Early years: Behaviour

Read our advice to help you through this phase

Managing sibling jealousy

How to prepare your toddler for their new sibling
- Pregnancy
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Toddler always misbehaving

Dealing with challenging behaviour in toddlers
- Behaviour
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Aggressive behaviour in toddle...

Dealing with behaviour from your toddler such as biting or pulling hair
- Behaviour
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Setting boundaries for toddler...

Setting and maintaining boundaries to encourage positive behaviour in toddlers and young children
- Behaviour
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Dealing with tantrums

Advice on dealing with temper tantrums and staying calm
- Behaviour
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Family relationships

Family routines

How to establish positive family routines
- Family Issues
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Positive discipline

As a parent we want our child to be happy and content. Positive discipline is about helping children understand the consequences of their behaviour.
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Work life balance

7 tips for a positive work life balance
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Stepfamily living arrangements

Read our advice if you are planning to live together as a stepfamily
- Primary
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Health and wellbeing

Top 10 tips for a happier fami...

How to have a happier family, from communicating well, boundaries and spending quality time together
- Advice article
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Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
- Primary
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Sibling rivalry

Read our advice if you are children are arguing constantly
- Behaviour
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Divorce

Paternity tests

Advice on why you might want to get one and the steps to take
- Primary
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Mental health

Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
- Primary
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Stress, anxiety & depression

Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
- Primary
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Boundaries and discipline

Positive discipline

As a parent we want our child to be happy and content. Positive discipline is about helping children understand the consequences of their behaviour.
- Video
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Arguments and disagreements

Sibling rivalry

Read our advice if you are children are arguing constantly
- Behaviour
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Family finances

Grown up and living at home

Advice for parents whose grown up child is still living at home
- Teenager
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Becoming a step-family

Stepfamily living arrangements

Read our advice if you are planning to live together as a stepfamily
- Primary
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Social services involvement

Maintaining contact with your ...

Maintaining contact with your child in care
- Primary
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Last updated: August 2024