Tag: talking
How To Get Your Child To Tell You About Their Day
“Hi, sweetie. How was your day?” you ask, as your child comes out of school. “Fine.” You try again. “What did you do?” “Nothing...
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The Truth About Stretch Marks And How To Deal With Them
Women tend to get a bit hung up about stretch marks in pregnancy. They worry whether they’ll get them, if they can remove them,...
Children With Autism Are Being Let Down By Schools And Are Ending Up In...
For many young people, school can be a difficult place. And for some, it can be just about impossible. Negative experiences in school can...
Curious Kids: What Started The Big Bang?
What started the Big Bang? – Pippi, 8, Canberra. This is one of the two questions I get asked a lot (the other one is:...
Ask The Parents – Is It Time To Think About Feeding My Baby Solids?
As with many aspects of parenting, you can find conflicting advice on when you should start feeding your baby something more substantial than milk....
3 Tips: How To Teach Children To Watch TV Commercials More Sceptically
With all the time that young people spend in front of screens these days – from TVs to laptops, cellphones and iPads – children...
13 Truths Every Parent of Teenagers Knows
Everything is ‘fine’ They might be floating on clouds after a night out, have a face like thunder when they get home from school, or...