Negative Friendships, Toxic Friends and Frenemies
A shortened, adapted extract from the section on negative friendships in The Teenage Guide to Friends, reproduced by permission of Walker Books.
Introversion in schools and life
Thoughts and insights about introversion and what that means for school students (and others, including me...)
Scientific evidence for the benefits of Readaxation - at last!
You might think we don't need evidence for something so obvious - that reading is good for our mental health and our brains in many ways - but if we are to ask for support to promote reading for pleasure, we will be asked for evidence. Now we have it.
READAXATION - WHAT AND WHY?
Readaxation: reading for wellbeing. Relaxation is not a luxury but essential to mental health and wellbeing. Burying yourself in a book is a perfect means of relaxation, with loads of added benefits.
Walking while working - a treadmill at my desk
A few weeks ago, I joined the band of people who work while walking. I type and do almost all my desk work while walking on a treadmill. It has been eye-opening, body changing and inspiring. And unexpected in some ways. Here’s what happened and what it is like.
Comprehensive advice about exams, for pupils and parents
Nicola Morgan puts together all her exam-related advice from last year - because some things never change!
Blue Monday - advice for young people (and not so young!)
We all know that winter is a time when people more often feel low, but when you're actually feeling like that, or if you're a teenager and maybe don't realise that it's normal, you may need extra support. Nicola Morgan, expert on adolescence, offers that support.
A Competition for Dyslexia Awareness Week
Here's a fun and simple competition for you, with dyslexia-friendly books as the prize!
Is your brain too noisy?
Nicola Morgan, expert in the adolescent brain and teenage stress, blogs about the need for quiet time, whatever our age
Exam results and resilience
Nicola Morgan, author of The Teenage Guide to Stress and Blame My Brain - The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed, among other books, shows teenagers and parents how to deal with exam results that are not what you'd hoped
Job-hunting for young people - 8: "Interviews make me sick with nerves so I never show my best side."
Nicola Morgan understands teenage stress as well as anyone - she's even written a book about it. Now she turns her understanding towards helping them relax at job interviews
Job-hunting for young people - 7: "What do employers really want? And how can I show I've got it?"
Nicola Morgan's series to help adults support young people approaching the world of work
Job-hunting for young people - 6: "What makes a great letter/application? I'm not a brilliant writer so give me clear and simple tips."
Following on from her last post, Nicola Morgan continues her job-hunting advice for young people
Job-hunting for young people - 5: An encouraging secret about job applications
Nicola Morgan continues her advice to young people and their adults, on the topic of job-hunting and work experience
Job-hunting for young people - 4: "I don’t have great exam results – how can I make my CV better?"
The fourth in teenage expert Nicola Morgan's series on job-hunting for young people
Job-hunting for young people - 3: "Unpaid internships – should I do them or are they slave labour?"
The third in the series in which teenage expert Nicola Morgan covers job-hunting for young people
Job-hunting for young people - 2: "Everyone else has got work experience and I don't - help!"
Continuing this series in which teenage expert Nicola Morgan will cover every aspect of job-hunting from the viewpoint of young people and the adults who care about them
Job-hunting issues for young people - 1
"I'm really scared about all this - I just want to stay at home and never have to go for a job!" Nicola Morgan tackles the first of a series of questions or worries that young people (or their adults) might have about getting into work
ALL ABOUT JOB-HUNTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
This month, teenage expert Nicola Morgan will cover every aspect of job-hunting from the viewpoint of young people and the adults who care about them
Dazed and confused - post-exam disorientation
Exams may be the biggest stress for most teenagers but what happens when exams are finished? Does all the stress switch off? Is it as simple as that? Nicola Morgan takes a look...