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2nd December 2011

I have to admit that I’m a bit of a Christmas fan. And if I’m really honest, I start getting excited about Christmas around August! It's not so much that I put my decorations up in November, but I’m definitely with Andy Williams when he says that...

Tags: News, christmas, children, parenting, fun, confidence, concentration, drama, half term, Activities, parents, Travel, london, families, dance and singing

Children's communication skills - a casualty of the online era?

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9th November 2011

When I was a teenager, if I wanted to arrange to meet a friend at the weekend, I'd call my friend's home phone (having asked permission to use my home phone first, of course). In most cases, the friend's Mum or Dad would answer the phone and I'd politely...

Tags: child development, parenting, confidence, concentration, drama, Activities, teaching, writing, Online Technology, dance and singing

Serious Fun

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18th October 2011

I was chatting with a friend of mine today about her new job. She's now a "Play Specialist" at a Central London Hospital. The role has many different responsibilities but her major focus is on using "play" to prepare children for treatment, distract...

Tags: child development, children, Games, behaviour, fun, confidence, concentration, drama, Activities, play, dance and singing

Want to start your own business?

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10th October 2011

Having set up Perform almost 12 years ago now, I often get asked questions by other Mums who are looking to set up something of their own like ?How did you get the idea to set up the business?? and ?What was your business background?? This type of question always makes me...

Tags: child development, children, parenting, confidence, concentration, drama, schools, business, Activities, parents, success, franchise, dance and singing

Dyslexia - symptoms and learning techniques

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3rd October 2011

One of the team at Perform - let's call her Jane - is dyslexic. I've been aware of this for a long time but I didn't realise until yesterday that she wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia until she was 21 years old and at drama school. It was discovered when she...

Tags: child development, children, behaviour, parenting, confidence, concentration, parents, dyslexia, reading, writing, school, spelling

Are you confident when speaking in public?

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11th September 2011

Because of my background as an actress, I've always mixed with people who are pretty confident speaking on their own in front of large groups of people. It wasn't until I started Perform and attended courses in Child Protection, First Aid and various other...

Tags: child development, Debate, children, Games, parenting, confidence, concentration, drama, success, public speaking, communication skills, dance and singing

Fame costs

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25th July 2011

Like everyone else, I was shocked and saddened to read about Amy Winehouse yesterday. With hindsight, looking back at that footage from the Belgrade concert a few weeks ago, it was pretty clear that something was definitely not right - even more so than over the past few...

Tags: child development, children, behaviour, parenting, singing, confidence, concentration, drama, Activities, parents, success, dance and singing

Helping Your Child to Concentrate

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6th July 2010

Developing concentration skills is a key part in a child's development - and succeeding in any field, be it artistic, sporting or academic requires the ability to concentrate on the task at hand. Concentration is one of what we call the Four Cs (along with confidence,...