...

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...

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

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

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...

When I first did my counselling training and we were exploring Human Growth and Development, I recall the Tutor asking us, "What age did...

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...

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...

Joy Schaverien has noted that that the definition of children in care seems to fit the child in boarding school. (Boarding School...

John Bowlby's Attachment Theory explains the impact that early childhood relationships and experiences have on our development. He...

Present-day Boarding School websites proudly tell parents that their timetable of constant activities, especially in the first few weeks...

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...

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...

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...