Category Archives: Blog

Is My Child Really Too Anxious to Go to School Children’s welfare and anxiety support. Signs of anxiety in primary school children? Is My Child Too Anxious to go to School? This was the question I asked myself this week.  It hadn’t b Read more...

Preventing the parent – school conflict and breakdown happening to you. How the Parent – School Conflict Happens .   Avoiding a parent – school conflict. A parent- school relationship can quickly break down.  A parent (we’ll call he Read more...

Parental Loneliness is real even surrounded by friends and family. Parenthood is often described as one of the most rewarding journeys a person can take. Yet, there is a silent side to it that many are afraid to voice: the deep, overwhelming loneline Read more...

Why I chose CosyChats.com.  What is Cosychats? A groundbreaking and innovative new service, run for parents, by parents, Cosychats.com is a new online support service website for families. Created from the ground up to be a safe space for parents, b Read more...

Parenting Teens Through Independence means staying close while giving space: The only thing that stays constant about being a parent is change. Parenting Stages. Now, when other parents tell me about difficulties with newborns, toddlers and older ch Read more...

Children grow into teenagers and boundaries and disciplines that used to apply now don’t work and can create conflict. Teenage children can be difficult to raise and support.  On one side they are becoming adults and you need to faster indepen Read more...

I can’t remember which came first, Mate or Bruv or when mate became routine. Or when mum and dad went out the window. FORCING Your Child to Follow YOUR Dreams Not Theirs? I can remember thinking don’t be that parent that picks them up on Read more...

Staying Calm: First Steps After Finding Your Child Vapes  Finding out that your teen or young child has been vaping is always going to be a shock and provoke some strong emotions in a parent.  Reacting with anger and frustration though may only mak Read more...

Getting parent support is something every parent should do as reaching out is moving forward. Parent support is a necessity not a luxury. During your parenting journey it’s very likely you will hear this great advice. “It takes a village to rais Read more...

Am I a good or bad parent? How many times have you asked yourself this? A 1,000 times or more? CosyChats is a parenting community and this is a question parents ask themselves. We’re parents to and we’ve asked it ourselves far too many ti Read more...