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Over the years, a number of parents have asked me to counsel children who were struggling in athletics. Many of these moms and dads were quite unaware of the real issues which were preventing their kids from doing well on the court, field or course.

In some instances, these youngsters appeared to be having difficulties in sports because they had a rather significant and undiagnosed learning disability or psychiatric disorder.

A few of the kids who came to see me were clearly suffering from attention deficit disorder. Some were clinically depressed. Others had difficulty in controlling their rage. Several of the children had physical limitations which made it very hard for them to master some of the skills required to play a sport at a competitive level.

In some cases, the kids had processing problems which made it very hard for them to follow coaches' instructions and also made it hard for them to sort out where they should be and what they should be doing during the course of a fast paced game.

Last year, I received a referral from another therapist. This case involved a young man who had difficulty controlling his rage on the football field and at home. He was a high school student. After talking to him for an hour, it was clear to me that he was suffering from bipolar disorder. Once he got the right medication, he performed better in school and his sport and his overall mood improved greatly.

When a child has these kinds psychological problems, they frequently manifest themselves in the classroom as well as in sports. The aforementioned conditions can also create an abundance of social problems for a youngster.

If your child is struggling and suffering in his or academic life and his or her athletic life, the first step ought to be a thorough psychological and learning evaluation.

Your school system can be a good place to get this kind of evaluation. In many school districts, these evaluations are quite thorough. More sophisticated evaluations are available at hospitals like Columbia Presbyterian in New York.

Parents, teachers and coaches need to be familiar with the signs of a psychiatric disorder or a severe learning disorder. In addition, they need some training in learning disabilities to learn how to communicate and help children with these kinds of conditions.

Jay P. Granat, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist and the founder of http://www.stayinthezone.com

He has written several books and developed several programs to help people perform to their fullest potential at sports, at work and at school. Dr. Granat, a former university professor, has appeared in The New York Times, Good Morning America, AP, ESPN, Golf Digest, The BBC and The CBC. He can be reached at info@stayinthezone.com. His books include Zone Tennis and Get Into The Zone In Just One Minute.

He is also the author of How To Get Into The Zone With Sport Psychology And Self-Hypnosis, How To Lower Your Golf Score With Sport Psychology And Self-Hypnosis, 101 Ways To Break Out Of A Hitting Slump and Bed Time Stories For Young Athletes. Golf Digest named Dr. Granat one of America's Top Ten Mental Gurus. He was recently featured in a documentary film on long distance running. Dr. Granat writes a weekly column for three newspapers.

Latest Nottingham Property News with Kate Faulkner - BBC Radio Nottingham

In Kate's property special with Frances Finn on BBC Radio Nottingham, a number of property topics were discussed, these included property prices; 1930's properties; key issues in the market; focus on Southwell; fastest sales; sellers and self build.

Property Prices
Latest national news from the Land Registry shows our average house price is £158,377 only 5% down year on year (albeit based on an appalling 2008!). The East Midlands average house price is £125,185 and down by nearly 6% while Nottingham’s average house price is now £120,000, but still nearly 10% down year on year, so double the fall of the national average. This isn’t really a surprise as most of the ‘good news’ is coming from ‘down south’ in London and due to prices being so high, it can quickly skew the average.

However, be happy you are not in ‘Neath, Port Talbot’ in Wales, they were the worst performing region and average prices are down by 19%!

Sellers are receiving offers at around 93% of asking price, on average selling after 11 viewings and taking approximately 8-9 weeks to sell.

Focus on 1930s Properties
It’s often difficult comparing property prices from one region to another, so we thought we’d concentrate on a popular property type to compare different Nottinghamshire areas: 1930s semis and detached!

Here is a comparison of 1930 semis property prices across the Nottingham region (3-5 beds):-

Cheapest sold in Retford at Auction for around £87,000, most expensive was £217,000 in Loughborough.

Other areas:-

• Newark, wide range from £90,000; £130,000; £147,000 right up to £175,000
• Worksop – few selling, but a semi recently sold for around £142,000
• Radcliffe – around £175,000
• Beeston – around £198,000

For detached, probably looking at around £250k in places such as Beeston and Radcliffe on Trent.

Key Issues in the Market
Very much still finance. Lenders requiring large deposits and now seeing problems for buyers who are self employed. Case with one buyer, very small mortgage but was self employed in construction market, no real risk at all to a lender, can’t get a mortgage even with a massive deposit!

Have been picking up problems with lenders coming back with offers ten thousand less than the buyer/seller have agreed. However this is only happening sporadically now, whereas it seemed ‘rife’ earlier in the year. However, it is still an issue if the buyer offers more than the property was originally marketed for, lenders aren’t keen to offer the ‘extra’ money in these cases.

Come on lenders, you have no reason to be so mean, it’s essential that 5-10% deposits come back into play to move the market forward.  You’ve overreacted to the market situation, inter-bank lending is starting to settle, HSBC and Barclays made huge profits, so no excuses!

Finally, still a shortage a properties on the market, so if you really do need to move but are holding back, it might be worth chatting to your local agent to see if they have buyers on their books that would be interested in your home. However, don’t be greedy, latest reports of ‘house prices’ going up have led sellers back into bad habits of wanting to sell their home for more than the agent recommends – don’t do it, especially in this market, it will back fire and you are likely to sell for less than you could have done if you’d priced it fairly. 

Fastest Sales!
Who’s top of the property pops when it comes to selling a property? Generally offers going through within a month which is fast, normally 6-8 weeks.

Beeston, offer within a couple of weeks;
Retford, offer within 48 hours and completed in a mere 5 weeks, similar for a property sale secured in Loughborough.

