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How much should we be doing for our children and how much support is too much? Take a look at the interview I did on Good Morning Britain discussing Snowplough Parenting with self-professed … [Read More]
By Noël Janis-Norton, Bestselling Parenting Author, Founder and Director of Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting
Has homework become a nightmare in your house, taking up hours of time and ending in anger or frustration? If so, you aren’t alone. Noël has had so many parents ask for advice that she has written an entire book about it. In this article Noël shares her 10 Top Tips on how you can help to get homework done. […]
By Siobhan Harris, Parenting and Family Expert, Boots WebMD
Are you concerned about your child’s thumb-sucking? Three of my four children sucked theirs and it didn’t bother me at all, probably because I sucked mine! […]
By Siobhan Harris, Parenting and Family Expert, Boots WebMD
There’s so much to think about when our children first go to school. We don’t want them to be out of their depth – we want them to be happy and confident to go, and to enjoy themselves once they get there. […]
By Siobhan Harris, Parenting and Family Expert, Boots WebMD
It’s horrible to arrive at school to collect your child and be taken aside to discuss their not-so-nice behaviour, or when the head phones to inform you of their infractions. It’s hard not to take it personally and not to be either angry at or defensive about your child. […]
By Erin McCann NT, ND mBANT – Nutritional Therapist with diplomas in Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine
Through interaction with other children at daycare or school, children frequently pass on and acquire common bacterial and viral infections. There are a number of natural ways to reduce the risk of your children picking up coughs, colds and infections going around the classroom. The best insurance against illness is to support your child’s immune system through diet and lifestyle. […]
By Rachel Kelly – Bestselling App Creator, author, journalist and mother of 5 children!
For me, the best thing about having created the app iF Poems, has been that it’s put me in touch with poetry-lovers round the world. They say what I have long believed: poetry can transform lives.
Here’s how it has helped mine. The love-affair began as a child when I relished poetry’s rhythm and rhyme and the sheer fun of words. […]
By Oliver James, Psychologist, Bestselling Parenting Author and Columnist
Perhaps your child is a bit troubled in just one respect, like a little shy or sometimes over-demanding. Maybe he or she has much more numerous and serious problems, like severe temper tantrums at the age of 10, or being paralysed by groundless fears. Either way, Love Bombing can help. […]
By Siobhan Harris, Parenting and Family Expert, Boots WebMD
There are some great reasons why family meal times are actually good for your children.
Have a look at this article by Siobhan Harris on Boots Web MD. […]
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss Teachers say that reading is the foundation of all learning and that promoting reading at home is the most important way that parents can help their children. None of us would disagree, but how on earth are we supposed to get our children to do it? Asking, insisting, threatening or bribing are all likely to get you nowhere except incredibly frustrated. So what’s a parent to do? I guarantee that if you’re trying that hard to get your […]
Computers, TVs and other electronic devices can both the saviour and the bane of family life. They come in so handy when children need a break or something to do while we get on with our endless lists. But kids can easily spend hours on them, skipping family meals and activities, going to bed too late or whizzing through homework instead of concentrating and putting in some effort, just so they can get back on them. Have you tried getting your child off the TV or computer when there’s something else you want them to do? You won’t have won […]
Author of the bestselling Seven Secrets of Successful Parenting and Sibling Rivalry, Seven Simple Solutions (both Bantam Press, London) Karen has lectured and appeared on radio, television and in the press throughout the UK. She has inspired thousands of parents internationally to find their natural strengths and to raise confident, cooperative, motivated happier children.
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BBC Breakfast
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The Hour
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with Mariella Frostrup
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with Anne Diamond
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I Want What She’s Got
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