Parenting

toddler fruit
31 March 2022

Dietary advice for babies and toddlers: Why a low/no salt diet is crucial
Future proofing your little one’s precious palates and helping them be appreciative of the flavours, textures and shapes of different varieties of food is vital for a lifelong healthy relationship ...

maths homework
30 March 2022

Simple techniques to help with homework: Improve your child’s Mathematic skills
Parenting means we wear many professional hats – we quickly become adaptable and fake it ‘til we make it. The pandemic may have improved our home-schooling techniques but when it comes ...

Louise Pentland
29 March 2022

Louise Pentland: Youtuber opens up about solo parenting, finding love again and her blended family
Louise Pentland is not one to shy away from being open and honest about the trials and tribulations of motherhood. Finding internet fame through her parenting Youtube channel, she has an ...

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27 March 2022

The mums at Female First write open letters to their children to celebrate Mother's Day 2022
Mother’s Day is here again so the mothers within the Female First team have each written heartfelt words for their child/children to read in years to come. In the following ...

Chantal Dempsey
27 March 2022

Mother’s Day Special: What running a business and being a mother has taught us
Karen McGuigan – Founder of Maths For Life Today has looked like this… 6am start respond to emails that have come in overnight, send out invoices; 7.30am get boys up ...

Katie Piper Disney
25 March 2022

Imaginative play for families: Tips to rediscover your inner child
The sun has got his hat on (finally!), the birds are singing, and the chocolate eggs are prominent on the supermarket shelves, meaning one thing only: Easter. The celebration takes ...

The Milky Tee Company
24 March 2022

The Milky Tee Company: Lauren Hampshire on boosting confidence, running a business and motherhood
'The Milky Tee Company’ was founded back in 2016 when Lauren – mother of two – became disheartened at the lack of comfortable and confidence boosting clothing available for breastfeeding ...

Keep Children Learning At Easter
22 March 2022

Educational And Engaging Digital And Tech Courses To Keep Children Learning Over The Easter Holiday
With GCSEs and A-Levels looming, parents across the UK are seeking ways to make a key revision period for teenagers over the Easter holidays as stress-free as possible - especially ...

baby flowers
11 March 2022

Baby names: Popular spring-inspired names for baby boys and girls
If you’re expecting, choosing a name for your little bundle of joy IS a big deal. Your chosen name will be their identity and be with them for life – ...

Bupa UK
10 March 2022

Mental Health: ‘Supermum’ status is dramatically impacting women’s mental health
Are you guilty of aimlessly scrolling through your social media apps and find that you are constantly comparing yourself to other mums and families? If that is a reluctant yes, ...

weaning
10 March 2022

'Better Health Start for Life' campaign: NHS advice on weaning your baby
The word ‘weaning’ can instil fear in many new parents due to the catalogue of information available. Feeling overwhelmed by this potentially difficult journey, and not knowing where to start, ...

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9 March 2022

Six ways you might unintentionally be giving your child an eating disorder
From the moment you wean them onto purees, feeding your child becomes a daily challenge. They’ll love a food one day and hate it the very next. It gets thrown ...

toddler brushing teeth
9 March 2022

Teeth brushing for toddlers: Six ways to encourage oral hygiene
Looking after your teeth is part of your daily routine – it’s what you’ve always known. But introducing this into your toddler’s every day, may be proving harder than imagined, ...

Lynsey Little Box of Books
3 March 2022

World Book Day 2022: ‘Little Box of Books’ sheds light on lack of representation and accessibility
Today marks the 25th anniversary of World Book Day 2022. It’s an opportunity for children to dress up as their favourite novel character, but more importantly to encourage children to ...

boy reading
26 February 2022

World Book Day 2022: How to encourage children to read more
World Book Day is upon us – the kids are buzzing with excitement - sharing their ideas on what they would love to dress up as on this special day. ...

Leonora Bolt
23 February 2022

Exclusive: Interview with children's author Lucy Brandt, on new book 'Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor'
Children’s author, Lucy Brandt, chats to Female First as she launches her new book, Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor, which takes you on a fantasy of inventions and adventures. Lucy hopes ...

skiwelt
17 February 2022

What children need for the perfect ski holiday
If your kids have been inspired by the images from the Winter Olympics in China, they might be applying a little pressure to get out on the slopes in their ...

Alannah and Esme, founders of LittleLamb
15 February 2022

Founders of cloth nappy brand say you can save £750 per child by ditching the disposables
Esme founded the company in 2004 after putting her six children through nappies. Before meeting her husband, as a single mother, she resorted to terry flats and safety pins to ...

The GeoSquad
11 February 2022

New comic 'The GeoSquad' aims to encourage surveying as a career
Founded by the world’s first geospatial Marketer Elaine Ball, the project is designed to raise awareness of surveying and geospatial in a child (and adult!) friendly way, making it accessible ...

mum and son
10 February 2022

Seven simple steps to articulate mental health with children
As ‘Children’s Mental Health Week’ is in full swing, it helps to shine a light on how and if we discuss this subject with our family. Many parents may talk ...

kerry podcast
9 February 2022

Children’s Mental Health Week: Interview with ‘Your Floating Bed’ podcaster, Kerry Keenan Lynch
As this week marks ‘Children's Mental Health Week 2022,’ we chat to Kerry about her and actor husband, Blake Harrison's, latest podcast ‘Your Floating Bed.’ The idea is to promote ...

Jonny Benjamin MBE is the Founder of children’s mental health charity Beyond.
7 February 2022

Seven reasons why we need to start mental health wellbeing education young
In light of children’s mental health week which runs from 7-13 February 2022 - mental health charity ‘Beyond’ founder, Jonny Benjamin - highlights the importance of discussing mental health from ...

love woman
6 February 2022

How to handle being a single parent this Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air – damn! It’s being thrown in your face all too often! But this year, instead of hiding away like usual, you want to own it! ...

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2 February 2022

Parenting: Seven tips to stop maternity leave feeling like Groundhog Day
It’s possible that your maternity leave has become a little stale and you have found yourself in the same cycle of laundry, emptying the dishwasher, tidying, making bottles and changing ...