Bereavement usually means losing someone we love through death and also follows on from change and loss. It is a devastating event, turning our w...
You might feel excited about the move, maybe a better house or area, but do your children feel the same? Children aren’t as used to change as ad...
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Change is to be expected. You can’t avoid it, but you can help them to cope with it.
Think about the impact this is having on your ...
When you have lost someone through death, a partner, child, family member or friend, it may seem overwhelming to offer support to your child. The loss...
Juggling day to day chores with children is not an easy job. As a parent, you might sometimes feel like all your free time is being sacrificed to do d...
When assigning chores to your children it is important to remember their age and development levels. Giving your child a chore that is too easy for th...
When you don’t have a lot of money, it can feel difficult to keep the children occupied. Remember that your time is more important to them than ...
Find out about afterschool activities like cubs or brownies in your area, and check out the ones that are most affordable. If you’re not sure wh...
It’s not easy balancing work and home, but how well you manage this can make a significant difference to your relationship with your f...
There are no 'right' or 'wrong' choices, and your choices will change at different stages in your family’s life. If you are in a couple, it may ...
Pocket money can be the cause of many arguments; as children list the names of friends that get more than they do or look for ways to earn more. We sp...
Extended family
If you have a separated or extended family make sure you are all on the same page. Grandparents may well feel they have a right to sp...
Increasingly, more children are growing up and living at home in their twenties and thirties. Many leave college or university heavily in debt and tha...
Natalie Brooke*, 38, moved back in with her parents temporarily to make life more stable for her children as she had to travel abroad regularly. She s...
When a second (or third, or fourth, etc) child arrives, the new constraints on your time and energy can leave you feeling anxious and extremely tired,...
Working parents
For working parents, having another child to look after can be a real shock to the system. Where before, you may have had some time t...