Skip to contentVisit England wanted to promote family holidays in England through a campaign to highlight camping as a great family pursuit. The brief was to tell a personal story through words and original images across blog posts and social media, inspiring families to consider camping as an option for a staycation with children. British Camping.The Costa Brava tourist board approached me to promote northern Spain as a realistic destination for a family weekend break. We spent the weekend as a family experiencing the highlights of coastal town Estartit, the culinary aspects of the region,...…Skip to contentVisit England wanted to promote family holidays in England through a campaign to highlight camping as a great family pursuit. The brief was to tell a personal story through words and original images across blog posts and social media, inspiring families to consider camping as an option for a staycation with children. British Camping.The Costa Brava tourist board approached me to promote northern Spain as a realistic destination for a family weekend break. We spent the weekend as a family experiencing the highlights of coastal town Estartit, the culinary aspects of the region,...WW…

Skip to contentParenting teens can be an isolating experience. As parents, we often feel alone in the ups and downs of parenting teenagers and it can be difficult to talk to other parents who are not going through the same challenges and emotions as us. In this blog post, I’ll look at why it can be so lonely to be a parent of teenagers and how to cope with the loneliness that sometimes comes with parenting teens.Parenting teens: why it’s so lonelyAs parents, we are used to our kids needing us for everything – from nappy changes to homework support and friendship issues. But as our kids...…Skip to contentParenting teens can be an isolating experience. As parents, we often feel alone in the ups and downs of parenting teenagers and it can be difficult to talk to other parents who are not going through the same challenges and emotions as us. In this blog post, I’ll look at why it can be so lonely to be a parent of teenagers and how to cope with the loneliness that sometimes comes with parenting teens.Parenting teens: why it’s so lonelyAs parents, we are used to our kids needing us for everything – from nappy changes to homework support and friendship issues. But as our kids...WW…

Skip to contentIf you’re a teen frantically searching for your first job to help you pay for cinema trips and meals out, this post is for you! On the other hand, if you’re a frustrated parent, wondering why your 16 year old is constantly glued to a gaming console, and desperately trying to introduce them into the real world, this advice might end up being just the thing you need. It can seem very daunting trying to help your teenager find their first job, but this selection of perfect first jobs for teenagers might help to ease the stress!First jobs for teenagers – what to do and how to get...…Skip to contentIf you’re a teen frantically searching for your first job to help you pay for cinema trips and meals out, this post is for you! On the other hand, if you’re a frustrated parent, wondering why your 16 year old is constantly glued to a gaming console, and desperately trying to introduce them into the real world, this advice might end up being just the thing you need. It can seem very daunting trying to help your teenager find their first job, but this selection of perfect first jobs for teenagers might help to ease the stress!First jobs for teenagers – what to do and how to get...WW…

Skip to contentIt was my first time. No one had ever said it to me before, and I’d been blithely unaware that I was at this point in my life. I’m talking about the day a shop assistant called me ‘Love.’ Now, you might not see this as a big deal. My friend T says she’s very happy with Love – it’s just a friendly form of address where she comes from, and she’s used it all her life. But in my experience Love is said either to particularly polite teenagers by little old ladies, or to little old ladies struggling with their shopping trolleys. It’s not a huge deal. Heaven knows I’d prefer Love to...…Skip to contentIt was my first time. No one had ever said it to me before, and I’d been blithely unaware that I was at this point in my life. I’m talking about the day a shop assistant called me ‘Love.’ Now, you might not see this as a big deal. My friend T says she’s very happy with Love – it’s just a friendly form of address where she comes from, and she’s used it all her life. But in my experience Love is said either to particularly polite teenagers by little old ladies, or to little old ladies struggling with their shopping trolleys. It’s not a huge deal. Heaven knows I’d prefer Love to...WW…

Skip to contentIn the latest episode of the Teenage Kicks podcast I talk to Natasha Devon, MBE, about teen girl friendship issues. Teenage girls don’t grow out of problems with their friends as early as we’d like them to, but they do grow out of us being able to fix fallouts for them with a playdate or a sleepover. Put simply, when they’re teenagers, it gets even messier. Add social media, and the permanent ability to stay connected via Snapchat and Whatsapp, and our teenage daughters need a lot of resilience to navigate the sometimes destructive arena of their social lives.Listen to the...…Skip to contentIn the latest episode of the Teenage Kicks podcast I talk to Natasha Devon, MBE, about teen girl friendship issues. Teenage girls don’t grow out of problems with their friends as early as we’d like them to, but they do grow out of us being able to fix fallouts for them with a playdate or a sleepover. Put simply, when they’re teenagers, it gets even messier. Add social media, and the permanent ability to stay connected via Snapchat and Whatsapp, and our teenage daughters need a lot of resilience to navigate the sometimes destructive arena of their social lives.Listen to the...WW…