However prize goes to Southwell who received an offer within 24 hours and actually secured a completion within 1 week and 4 days – astonishing!

Most agents are expecting a slowdown, although some think that if the Stamp Duty goes back down to £125,000 at 1% instead of £175,000 ceiling, then the market will continue to be buoyant until Xmas, so they need the stock.

Focus on Southwell
This is a key area where they are short of four bed homes because of families wanting to move there for the Minster School. However, you need to bear in mind the Government are cracking down on people ‘cheating’ by putting the grandparent’s address down etc., so it's essential to be honest!

There is another way around this problem, it is a little known fact that apparently you can secure a place at the local schools if you live in Farnsfield, but you would need to check this out with the school as catchment areas can vary, but could be worth thinking about it if you can’t afford Southwell or find something that you want. You may want to consider it as an interim measure and you can still shop and dine out in Southwell. So always consider ‘nearby’ areas, often they grow in value more than areas that already command a high price.
 
Who’d be a seller in this market?
If you are selling it’s important to be aware that buyers are a) quite sensitive and b) quite fickle, especially at the moment as they are convinced the perfect property is within their reach!

In the current market, it could take up to 20 viewings to purchase your home. Don’t be surprised if someone who looked at your property three months ago comes back and makes an offer – they are the ones that have viewed everything else on the market, appreciate there is nothing ‘better’ out there and are likely to be more serious buyers.

If you receive an ‘insulting’ offer, don’t be offended, you are likely to try it on too when you make your offer! Any offer is good news. Politely say ‘no’ and let them know the minimum you would accept. On the other hand if you can get an equal discount on the property you are looking to buy, then don’t be proud, accept it and move on!

Don’t give buyers any reason to hate your property (ie leave it in a tip or have garish colours on the wall!). Make sure there are no cracks or wires showing – they are sensitive and will declare it will need rebuilding or re-wiring! Every room MUST have a purpose ‘this is for storage’ or ‘we don’t really use this room for anything’ does not encourage buyers to buy.

Forget the coffee and baking, unless you are doing it anyway, buyers are likely to think you are hiding something these days, they have all watched the property programmes and are quite savvy, so don’t try to fool them!

Self Build – Now is the TIME!
I know I bang on about this, but here’s the latest news from Plotsearch which is a database of land for sale:-

The RICS report an increase in house prices and highlighted what we are seeing in Nottingham, that a lack of supply is holding back the market as currently the number of buyers far outweighs the number of houses for sale, and although we are still selling only half the number of homes we were selling last year, the ones that are selling are doing so at a small increase (versus 2008, NOT 2007 peak prices).

However, the market for plots of land is looking much different. Since the start of the year, almost 6,000 new building opportunities have been added to the PlotSearch website, over 13% of which came onto the market last month, the highest number in a month since last October. The database has also recorded the highest number of available plots recently, with over 9,000 homebuilding opportunities currently available; a 45% increase on the years before the credit crunch. And whilst a Government property survey said house prices have risen 6% since May, plot prices have fallen by 7% in the last six months.

And it’s not just extra land that is good news, at the moment 63% of Plotsearch land opportunities are priced below £175,000. This falls to 47% when stamp duty is paid at £125,000.

There are some lovely plots around at the moment:-
Nottinghamshire - currently has 112 plots!
Mansfield – plot for a two bed semi only £39,995!

Cropwell Bishop – plot for a four bed home £240,000, this is quite high though.

A great way of building the home that you want to live in.  In the Vale of Belvoir it is very difficult to get land, so is a great opportunity, just on the edge of the village, lovely plot!

About the Author

Kate is one of the top property experts in the UK and regularly quoted in the press including the Telegraph, Independent, Times, Daily Mail and Express, and has appeared on BBC2, as well as featured on BBC Radio 4 and a number of local BBC Radio stations.

Kate has also been a consultant to the property sector for a number of years and is the author of a number of books, including four for Which? - Buy, Sell, Move House, Renting and Letting, Develop your Property and the Property Investment Handbook.

Contact Kate Faulkner at http://www.designsonproperty.co.uk/

Education system in Great Britain?

Not to be another ignorant American ****. But I was watching Skins on BBC America and noticed that 17 year olds were attending college, whereas here they attened high school, so can a Briton help me out and explain at what age who goes where and if the go to different schools based on performance like Germany? By the way I am a fan of your parliamentarian system because our political system is really messed up, original idea was good now crappy. By the way what age does one become an "Adult" in U.K. as well as what age can one vote, cheers and thanks for the help
(proud to be of English parents)

Ok, I don't know the German versions, but I can let you know what goes on over here.

At 11, you go to secondary school, where at 15/16 you take your GCSEs. Then you can either leave school and get a job, go into an apprenticeship (for vocational work such as building and plumbing), or go to either a school 6th form or a 6th form college, which are essentially the same, only the school has the rest of the school attached and a college has more freedom with what you can study and fewer uniform/attendance rules etc. But sometimes the 6th forms with schools attached offer better teaching (but not always).

If, at either college or 6th form, you take the IB or A levels, you can then do the whole applying to university thing, and thats where I think it's all more or less the same as any other country.

Adult age is a bit messy in the UK, you can do different things at different ages, there's no one age where it really all comes together. 18 is when you can drink/smoke/vote, so it's really then. But it's all a bit woolly, I know of 16 year olds who live on their own, which you'd think you'd have to be an adult to do so I dunno...

BBC bosses introduce pay-per-dance rules for Strictly Come Dancing contestants
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