If your child is finding school more overwhelming than ever, you’re not alone. Many parents and educators are noticing a rise in school anxiety. While every child’s experience is unique, there are some common factors in our modern world that are mak...

This blog post was originally posted on our old web hosting platform in March 2021. In this era, where mental health awareness is on everyone’s radar, there seems to be a real focus in the parenting world to “make” our children happy. For many paren...

This post was originally posted in February 2021 on our old web hosting platform. This week marks Children's Mental Health Week, an awareness week organised by mental health charity Place2be. The theme is Express Yourself, which is such a great the...

This blog post was originally published on our old website platform in February 2021. Emotion coaching is process by which we can support our child's emotional intelligence. It's a fabulous parenting tool with proven benefits for emotional health. E...

This blog post was originally posted on our old website hosting platform in October 2020. A BRAND CALLED MOTHERHOOD   Being a mum is to feel vulnerable.    Am I doing everything my child needs me to? What if my child is such a picky e...

Originally posted in August 2024 on our old web hosting platform. We’re in full Summer Holiday mode here in the UK. After the initial relief of a few mornings without packing lunch boxes and school run chaos, the reality of the long stretch of summ...

There’s nothing that makes a mother jump to attention quicker than their child saying something negative about themselves. Especially when we make such a conscious effort to build up their confidence and self-esteem.   But there are times when ...

This post was originally published on our old web hosting platform in August 2020.My little dude turned 4 yesterday! In the UK children enter school in the September after their 4th birthday (officially they can wait, but most don't) so school is jus...

This blog post was originally published in September 2020, on our old website hosting platform.On the walk home from school, you know it's brewing. You can sense it coming. You know that the moment the front door closes, there's going to be big emoti...

This blog post was originally published in August 2020, on our old web hosting platform.My little dude turned 4 yesterday! In the UK children enter school in the September after their 4th birthday (officially they can wait, but most don't) so school ...

This blog post was originally published in June 2020, on our old web hosting platform. For a long time dads were a distant figure for children, even when living in the same home. A father was somebody who was out all day working and was to be left to...

This blog post was first published in May 2020, on our old web hosting platform.The other evening, my husband and I sat chatting over a glass of wine and, as parents do, we very quickly began talking about the children. We often analyse our own paren...

This blog post was first published in February 2020, on our old web hosting platform.The impact we have on our children is massive. I know that feels like a weight to carry. That’s because it is. I know that is anxiety raising. But let’s use it as in...

This blog post was first published in February 2020, on our old web hosting platform.3rd – 9th February 2020 is Child Mental Health Week and the theme is Find your Brave, which is a fabulous topic to discuss and raise awareness. Children (a...

This blog post was first published in November 2019, on our old web hosting platform.Do you feel like you get swept up in the wave of the silly season? Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas and there is something so magical about being a parent during...