Tag: parenting strategies
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...
6 Signs That Might Mean You’re A Lawnmower Parent
We’ve all heard of ‘helicopter parents’ – the ones who hover over their child’s lives, paying close attention to every detail (especially when it...
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...
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...
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Top Celebrity Parenting Tips From… Katie Holmes
Her marriage to Tom Cruise, the influence of his devotion to Scientology and their subsequent divorce meant Katie Holmes was in the spotlight for...
3 Ways To Teach Your Kids Not to Fear Failure
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” That quote from Winston Churchill, and others like it, is...
Curious Kids: How Does Gravity Pull Things Down To Earth?
How does gravity pull things down to Earth? – Gabriel, age four, Stewartby, UK Gravity is a force, which means that it pulls on things....
How To Avoid Raising An Entitled Child – 8 Strategies That Really Work
When they’re tiny, of course, our kids need us to do everything for them. But as they grow, many of us forget to take...
6 Things You Should Never Say To Your Kids
We’ve all been there. Personally, before I was a mother, I swore my kids would never hear me say: “Because it just is!” I...
Without A Very Special Nurse, Neither I Nor My Daughter Would Be Alive Today...
There are some moments in your life you never forget. Others that have a profound effect on the path you choose to follow. And...