Lucy's blog
21st March 2016
Why drama is good for children's psychological development
This week, I’m delighted to introduce a guest blogger - Peter Saxby. Peter was an NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Psychology Services before developing a full-time private practice…
24th February 2016
How our new dance classes were born
Since starting Perform in 2000, we have developed lots of other activities for children and they have always been at the request of parents and have grown organically. For instance,…
7th December 2015
Teaching children about climate change
It’s such a busy time in the run up to the school holidays so thank you for taking the time to read this blog. For me, the end of a term is primarily focused on next term's curriculum…
19th November 2015
How to discuss bad news with children
It’s a sad fact of life that much of the news we hear reported on the radio and TV is often bad news involving violence and death. My two children, aged six and eight, are at the age where they…
12th November 2015
What to do if your child is being bullied
Next week is Anti-Bullying Week and, as part of our Perform For Schools programme, we are delivering lots of Anti-Bullying drama workshops to primary schools across London and the South East. This…
12th October 2015
Can science make your child ‘smarter?’
I blogged a few weeks ago about an article claiming “how to make your child into a genius” and today I found this article which I thought I’d share with you too. It’s…
25th September 2015
150 years of Alice in Wonderland
This year sees the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carrol’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It's no surprise that this book has stood the test of time and is still as popular in 2015 as it…
15th September 2015
Tiger Parenting is a term that has become fairly common place since Amy Chua’s bestseller, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, was first published in 2011. But Tiger Parenting is hardly a new phenomenon…
8th July 2015
Autism and the phenomenon of Minecraft
My children, aged five and eight, are obsessed with Minecraft and I know many parents have the same experience. When I get home from work every day, I sometimes wonder if they are more excited to see me…
12th June 2015
The benefits of being bilingual
One hundred and fifty years ago, a number of Welsh pioneers left Wales to set up a new life in one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth: Patagonia in Argentina. They did it to safeguard…