Communication, reading and child development: An interview with Dr Amy Scott
By Charlotte Cretney aka Little Hepburn Last week I had a mini parenting meltdown! It dawned on me for the 100th time in my…
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Happy Family Gardening
By Becky Cashman, I love this time of the year, with all the promise of a new garden. I like planting seeds as much…
7 questions to help you decode your child’s SOS and respond
“All communication is either an SOS or a care package.” — Kelly Bryson You’ve probably heard the term “Acting out’ refer to misbehaving. It…
5 Things To Do When You Feel Your Temper Rising
Dr. Laura, I see how all your mindfulness techniques make me a more patient mother. But when I find my temper rising, what can…
Making Space-The magical practice of slowing down and showing up.
By Victoria Hood I have many fond memories from my childhood of Mum or Dad picking my siblings and I up from school. If…
The Childcare Conundrum
The first time I left my eighteen-month-old daughter with her childminder, I struggled to the car choking back the sobs; she, on the other…
5 Ways To Nurture Yourself while Nurturing Your Child
“Usually our ideas of self-care are something you do, child-free, to care for yourself. But what if this form of self-care isn’t possible? Self…
Car seat 101 – safety first
Did you know that most Scandinavian children travel rear facing until well into their fifth year? This has seen a dramatic improvement in accident…
When Your Child’s Anger Triggers You
“The only way to help your child is to do the work yourself. Your child needs a guide through the tsunami.” – Leslie Potter,…
Fussy Eaters, Busy Parents and Smuggling those Veggies In
Yes, we’ve all been there (delete as appropriate): a: You spend hours in the kitchen, but whatever you create your wee darling refuses to…
5 Strategies That Prevent Most Misbehaviour
“Okay, you’ve convinced me not to punish. But my two year old still bites, has tantrums, throws his food and scribbles on the furniture….”…
How Can You Set Limits If You Don’t Use Threats to Enforce Them?
By Dr Laura Markham “I’m struggling with how to enforce limits without a consequence. For example, brushing teeth – she’ll refuse. It’s not reasonable…
Gentle parenting means no punishments and no rewards
By Bec English Gentle parenting means no punishments and no rewards: just a partnership with your kids where they want to do the right…
5 ways to help your child fall in love with nature
One of the first articles I ever read in the Natural Parent Magazine, many years ago now, when my eldest child was head-sniffingly new,…
4 Easy Ways to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem with Your Words
“If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.” – Haim Ginott Children rely…
How To Create A Delightful Children’s Party
Call me fuddy duddy, call me square. But every time I pick my daughter up from a ‘children’s party’ only to find a gang…
Dads…12 things every new mother wants you to know.
Congratulations on becoming a dad. It’s exciting and exhilarating but it’s also exhausting and it can be damn confusing too, as you not only…