Category Archives: Adoption

Having an AI  Co-Parent is a tempting proposition.  Every parent needs a helping hand but technology brings positives and negatives. Give you child a tablet and they will play on it while more traditional toys gather dust. Technology would have us Read more...

  It’s completely natural to feel a wave of anxiety when you hear the words “government reform” and “SEND” in the same sentence. For many of us, the current system has already been a battle to get even basic support. Re Read more...

Why the “Traditional Village” Disappeared (and Why You Need a New One). The traditional village has disappeared and many parents face how to rebuild their parenting village.  This is ironic as in the era of hyper-connectivity, many paren Read more...

Understanding Parental Self-Judgment. Why We’re Our Own Toughest Critics: At CosyChats, we know that being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Yet, so many of us spend our days (and late nights) replaying every “mistake” w Read more...

Why being heard and understood is so important as a parent Being heard and understood is vitally important for parents.  Let us give you an example.  A parent on CosyChats shared her mother in law saying ‘well you wanted the child’ afte Read more...

Introduction: Creating a strong relationship that will last for life with your kids. Every parent worries constantly about their children – usually before they are even born. We worry about them being safe and how they will thrive in a changing Read more...

How to balance work and life? Are you getting the work life balance right? We can Help. Do ou know that feeling? You finally settle in for family dinner, the day’s grind mostly behind you. You lean in, ready to hear all about your child’s Read more...

Why does parenting feel lonely and isolating?  “Parenting can be the loneliest job in the world—surrounded by little voices all day, yet craving to be truly seen, heard, and understood.” Isolation happens and everybody feels lonely at times bu Read more...

Why Are We Bickering So Much? You promised yourselves you’d never argue in front of the kids, but suddenly you’re bickering about little things and your children’s ears are picking up every word. Do We FIGHT More As PARENTS Now Than Before Read more...

I Secretly Feared I Wouldn’t Love My Adopted Child I think every adoptive parent thinks  What if adopt a child but can’t love them? This nagging fear that sits in the dark corner of your mind, usually in your most vulnerable moments.  I Read more...