Taking an adventurous road trip with your family is one of the most fun and inexpensive ways to see all of the amazing things that are located around you, and it’s a great opportunity to let your kids experience a place that is totally different from where you live, without buying costly plane tickets. The […]
Things you shouldn’t say to a menopausal woman
What would you say to your 18-year-old self?
Posh Spice started it with her recent advice to her younger self. Then the Daily Record asked a few writers, including me, if they wanted to share their wisdom. Here’s what I wrote: Dear Ellen YOU’RE 18 and you’ve almost finished your first year at university. While you think you’re invincible and that you […]
How do you help someone with Asperger’s choose a university course?
Boy One is now in sixth year and working very hard towards an impressive batch of exams. In fact, his results would probably be enough to get him into further education without too much effort. I’m very proud of him, he’s doing so much better than anyone could have predicted. He’s an Explorer Scout, he’s […]
Things your children don’t need
Back to offering unrequested advice again. This time parenting advice, like it or not. It’s almost Boy Three’s seventh birthday. (Seven! I know, can you believe it?) So it was necessary to organise a celebration. Interesting how there’s an inverse correlation between the number of children’s birthdays you’ve presided over and the level of […]