About Anne Coates
During my 20 years of researching and writing about parenting, I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the world’s leading child psychologists, academics, researchers and doctors. They have inspired my passion for the subject, whilst providing real depth to my knowledge which I now share with my readers. A lot of the articles on this site are distilled from longer versions I have written. You get the facts, advice and support you need in bite-sized chunks!
As a freelance journalist, my work has appeared in a wide range of newspapers and magazines from |
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The Guardian and The Scotsman to The Mirror and News of the World’s Sunday magazine, from Bella and Candis to Prima Baby and Practical Parenting. Before that I worked on various magazines as a staff journalist.
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I am the author of three books Women and Sport and Pregnancy (Teen Scene) (both published by Wayland) and Your Only Child (Bloomsbury).
Although I began writing about parenting before I became a mother, the birth of my daughter led to new areas of interest and activity.
Having chaired the management committee of a local community nursery for two years, I subsequently became a governor, then chair of governors, at my daughter’s primary school for five years.
For the last 15 years I have taught French privately to groups of primary-aged children as well as tutoring GCSE students.
I have also been involved with a child protection |
working party, helping on the policy document and interviewing volunteers for CRB checks.
So I have always had contact with a wide range of parents and families and know the sort of dilemmas and problems we are often faced with.
If there is a particular topic that concerns you, do send me an email, and I’ll do my best to get an article written with as little delay as possible.
Happy parenting!
