: About Me

I am an Irish woman living on a beautiful Greek island with my Greek husband and four children, including twins, aged between six and one. I have been teaching esl for twelve years, with experience in primary , secondary schools, language, and literacy institutes in Ireland, though the majority of my experience has been in Greece.

I studied English literature and history in University before going on to take the higher diploma in education, which is the teaching qualification in Ireland. After moving abroad, circumstances led me into the esl field, which has entailed continuous professional development and opened up new interests and opportunities.

My predominant teaching interests include:
motivational techniques,
creative curriculum development,
use of games, music and multimedia in esl
emotional intelligence,
different learning styles,
dyslexia,
learner autonomy,
technology in education

As a mother of four bilingual children, I have also developed a keen interest in bilingual literacy and I am passionate about raising my children to develop the linguistic competence of a well-educated native English speaker.

Raising multiple toddlers has got me interested in child development too, and how language learning takes place at that age.

My other main interests are art, which helps me to create fun quality time with my children and add colour to my language lessons,
and travel, which explains the Greek husband!

My goals for the future are to:

open a private language tuition centre
Become an online English language tutor
Write children's books
Write esl books

My passion is ...

writing,teaching,learning

I know too much about ...

Mothering

My parents always told me ...

blood is thicker than water

My childhood ambition ...

to be a famous writer

My favorite memory ...

births of children

Why I write ...

for the thrill and recognition

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

spiritual theories and meditative practices

My first job ...

literacy teacher

My best moment ...

becoming a mother

My inspiration ...

My children and teaching

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development How parents can develop children's emotional intelligence

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Emotional intelligence is an inherent gift that every child is born with. If this gift is nurtured and protected, life will be fulfilling and heartfelt. If, however, this gift is neglected and undernourished, life will oftentimes become a lonely, confusing struggle. The emotional intelligence of a growing child is subject to his personal experiences and environment. All babies and children learn through observing and mimicking what they see, and by internalising what others feel and convey in given situations. Fortunately, nature has provided mothers with an almost infallible maternal inst...

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