Lucienne Pickering

1 It was springtime. The four boys came out of school together. They always did: Andy, Nick, Pete and Tony had been friends since they began in primary school. "Coming out tonight?" asked Andy. "Where to?" "Just out. Someone's put a rope on that old oak in the park. You can swing over the...

Introduction Five children of my own has provided me with endless pleasure, some problems and plenty of practice in parenthood. Fifteen years of counselling and a lifetime working with young people has enlarged my experience and given me many opportunities to pass it on to others. No two...