Posts by cassie.bremner
The best of both
Children who are looked after by their grandparents rather than attending private nurseries develop better and are more emotionally secure, according to recent research. Love and trust were cited as the two main motivators for parents who choose to have their children’s grandparents provide childcare whilst they work. Although the study found that children attending…
Read MoreSayings to live your life by
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. James Baldwin If this quote is true, then what we do is even more important than what we say. I was out for lunch this week with a friend who works with difficult children in schools.…
Read MoreTim McConville
I never know how to introduce myself. I find it difficult because I am a private person and do not like to give too much of myself away. In a phone-hacked world where people are plundered for the most intimate details, trying to keep a boundary around oneself and one’s family is tough. It means…
Read MoreAndrew Storey
My name is Andrew Storey and I am a 48-year-old social entrepreneur. I have been my dad’s carer for five years and in a long-distance relationship with my partner, Sara, who lives in Sardinia where she is a teacher, for nearly three years. My blog is going to explore the challenges and triumphs of juggling…
Read MoreYvonne Mackay
My name is Yvonne and I live with my husband in the East Neuk of Fife, which is a lovely place to call home. Mind you, my true home is Glasgow where I was born, brought up and educated. I have two children in their mid-20s, one in Glasgow and the other in Aberdeen. When…
Read MoreWhat am I doing here?
This thought crossed my mind recently during a particularly difficult and frustrating mediation. Observing was a new trainee mediator and in the post-session discussion, that very sentiment was raised by her, leading me to the conclusion that many mediators must ask that question of themselves when the going gets tough. So, who are the mediators…
Read MoreSitting in the back row
I can’t remember the last time I had a night out with my husband. You know, a proper one where we pack the kids off to the grandparents for the night, get on our best clobber and head out to do the things we used to do before the children arrived. Like the ones we…
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