Robyn's Blog

Parents are often enticed by ways to improve their child's intelligence so as to improve their chances in life, or adults may be keen to increase their own brain function with the help of various tool

Our poll on how girls feel (or felt) about starting their periods has thrown up some really interesting results.

746 girls voted - and thank you all !

It's reasonable to wonder, with an increasing awareness of early puberty, what is considered normal and what isn't.

In the UK, it is considered to be medically acceptable for girls:

My daughter can feel the PMS monster coming on. She can literally change from sweet and lovely to a moody so-and-so in minutes!

At a recent senior girls' school assembly the head teacher was encouraging girls to believe in themselves, and to seize all opportunities as they embark on a new chapter in their lives.

It can be a very stressful situation for a parent who's daughter refuses to discuss matters of puberty.

It's always been a principle in our house that it's better to own up to one's mistakes or misbehaviour than to be found out.

I learnt a terrific technique that I adopt for times when my daughter is upset about something that is nothing to do with me.

Last night I watched episode two of Red Nose Day 2011: Famous, Rich and In The Slums.

I met recently with a team of 15 school nurses, and 14 of them had come into contact with girls aged eight who had started their periods.