Family

The Metro With the Queen’s funeral in mind, thanks to journalist Jessica Lindsay for including my comments about how to cope with family conflict at a loved one’s funeral.
September 2022  
https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/14/navigating-bad-blood-and-family-conflict-at-a-funeral-17370855/amp/

The Metro With the Queen’s funeral in mind, Journalist Kristina Beanland asks me about whether public displays of affection between Harry and Meghan might just be necessary especially at times of grief.
September 2022
https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/15/why-harry-and-meghans-hand-holding-is-no-big-deal-17380808/amp/

Metro Journalist Elizabeth Atkin asks me how much TV is too much TV?
May 2022
https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/26/how-much-tv-is-too-much-16713899/

Metro UK Just because you’ve found the love of your life does that mean your family have to love them too? Thanks to journalist Edaein O’Connell for including my comments.
July 2021
https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/22/what-to-do-if-a-family-member-doesnt-like-your-significant-other-14972677/

Metro UK Journalist Natalie Morris asked me to comment in light of Bill & Linda Gates calling time on their marriage what hope is there for us lesser mortals?  
May 2021
https://bit.ly/3eVGh13

Metro UK
‘How should we discuss suicide with children who have been impacted by it?’
Quoted by Lisa Bowman as a therapist advising on age-appropriate information for children affected by a death by suicide of someone they knew.
28 May 2018  
https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/28/discuss-suicide-children-impacted-7578208/?ito=cbshare

I was asked by journalist Caroline Allen to give a therapist’s opinion on parents booking childcare for when they are too hung-over during Christmas to care for their children.
11 December 2019
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/parents-hiring-hangover-childcare-130638505.html

BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour  
Live on air discussion presented by Jane Garvey between myself and another mother about whether home can be a sanctuary for our age of consent teenager off-spring to sleep over with their girl or boyfriend.
26 June 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7d0v8

The Sun US Edition Journalist Lynsey Hope included my comments and suggestions for managing children’s challenging behaviour when video gaming is a source of conflict between parents & children. 
June 2023
https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/8340744/gaming-addiction-little-boy/

The Sun Journalist Caroline Hedley asks me "What’s the secret of Victoria and David Beckham’s 22 year marriage?"
February 2022  
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/17578512/david-beckham-victoria-special-intimacy/

The Telegraph Is there a health gap in your marriage? Journalist Fiona Gibson included my comments in the print and online editions
July 2021
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/midlife-health-gap-could-mean-marriage/

The Telegraph Journalists Georgina Fuller and Jayne Cherrington-Cook asked for my comments on how the lockdowns had increased children’s weight and reduced their fitness levels in their feature 'Of course our children gained weight in lockdown – but let’s not shame parents for that.’
I commented that making negative judgments on children’s weight can set them up for a life time of ED and how families could use the nudge theory to achieve improvements without the  harmful judgement.
May 2021
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/course-children-gained-weight-lockdown-not-shame-parents/

The Telegraph Journalist Joy Persaud in her piece “All back to school? Not for my daughter – and many others already back in self-isolation” asked me to comment on the impact on children reality of a world of self-isolating, year groups sent home and endless swabs and tests.
March 2021
https://bit.ly/3rJ8dKR

The Telegraph Lifestyle / Family Section
‘Fortnite fury: The extremes parents are going to, to get their children off this addictive game’
Quoted by Helena Pozniak as a therapist commenting on the importance of parental boundaries with video gaming.
13 June 2018 
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/family/fortnite-fury-extremes-parents-going-get-children-addictive/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_em  

Abi May Jackson included my comments here on how to open a dialogue when hearing racist comments from a family member.
March 2021
 https://bit.ly/3kVCqU2