This is an article I wrote for Mojatu magazine Nottingham.

I’ve been asked several times: how did you do it?  How you manage to raise such responsible adults?

The short answer is, it was hard work.  It wasn’t easy.  I made lots of mistakes.  Sometimes my children hated me for the restrictions I made. Some things we laugh at today.  The one thing that I did was I tried to be consistent.  They knew that I would love them no matter what. Even if, after all, I did and said, they made their own mistake, they knew that I would be there for them. There was no secret recipe.  The was no, one rule fix all.  I was just a constant presence in their lives.

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https://www.itv.com/britaingettalking/

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https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/news/out-school-activities-improve-children’s-educational-attainment

https://www.theeducator.com/blog/role-extracurricular-activities-students-development/

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/taking-part-survey

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https://www.thoughtco.com/does-facebook-have-age-restrictions-3367671

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