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Posted on June 20, 2025 4:15 pm
What to do when your child has a favourite? When my son was about eight years old, he went through a phase of preferring to sit next to me and spend most of his time closer to me, It drove my wife crazy. If I’m honest, I kind of secretly liked Read more...
Posted on June 12, 2025 5:20 pm
A new report details what most parents know, why our children have stopped moving. Children will sit and play on technology all day if they are left. They don’t need to interact as the technology engages them. The report also details that lack Read more...
Posted on June 6, 2025 4:12 pm
Do we ever truly know how much a new baby will change our lives? Going from a ‘carefree’ couple to also looking after a baby is a big change but a change most parents welcome, I hope. A new baby will change lives forever. Babies bring par Read more...
Posted on June 2, 2025 2:01 pm
Things to consider when planning a holiday Age appropriate holidays Holidays and holiday parks cater to age groups. Our children have outgrown quite a lot and when we go away now were looking for facilities for older children. Read the re Read more...
Posted on May 22, 2025 10:31 am
My wife’s phones bleeps when messages are received into her school parents Whats App group. You know when somethings up as the bleeps get more frequent and the interval between bleeps shortens. Its like artillery in a war, each side exchanging Read more...
Posted on May 15, 2025 12:17 pm
Helping Your Child In a Mental Health Crisis As I write this blog, it is mental health awareness week, which aims to bring awareness to the issues around mental illness. For some time, I have personally worried about the current explosion in mental h Read more...
Posted on May 12, 2025 1:19 pm
Is free range parenting just going back to a simpler time? Its easy to think of free range parenting as a Hollywood fad that’s really just 70’s parenting. Its true free range parenting is all about allowing greater freedoms to teach Read more...
Posted on May 9, 2025 1:37 pm
Social media influence scares me. I’m a parent of teenagers and social media is their life. The influence of social media is frightening and real. As a parent i’m concerned. Its not as simple as stopping them looking at it. Its a far bigg Read more...
Posted on May 3, 2025 4:47 pm
Shouting at Children: The Hidden Damage and a Kinder Calmer Way Forward As parents, we all want the best for our children. We strive to raise happy, confident, well-rounded individuals who feel secure in themselves and their environment. But sometime Read more...
Posted on May 3, 2025 4:12 pm
Why Being a Stay-at-Home Dad is the Best (and Toughest) Job I’ve Ever Had Since men and women have become parents, it’s always traditionally been the mother taking the bulk of the load, but in this modern age – does it, and sh Read more...