May Newsletter
I hope this newsletter finds you well. These are uncertain and unsettling times for us all. As a BBC news presenter and therefore classed as an ‘ essential worker’ I have continued to go into BBC Broadcasting House to present BBC World News. Social...
read moreFebruary Newsletter
I hope this update finds you well. It’s been such a busy start to the year with so much going on! Presenting Sunday Politics on BBC 1 First of all I wanted to share that I am now a regular presenter on BBC 1 Sunday politics. This is such a great programme...
read moreJanuary Newsletter
This newsletter has details of what I’ve been up to including interviewing Judge Rinder at a Gala dinner, chatting to Barry Humphries AKA Dame Edna Everage. I also talk about how I dealt with the breaking news of the death of President George HW Bush live on air. You can read in the newsletter about my interview with former S Club 7 pop star Rachel Stevens and find a link to the podcast.
read moreNovember Newsletter
I really enjoyed my first visit to the beautiful city of Groningen in the Netherlands, to host the EBF conference for the University of Groningen.It’s the largest economic and business conference in the country, and had an incredible line up of speakers, from...
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Good Luck Kate – 3 is a handful!
Last night, I tried as usual to put my three children to bed. First, I told my oldest Rafael to read while I settled the two youngest into their beds but he quickly got bored and crashed into his sister’s room, whining at me for taking so long before starting a play...
read moreWhy Darcey Is Right – Our Kids Need More Exercise!
My kids need an outlet for their seemingly in-exhaustive supply of energy! I know many parents feel the same. In Winter it often feels like we’re couped up all weekend with the boys especially having no way to vent their exuberance – which is why we bundle them out...
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Why Meghan should make a speech on her big day!
A woman making a speech at her own wedding…is this really front page news? Ok so this woman – Meghan Markle – happens to be marrying into the Royal Family – and her fiancée is the 5th in the line to the throne- for the next few months at least at which...
read moreMindfulness For Tiny Minds
What will my 8 year old son think of being told to sit on the floor and breath slowly – focusing on the breath – taking care to think about what his toes and legs and arms feel like? Will he giggle and feel silly? Probably the first and second time he does it. But...
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No Kiss, He Just Vanished
Seventy-five years ago in 1939 when the Nazis invaded Poland, Renee Salt was just 10 years old. Now 85, she is able to look back and reflect on how, miraculously, she survived when so many others perished. Renee’s first experience of the Nazis was when they...
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Our great ski gamble!
Three small children and a skiing trip – it’s not quite the recipe for a relaxing family getaway, is it? My husband Philip and I learned to ski as teenagers and always wished we had started when we were younger, because we were awestruck by the fearlessness of tiny...
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Why I’m embracing my inner Judy Murray when it comes to my boys competitiveness
News that Prince Harry has pipped the Duke of Cambridge in public duties this year (completing 86 royal engagements, versus Prince William’s 80) will come as small surprise to any mother of competitive brothers. My own boys Zevi, six, and eight-year-old Rafael engage...
read moreThe Pink Tax
So it turns out it costs almost £30,000 more to raise a girl than a boy. This latest research from Moneysupermarket will shock absolutely no one with boys and girls in their family. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s actually far more than that in the...
read moreNo accounting for taste!
Hallelujah! I’m not to blame for the fussy eating habits of my 8 year old son. Oh no wait a minute -I am. What? So scientists have just discovered a child’s fussy eating habits are largely down to who they are and their genetics. I’ve often asked myself over the past...
read moreNo Kids Aloud
Are kid free zones on planes a good idea? Yes and I would pay extra for one!
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Nanny nightmare
Our nanny who’d been with us for 2 years left last weekend. We’ve been looking for a replacement for the past 2 months. I THOUGHT that was plenty of time to get one in place before she left. Oh how wrong I was. Foolish me – I should cast my mind back to our previous nanny hunt.
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Parenting – “Help!!”
We are made to feel that parenting should be instinctive and if it doesn’t all come naturally then we have failed. But if we’re honest- apart from the primal need to feed, clothe and keep our children safe – little about parenting really is all that instinctive. It is something that can and should be learnt, without any shame!
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Pink Rules
As the countdown to my daughters 3rd birthday begins several weeks before the big day, there’s been an undeniable upsurge in her “requests” for gifts…but not just any presents. Everything she wants – and she has a pretty long list…is pink. My daughter is out and proud...
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Is it so bad to need a break from my kids?
8 years into parenting and I have still somehow not managed to come to terms with the fact a holiday isn’t actually a rest, it’s just a “change of scenery”. Every holiday we’ve taken has left me more exhausted than before we left. Our mini staycation in Wales over...
read moreMy two year old meets her idol!
I recently rediscovered the feeling of excitement and anticipation that I last experienced in my teenage years, as I looked forward to seeing my latest crush, in concert. It was long forgotten and kind of unexpected – as opposed to being Adam Ant, Duran Duran...
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My ‘Theresa shoes’
The Home Secretary Theresa May and I recently met at the Emunah charity gala dinner at the Camden Roundhouse. I presented the appeal, followed by a video “every child counts” which highlighted just some of the amazing work Emunah does every day –...
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