When we talk about a child’s progression through various different ages and stages, it can be easy to assume that growth and development are the same concepts that have the…
Christmas is a time fraught with expectations. If it’s not your children using pester power to convince you that you really MUST spend all your hard earned cash on the…
It is a fact that most parents work, some of us work full time, others part time and some are lucky enough to be able to work flexible hours at…
There is an unspoken rule that you cannot tell off your friends’ children. Rather like criticising someone’s choice of job or partner, the naughtiness of their children is a sensitive…
All children require positive influences in their lives, and positive parenting begins at home. Although sometimes you may feel that you have completely run out of patience, or are simply…
It’s the one thing that all parents dread…you are shopping in the supermarket or trying to enjoy a family lunch and suddenly one of your little bundles of joy decides…
Dr Sarah Helps is a child behaviour specialist and has spent the last 13 years working with children and young people who struggle with their behaviour for a variety of…
BEING a single parent is tough, and if you have a child who displays challenging and difficult behaviour and you suddenly find yourself dealing with this alone, you could be…
One of the most important things to recognise as a single parent is that you will start to rely more on your friends and family for support, and far from…
