Q&A: Toddler Acting Like a Baby



Ever since we had our second baby six months ago, our three-year-old has gone through long stretches of the day acting like a baby. She says things like gogo and gaga and has even started to wet herself (she has …
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Getting Kids to Help



Kids make mess!  True, and usually way more than they tidy up…. This is definitely one of the most common frustrations parents have  ‘how do I get my kids to help out around the house!’ Firstly let’s look at the …
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Q&A: Sensitive Kids



My three year old seems to have a very sensitive nature.  We only have to tell her she is not behaving as expected for her to burst into a flood of seemingly emotional tears.  When her playmates come over, she …
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Q&A: Kids Sharing a Room



Our two children, a boy who is three and a girl who is four, share a room and I’m wondering if there’s an age when they should each have their own room? I often find them in the same bed in …
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Be aware of your child’s digital footprint



I have written before about your ‘digital footprint or profile’ so how do you talk to your teen about theirs? My kids hear me say often, “don’t post anything online that you wouldn’t want to see on the front page …
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Understanding the silent reply from your Teen



  Teens are tricky. Whatever happens “don’t take it personally”. This has to be the one quote I tell myself again and again. Whether it be the ‘grunt’ in reply, or the silent treatment to a question or the overreaction …
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Get That Television Out of Your Kid’s Room – Now!!!



Craig Canapari | Director of the Yale Pediatric Sleep Center. Evidence-based advice for better sleep in kids, teens, and parents What would you say if I told you that there is one thing you can do to avoid sleep problems …
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Finding Family Balance



Finding the balance with extra curricular activities –  You see the range of wonderful activities on offer and kids tend to sign up for a lot. A common issue parents everywhere struggle with today is extracurricular activities and the questions …
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Training your brain



European Parliament Ministers have recently voted to include chess in the educational curriculum. As a result there has been a continuous movement of countries following to include chess as part of their weekly curriculum. Currently the UK, France, Italy, Armenia, …
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Time to Stop Rescuing your Kids



“A child who always forgets has a parent who always remembers” Any parent who has primary school age kids can relate to the left swimming bag at the front door, or the homework book left on the backseat of the …
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