Summer holidays have started, and with children and teens already unable to connect with friends during the shutdown a recent PEW survey has been looking at how parents feel about technology and their kids. Screen Time Most parents admit to being unsure how much...
The Coronavirus lockdown has steered all of us into uncharted territory, and no one is undergoing more change right now than parents. Many schools are offering online lessons so your children and teenagers will need to access the online world. They will also need to...
Overwhelmed? There's Help At Hand In Part 1 of "How to Protect Your Child On Facebook" we did the following: completed the Privacy checkup managed our child’s location settings controlled facial recognition We have four more steps to go. These are:...
Raising children is an eye-wateringly expensive business- particularly in a cost of living crisis. But when the burden falls entirely to one parent it can feel especially stressful. In 2023 the cost of raising a child in the UK rose to £166,000 for a couple and...
Splitting up is incredibly stressful for parents, and devastating for children. There are, however, ways to side-step the fighting between you and instead create a working partnership to continue co-parenting your child. The way to this is a child-centered divorce,...
Gone is the nuclear family of yesteryear- blended families are the norm. So what is a blended family? It's a mix of stepchildren, new partners, ex partners, and in-laws. How can we navigate what constitutes a modern 'blended' family and encourage harmony between...