Dealing with tantrums or generally a child’s poor behaviour is never simple. As a parent, you, no doubt, are seeking the most effective methods to address these concerns without worsening your parent-child relationship. So, what strategies work the best…
If you’d told me a year ago that our eldest (one of my stepsons) wanted to take part in his secondary school ski trip, I’d have been shocked at the idea and probably laughed, too. However, starting ‘big school’…
Transition to uni can be challenging for both teens and their parents, but with the right support before and during, things can go smoothly. With both parties having to navigate a new normal potentially hundreds of miles apart, what…
The new academic year is fast approaching, but it’s not too late to start your degree. Plenty of universities up and down the country will accept late submissions via clearing. So, if you’ve had a change of heart, you…
If you are on social media, it is impossible to have missed the recent debates linked to celebs’ revelations about their children being unwashed unless visibly dirty. So, how often should you wash your children? Ashton Kutcher and Mila…
When it comes to the summer holidays, for me, they will always have their ups and their downs. Usually, the proportion of positive things far outweighs the negatives, but it can be a challenging time for us as a…
Connecting with your teenage child can sometimes feel almost impossible, but with a bit of time and effort, you’ll succeed and reap the benefits. This can drastically change a relationship and make getting through the tricky teenage years a…
Speak to each and every parent on the playground on any given day and you will find a myriad of responses. Some feel homework is completely unnecessary full stop. Others feel it is ok as long as it is…
The average child will have travelled 3,754 miles around the world by the time they reach 15 – almost twice as far as their own parents had at the same age. At this point they will have already been…
The number of 13 to 16-year-olds needing glasses has almost DOUBLED over the past seven years – and ‘too much’ screen time could be to blame, according to experts. Twenty per cent of young teens required glasses in 2012,…