Category Archives: Teenagers

What to do when your Child has a FAVOURITE parent? When my son was about eight years old, he went through a phase of preferring to sit next to me and spend most of his time closer to me. I was clearly his favourite parent. It drove my wife crazy. If Read more...

How do we avoid childhood obesity in our children? A new report details what most parents know, why our children have stopped moving and childhood obesity is growing. Children will sit and play on technology all day if they are left. They don’t Read more...

Family holidays can be stressful 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 holidays are meant to 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 Mental Health Crisis As I write this blog, it is mental health awareness week, which aims to bring awareness to the issues around mental illness. For some time, I have personally worried about the current explosion in mental h 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...

Are Kids Being BRAINWASHED by Social Media? Social media influence scares me. I’m a parent of teenagers and social media is their life. The influence of social media is frightening and real. As a parent i’m concerned. Its not as simple as 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...