The link between anxiety and behaviour can be complex to understand. Previous personal experiences with anxiety saw me exhibit...

We all have to navigate our daily life. Home to work (even if it’s still technically “home”). Work to play (which means different things...

I often talk about the power of relationships in my blog posts and today is no different. Recently, I have been busy listening to...

If we consider the change to our behaviour over the last year I think we may be in for some surprises. It is obvious that we travel less...

The end of the year is approaching fast and what a year it has been!! No matter where we are in the world our day to day life has been...

(updated blogpost 27 January 2021- Original photos removed) In the past few weeks, my students have been engaging and participating in...

Hugs are complex actions. They can convey happiness and sadness. They can bring us great warmth and affection while at the same time...

I recently took this photograph while walking in the "Swiss Grand Canyon". The beauty of this place and the interesting route and gorge...

Showing kindness can be a very simple thing to do, whether it is in the form of a gentle smile or the wave of a hand invariably the...

A glass of wine in the sun on the terrace and reading about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) what could be better? In a previous blog...

Connecting with people and discovering new approaches to supporting children who exhibit challenging behaviour is one of my passions. In...

As social creatures, we all want to have the feeling that we belong. We want to be part of the group, class, team and we want to feel...

Talking to students is normal for any educator. If we are not talking to them then how will they learn from us? However, in this post, I...

It’s been one week back at school after lockdown and with each day it became easier to navigate. I want to share some of my first...

On the 13th of March, we hurriedly packed the students off home with their iPad, some maths manipulatives and their literacy folders....

As I reflect on previous blog posts I can see lots of references to the importance of relationships. A post relevant to this weeks...

My daughter asked me what I was going to write about this week and I struggled to answer her. She said, “As you talk a lot about...

My personal journey with online learning started on Friday the 13th of March when students were hurriedly packed up and sent home with...

I like to write about things I have come across that grab my attention. In these unusual times, it is no different. Recently, I...

The clocks went forward this weekend and winter returned to Switzerland. But hang on a minute! If the clocks went forward should it not...