Parenting

5 January 2008

How to tackle pester power

Many big brands actively target children and, as a result, kids constantly demand everything from toys to breakfast cereals that they've seen advertised on TV or heard about from their ...

5 January 2008

Teach your child about money

To explain how money works include your child in simple transactions. Explain the basics of how you spend your money by using a pile of pennies to demonstrate how much ...

4 January 2008

Preconception- get your self ready

You can maximise your chances of having a healthy pregnancy and labour if you're fit and healthy to begin with. If you're super-prepared, you and your partner can make these ...

4 January 2008

In The Night Garden magazine’s 10 top tips for reading with your child

In The Night Garden magazine gives parents the chance to spend soothing, quiet times with their little ones. The magazine is engaging for very young children and enables them to ...

4 January 2008

Bullies target teenagers who cannot express emotion

Youngsters with specific language impairment (SLI) are unable to verbally express their feelings and find it difficult to understand what others are saying due to a developmental problem with their language. However ...

2 January 2008

Childrens moods, stress and depression

Some estimates say that up to ten per cent of children in middle childhood may suffer from depression. The last item in this list - holidays - may be unexpected. ...

2 January 2008

Childrens Friendships

After the age of nine years or so, it becomes more likely children will have a 'best friend' and may form more intense, longer-lasting friendships on the basis of a ...

31 December 2007

Toddlers and discipline

There isn't one right way to get children to behave themselves. Your child's temperament, your parenting style and the situation will all influence the methods you use.A quiet, timid child ...

31 December 2007

Home birth pros and cons

You can 'book' a home birth with your GP, or direct with a community midwife. You can also do this through an independent midwife, although you will have to pay.There ...

29 December 2007

How to make your house a happy home

Ideally, you and your partner should have agreed the roles you're going to play and the rules you want to live by, before you move in together. Whether you're resident ...

29 December 2007

How dads can balance work and home life

Before your baby is born, you'll need to consider how you and you partner will split your time to care for him. You may want to think about the following:How ...

28 December 2007

Babies sleeping patterns are important

The trouble is, your baby has her own sleep pattern and this can vary from day to day and night to night. As confidence grows, she'll be able to settle ...

28 December 2007

Babies Comforters

Dummies are powerful soothers as they allow your child to suckle, an activity they find very calming. Sucking is a very natural activity for a baby.Children do grow out of ...

22 December 2007

Discipline

You may imagine that because your child now has a lot of language and increasing maturity, discipline matters can be talked through. You may think the influence of school will ...

22 December 2007

Being A Parent

It's easy for your children to take up your every waking minute. But unless you look after yourself, you can exhaust all your reserves of energy and enthusiasm. Make time ...

21 December 2007

Brits choose work over Christmas with the kids

Christmas is only six days away, but apparently there are many in the UK who will be celebrating in the office. Over 500,000 businessmen and women (roughly 1 in 10) ...

21 December 2007

Why Breastfeeding is Booming

New research has revealed that a third more mothers are choosing to breastfeed their babies than they were five years ago. The Philips Avent study also shows mothers who have ...

15 December 2007

Discipline

You may imagine that because your child now has a lot of language and increasing maturity, discipline matters can be talked through. You may think the influence of school will ...

15 December 2007

Talk to you children about road safety

Boys have nearly twice as many accidents as girls.Most road traffic accidents happen during school holidays and on light summer evenings when children are more likely to be playing outside. ...

14 December 2007

Building your child’s self confidence

Liking the way you are, realizing you are worth while, having confidence to meet new people and rising to challenges, not being phased about failing some of the time and ...

12 December 2007

Mummy, is santa online

Board games and pets losing favour as techno savvy kids prefer to spend Christmas Day online Over a third of British parents reveal that their offspring are now more likely ...

8 December 2007

Teaching your child about money

To explain how money works include your child in simple transactions. Explain the basics of how you spend your money by using a pile of pennies to demonstrate how much ...

8 December 2007

A guide on how to help toilet training

On average, most children begin learning to use a potty by around their second birthday, but as with everything in children's development, each child is different. Up to the age ...

8 December 2007

How to guide your toddler and avoid behavioural problems

There isn't one right way to get children to behave themselves. Your child's temperament, your parenting style and the situation will all influence the methods you use.A quiet, timid child ...