Category Archives: Blog

Do we ever truly know how much a new baby will change our lives? Going from a ‘carefree’ couple to also looking after a new baby is a big change but a change most parents welcome, I hope. Babies bring parents closer together while pushing them fu Read more...

Quality time on a family holiday can be elusive and for some parents spending that much time with their children daunting. Taking the time to think about what you want from a family holiday can avoid some of those stresses and pitfalls. Family holida Read more...

Is WhatsApp safe for children. A question we’ve been asking ourselves more and more recently. We say is WhatsApp safe for children but there are other messaging apps but WhatsApp is the one we know and use as parents. My wife’s phones ble Read more...

Helping Your Child In a CAHMS Mental Health Crisis If Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) fails you what would you do? As I write this blog, it is mental health awareness week, which aims to bring awareness to the issues around mental Read more...

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 you Read more...

Shouting at Children: The Hidden Damage and a Kinder Calmer Way Forward Talk to Kids Without Yelling? Is this possible? As parents, we all want the best for our children. We strive to raise happy, confident, well-rounded individuals who feel secure i Read more...

 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 should it, have to Read more...

Teenage years—where the eye rolls are fierce, the Wi-Fi is sacred, and your once chatty 10-year-old now communicates mostly in grunts. What’s it Like Raising a Teenager. You had thought that the nappies, sleepless nights or terrible twos were Read more...

Child abuse happens every day somewhere. How to Stop it How to stop child abuse.  The cases are horrific and very upsetting. STOPPING Child Abuse FOR GOOD IS Possible? As parents our thoughts fall into two questions, how can i protect my children an Read more...

A Guide for Parents: What to Do If Your Child Is Bullying Someone Is YOUR Child a BULLY? Discovering that your child is being bullied is every parent’s nightmare. It’s the news that you do not want to receive. A flood of emotions will follow, ang Read more...