Category Archives: Your Wellbeing

  What are the dangers of mobile phones and social media for kids. Parents need to understand this question and answer before they can decide what age their child needs to be have a mobile phone This isn’t easy and as parents we’ve p Read more...

Is it ever right to spank my kid? If this is a question you’ve asked yourself then keep reading. Fox & Friends host Lawrence Jones called on parents to “spank your kid’s a**” instead of being letting children go “crazy” during a n Read more...

Did you know that kids tend to absorb and retain more information when they’re having fun? KIDS LEARN MORE WHEN THEY’RE HAVING FUN! This idea that learning and fun are separate isn’t just wrong—it can be harmful. It can turn learn Read more...

Phone addition is real. You may not believe you are affected but ask yourself this question. Would you rather play with you children or play on your phone. If you answer phone you may have phone addiction and your children may be being neglected. Pho Read more...

Surviving school holidays. School holidays are a time of holidays and a break from school. School holidays can fill parents with dread and fear.  Surviving 6 weeks of school holidays with your children can seem daunting. School holidays can be a nig Read more...

What do you do when your child’s school attendance is poor? Lets be clear this isn’t a child feigning illness to dodge a sports day or test its a child struggling at school. Struggling emotionally to an extent it negatively affecting thei Read more...

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...

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...

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...