Category Archives: New Parents

🌿 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...

What is Low-Stimulation Play? (And Why Your Toddler Needs It) In a world of flashing toys and high-speed cartoons, our kids’ nervous systems are often stuck in overdrive. Low-stim play focuses on “slow” entertainment—activities th 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...