Children and divorce
By: Joanna Lowy Some research last week claimed that whilst children of divorced parents are more likely to become binge drinkers as adults, it’s not the actual divorce, but the “instability and...
View ArticlePreparing children for bereavement
One in 29 children is bereaved of a parent or sibling and 92% of people will experience a significant bereavement before the age of 16, according to Child Bereavement UK. That’s why the charity has...
View ArticleStriking the right work-life balance
It can be hard to balance working full-time while being a parent for both mother and the father. While it was traditionally supposed that the issue of juggling a career whilst bringing up a family was...
View ArticleMother’s Day: How much do you actually appreciate your mother?
It’s almost Mother’s Day and while some of us are still thinking what to buy for our mums, let’s have a quick think about the significance of this day. I remember, quite a few years ago my mum telling...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About … First Experience books
Stella Gurney and Fiona Freund have taken on an immense challenge for us parents – creating a series of straight talking First Experience books which deal with life changing events in a child’s life...
View ArticleStay-at-home, working, and everything else in between: Is ‘Motherism’ really...
‘Motherism’: A prejudice which leads stay-at-home mothers to be viewed as stupid, lazy and unattractive, or so leading child development expert, Dr Aric Sigman, says. He came out this week in defence...
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