Tag: parenting tips
How To Raise A Child Who’s A Sceptic (Not A Cynic)
A few nights ago, I was watching a dance talent show on television with my daughter. “She’s good,” I commented about one young hopeful....
Five Lessons We Can Learn From Snowplough Parents
We’ve heard of helicopter parenting and free-range parenting - but here's a new strategy to get your head around. Do you know a parent...
8 Top Quirky Parenting Tips
Life’s weird. The trials and tribulations of raising kids are even weirder. I subscribe to the “whatever works for you” philosophy; after all, parenting...
How To Cope With Your Adult Kids Living At Home (Without...
The traditional way of things was for kids to grow up, finish school and leave home – either to go on to university or...
6 Great Strategies For Parenting Your Adult Children
As our kids get older, our relationship with them inevitably alters. They are now independent, our equals, with their own lives. Adapting to the...
6 Tips To Help You Cope With Being A First Time...
Congratulations, you're a first time mum! You made it through the birth – funny how quickly you forget the pain – and the health...
10 Inescapable Truths Of Parenting
It's rarely a good thing when they’re quiet
You know the feeling. You’re suddenly aware the house is silent. There’s no shouting or squabbling (if...
7 Simple Ways To Stop A Child Who Keeps Interrupting You
You could be on the telephone to your boss, talking to a friend over coffee or at the supermarket checkout – chances are, if...
Les Enfants Not-So-Terrible – 4 Reasons Why French Children Are So...
How we raise our children to become well-rounded, pleasant
and useful members of society is one of our prime concerns as parents. We...
It’s Nearly Back-To-School Time – Try Our 7 Tips For A...
We hate to burst your summer bubble, but it’s not long now until the school bell rings again. Whether you – or...
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9 Funniest Parenting Tweets of The Week
Parenting is way too funny sometimes…
https://twitter.com/ActuallyMummy/status/1128665353465356288
She should teach the dog to hide his controller.
https://twitter.com/Buck_Fisted/status/1127565832974938118
Rookie mistake, mom… rookie mistake.
https://twitter.com/JayHineMD/status/1128720237388619778
He’s still killin’ it in my book…...
The 10 Best Thanksgiving Family Movies
The aroma of turkey lingers in the air and there's the promise of pumpkin pie later. We've given thanks and are enjoying spending time...
‘I’m Back!’ How I Beat Depression In Time For Father’s Day
Like much of the preceding two years, Father’s Day 2017 passed – not quickly enough – in a panicky, irrationally terrified blur.
Sapped both mentally...
How To Teach Little Kids To Wait
Waiting is a part of life. We wait for so many things, for our train or bus to arrive, plane to land, our car...
Being A Working Mum Is Good For Your Kids
Every day, millions of mothers go out to work. Their children are safe and cared for while they’re gone, but many still wonder if...
I Thought My World Was Ending When My Husband Said He Wanted A Divorce,...
You can't see from the picture that, behind those ski
goggles, I’m crying. I’m crying tears of joy, because this was the moment...