[60] Teen anxiety: tips for parents and students, with Alex Carling

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  Teen anxiety: tips for parents and students Today we’re talking all about anxiety. I hear of a distressing number of students who experience anxiety and I wanted to get a guest in to help.   About Alex Carling Alex Carling is a qualified and practising psychotherapist who specialises in working with people with anxiety. She […]

[59] Improving your child’s focus and concentration, with Dr. Thomas Dannhauser

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Improving your child’s focus and concentration The ability to concentrate is the key factor in determining overall school, university, and career success. It is, therefore, crucial for health and wellbeing. About Dr. Thomas Dannhauser Dr. Thomas Dannhauser is a medically qualified consultant and research psychiatrist with more than 20 year’s clinical experience in the NHS, […]

[58] Don’t let a learning difference stop you in your tracks with Elisheva Schwartz

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Don’t let a learning difference stop you in your tracks Preparing for GCSEs and A Levels can be incredibly difficult for students with learning differences; the very real pressure to do well can have a detrimental effect. In this episode, I talk to Elisheva Schwartz about how she came to realise her own learning differences […]

What to do when your child won’t listen to your advice

A subject that comes up often from parents, is that of what to do when your child just isn’t listening to your advice on their studies. It can be so frustrating as a parent to see your child making mistakes you know they could have avoided, if only they’d have listened to your advice.   […]

The trouble with Year 10 boys

Do you have a year 10 boy? Or, a boy just starting year 11? If so, you may well be familiar with the sense of stress and panic that many parents feel after year 10 exam results come out. Let’s talk about why these disappointing results are so common, and what you can do to […]

Out of touch with education? Here’s what you need to know…

As a parent, do you feel as though you’re out of touch with education? Perhaps you’re an older parent and you feel you don’t know the modern education system your child is going through right now? It’s something I’ve heard from parents again and again over the last four years, and that it can make them […]

How to stop nagging your child about homework and revision

Many of the parents I work with, particularly those in The Extraordinaries Club, tell me that they’re worried that they are nagging their children too much when it comes to homework and revision. They don’t like nagging, and worry that it will end up damaging their relationship with their child. Do you nag? Why do […]

How to persuade your parents to join The Extraordinaries Club

Maybe you’ve been following my blogs for a while and you’re signed up to my email newsletter. Maybe you hang around my Facebook page or Twitter account hungrily clicking on my tweets to get more inspiration and how-to advice to move you forwards with your exams. And, maybe you’ve been checking out the information page for my membership for […]

How to overcome disagreements with your other half about your child’s studying

I’ve noticed recently that some discussions between parents have centred around what to do when you and your partner disagree on aspects of your children’s studies. It’s hard enough getting teens to stay on task at times, so when parents disagree on things like how much studying their child should be doing, or how they should […]

Behind the Scenes of The Extraordinaries Club

Hopefully you’ll have heard about my membership – The Extraordinaries Club. There is plenty of information about it on my blog, but you might be wondering what the membership site actually looks like once you’re a member. Watch the video below to take a peek inside… Behind the scenes of The Extraordinaries Club When you […]