Tag: abusive behaviour
I Didn’t Believe I Was A Victim Of Domestic Abuse, But...
I still can’t remember when the words finally sank
in, when I accepted the truth – that I was a victim of domestic...
My Damaged Mother Taught Me How NOT To Be A Parent
I know exactly what kind of parent I want to be, but like most mums (and dads), there are times when it feels like...
I Stayed With My Violent Partner For Years, But Finally Found...
I’d been a single mom for six years. After breaking up with a guy I’d been seeing for three months, I went...
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‘It’s A National Crisis’: UK’s Birth Rate Is Falling Dramatically
The birth rate in England and Wales is now the lowest it has ever been since records began. Only 11 babies were born for...
Shamima Begum: Why The Isis Teenager Should Be Allowed To Return To The UK
One of the so-called “Bethnal Green Girls”, Shamima Begum, is looking to return home to the UK. After nearly four years living with the...
I Fought My Wife For My Daughter And Won – But How It Happened...
Three years ago, I was married, had an 8-year-old daughter, Naomi, and, as well as being a full-time fire training instructor with a county...
5 Ways To Organize Your Kids’ Piles of Stuffed Toys
What’s the most likely gift that our bundle of joy gets when they are born? If you said a teddy bear, you’d be like...
Your Pre-Schooler’s Social Skills Matter More Than Their ‘Studies’
If you were to Google “what my child should know before starting kindergarten” you would find yourself wading through a barrage of checklists and...
Leading By Example – 10 Things Your Kids Should See You Do
There was an advert on television some years ago aimed at persuading parents to stop smoking. A dad sat on a park bench, a...