Is your happy, curious child dreading school but thriving on weekends? If you suspect a learning difficulty like dyslexia but can’t get a diagnosis yet, this blog is for you. Learn how to support your child at home with simple, powerful strategies that boost confidence, build cognitive skills like working memory, and make learning joyful again.

Many children don’t settle on a dominant handwriting hand by age 5, but persistent uncertainty can cause confusion and delays. In this blog, we explore how reflex integration, bilateral coordination, and therapeutic tools like bal‑a‑vis‑x can gently guide your child toward confident handwriting and motor control.

Punctuation and reading rhythm don’t come naturally to every child. Learn how movement-based methods like bal-a-vis-x can improve coordination, comprehension and language fluency.

Is your child at risk of having dyslexia? Are you worried they are falling behind at school? Being concerned about academic progress due to possible dyslexia or neurodivergance is something we pay special attention to.

What sort of therapist can help my undiagnosed child? If you are a parent looking for help for your child who dislikes the idea of studying or school work, you need to know what alternatives there are to tutoring.

Cogmed is the single most scientifically validated method that improves working memory and attention. Cogmed Working Memory Training is suited for individuals with diagnosed and undiagnosed problems. We offer remote training for anyone in the UK or Europe.

There is no way to have a definitive diagnosis of dyslexia before the age of 8. There are simply too many factors in the child’s development before that age and, of course, every child develops in their own unique way.

Children with dyslexia and SEND are more inclined to have a growth mindset and natural resilience. Emotional resilience plays a big role in success in both academics and in life in general. This blog post explores the importance of emotional resilience for all children.

A year ago, I started working with Charlotte. Like many adults I work with, Charlotte discovered her long-standing difficulties had been masked and only really surfaced after university life.

This blog follows Christine's experience of being a highly educated woman with dyslexia navigating abuse and parenthood. Her journey shows how misunderstood dyslexia can lead to deep anxiety and how the right support can rebuild memory and confidence

I am the first to admit I am not the biggest football fan. After the allocated 90 minutes of play and no overall winner, I blurted out “oh! they will go into 'overtime!’” My child's eyes rolled, and my family corrected me to 'NOooo! EXTRA TIME!'

Does your child have problems with finding homework, talking out of turn, or temper tantrums? He may have executive functioning problems. These skills help us manage daily life and deficiencies can lead to underachievement if not treated.

Many children with dyslexia, dyspraxia or ADHD find high-frequency spellings difficult to retain. This blog shares a proven two-step approach using Stareway to Spelling and Cogmed Working Memory Training to strengthen visual recall and finally make spelling stick.

An honest reflection from an adult with undiagnosed dyslexia and ADHD, revealing how focus issues shaped his life and how practical strategies and mindset shifts helped him overcome them.

Jamie Oliver’s creative approach to cooking shows how dyslexic minds think differently. Many dyslexic learners thrive when their strengths are nurtured through intuition and creativity rather than structure.

Some children learn better when doing a practical thing, rather than thinking deeply or reading about it. The act of ‘doing’ helps some children remember the task at hand.

As one of those individuals who always felt at fault, continually trying to improve and iron out flaws, it was somewhat ironic that my so-called defects, dyslexia and all the issues that surround this diagnosis, were the thing that made me unique in the first place.

Do you write with your left or right hand? This is a preference your brain and body has decided is the strongest for this particular task, it is your 'dominant hand'.

I was watching one of my students write the other day, and noticed countless problems with her seated position, her pencil grip, and how she was obscuring the sentence with her hand as she wrote. The effort was enormous on her part.