Category Archives: Teenagers

  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...

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...

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...

Would a ban on social media for under 16’s work?   A quick AI search produces the below arguments for and against banning social media for under 16’s. On the face of it there appears valid arguments for and against a ban.  As a parent 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...