Welcome. The fact that you've reached this page shows you to be an extremely intelligent person with a wicked sense of humour who cares about how you're raising your kids (or kids-to-be, in the case of ye lovely pregnant ladies...). So well done you!

My latest book, A Spoonful of Sugar – Old Fashioned Wisdom for Modern Day Mothers (see below, left) is continuing to sell very strongly, so BIG thanks to everyone both at home and around the world for their lovely comments and great support. I hope it continues to do its important job for quite a while to come - kids need a good childhood!

If you've somehow missed all the publicity, it's an essential, perfectly timed, nostalgic, informative and very funny read, about how to put back those simple, old-fashioned values and rules that allow kids to be KIDS that our Grandparents knew so well - but adapted for the modern world complete with 24-hour TV, internet chat rooms and insanely busy lives. This clip explains more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIEis8UX0OE

Finally, I am now starting to write my next book! I'm writing a kind of humorous memoir, which I'll expain more about as I go along. Should be a lot of fun, and hopefully do some good for others while I'm at it.

To read an extract from A Spoonful of Sugar, CLICK HERE!

Everything you find on these pages - from extracts from my best-selling books to my TV and radio clips - should help to make family life in all its tricky confusing, tiring and often hilarious guises more enjoyable and less daunting. For ourselves, and for our children. The truth is that family life is really hard for everyone, even those cunning people who look like they're coping brilliantly. If you find it tough sometimes, you are NOT alone. But there are many ways that you can make things easier - so read on and then do what thousands have already done: go buy the books! June: I've just submitted my 4th book proposal, so am hoping for good news...

UPCOMING MEDIA
UPDATED WEEKLY

Me and my fantastic Granny - the star of my latest book. (Hair colour: Daniel Galvin)

LATEST TV & RADIO

Presented GMTV's Raising Kids series for their 1-minute TV slot in May. Here are all the links, just click on them to visit the GMTV site and read more: (apologies for the ads at the start...)

1. Homework and exams
2. Active Learning
3. Saying No - read more
4. Guilt-free Parenting
5. Family learning

RECENT MEDIA

Monthly columns now appearing on the Huggies.co.uk website.
Work/Life Balance click here!

Long interview on the wonderful mybabyradio.com. If you haven't been on there yet, then check it out now.

Guardian families section front page story. Read it here.