Category Archives: Kids

🌿 What Gentle Parenting Actually Looks Like Day to Day Gentle parenting is one of the most talked-about parenting approaches right now. Across articles and social media, it’s often described as calm, patient, and connected — focusing on unders Read more...

Why Parenting Can Feel So Pressured Today James, dad of 1 💬 Introduction James shares his experience of how parenting can feel shaped by expectations — and how that’s changed over time. 🧠 Feeling Like There’s Always a Way to Do Things Whe Read more...

🌿 Letting Go of Getting Parenting “Right” Gemma, mum of 2 💬 Introduction  Gemma shares her experience of letting go of the pressure to get parenting “right” and finding what works for her family.   🧠 Feeling Like There’s a � Read more...

Heard of ‘loot boxes’?  We’d heard the phrase while our son was gaming but being honest hadn’t given it much thought.  Loot boxes, seemed harmless enough. Just part of the game and a bit of fun but what are they, and why are Read more...

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...

How parents can feel shut down and left without a voice 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’ after s Read more...

Inherited Parenting: What to Keep, What to Let Go, What to Improve. Inherited Parenting “Parenting how you were parented?” Its natural and just happens before we realise it. As parents – it happens, even to the best of us. That moment you d Read more...