Tag: parenting advice
Top Celebrity Parenting Tips From… Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
She was Britain’s poster-girl for the London 2012 Olympics and the nation celebrated as she won gold in the heptathlon. Dame Jessica...
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...
Ask The Parents – What Can I Do About My Picky...
Our children’s diets are a major source of anxiety for many parents. How do we get them to try new foods or...
Ask The Parents – The ‘Terrible Twos’ Are Starting And I’m...
There’s a reason why toddler tantrums are the stuff of legend. Your child might have been an angel since birth, but at some...
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...
My Son Is Now My Daughter, And I Will Support Her...
Last week marked the two-year anniversary of my daughter’s transition. This day every year will be a milestone, not only for her...
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...
Moving On Up – 5 Ways You Can Help Your Child...
As the summer holidays roll on, thoughts are already turning to getting the kids ready to go back to school. Buying uniforms, stationery...
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Why has nobody found any life outside of Earth? – Anna G, age 12, Strathfield, Sydney. Anna, thank you for your amazing question. Astronomers like us...
13 Phrases Any Working Mum Will Recognise (And Use Regularly)
Life can be tough when you're a working mum. If you’re trying to look after your family, make a decent stab at parenting and...
Detainment: True Crime Is Popular But Here’s Why James Bulger Killing Film Has Upset...
True crime is a very popular genre of film and television. You’ve only got to look at the success of the Serial podcast as...
5 Tips For Your College Kids To Avoid Burnout
Burnout is a stress-related state of exhaustion and often leads to feelings of isolation, low accomplishment and even depression. Although research has long shown...
How To Help Your Child Deal With Friendship Breakups
I always knew when my kids had fallen out with their friends – the looks on their faces when they came out of school...
Top Celebrity Parenting Tips From…Sarah Jessica Parker
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has been a regular on our screens for many years. She’s best-known for playing writer Carrie Bradshaw in HBO’s Sex...