26/09/2016
I think I have always been interested in ADOPTION, maybe because my best friend at school was adopted. It interested me to realise that she had […]
22/08/2016
This is not meant to be a political blog. It is written in the main about our personal experiences as a multi-racial family. It is impossible […]
01/08/2016
My brother and I were brought up in an international atmosphere. Our parents were keen members of the Esperanto movement. As readers of this blog […]
04/07/2016
Princesses (?!) I don’t necessarily advocate filling girls’ heads with fantasies of being ‘princesses’, but on the other hand I am committed to the view that […]
07/06/2016
My last blog ended with this sentence “I have heard that there is more help for adopted and looked-after children nowadays.” This is good news for […]
04/04/2016
When we moved to London, I was overwhelmed by all the amazing things one could see and do in the capital. In earlier days I thought […]
22/02/2016
I do not know anything about the numbers of children who attend organisations today, like the Brownies, Girl Guides, Woodcraft, Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades and Youth […]
08/02/2016
“Girls and self-image” may not appear to be relevant for the upbringing of two boys from a Caribbean background, but this is certainly relevant for their […]
27/01/2016
I had a very dear friend who had three children at the same Primary school. She had a good sense of humour and told me that […]