I love Christmas (if you haven’t guessed that already) and just as much as I love the lights, the tinsel, Santa and all the decorations, I also love the intensity of it all. But I recognise this can be challenging and sometimes painful for families where, seeing each other once or twice a year is …
I love this time of year and I love the magic that kids experience through Christmas. It truly is the best time of year. And yet with gifts to buy, shows on offer, grottos and markets galore, the budget can certainly get stretched at this time of year. In fact, we barely make it to …
I’ve banged on before about how much representation matters. From buying dolls to choosing books to the movies your children watch, seeing themselves reflected in their everyday is so important for a child’s self esteem and for their aspirations to believe that they can achieve anything. So, as part of that series, we are bringing you the …
Halloween is next week and while I’m thinking of the usual ideas like zombies, witches and ghosts, for the first time, I’d like my daughters to consider that representation matters. I’d like them to see themselves represented, not just in the shows they watch, the books they read and the movies they go to but …
Mixed Race Book Review: I Like Myself Of all the things that will change when my daughter starts school this year, perhaps her self-image is the most profound. From the relative intimacy of a pre-school environment, she’ll suddenly become a small fish in a big pond, surrounded by many similar fishes. She will probably learn …
