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Here you will find articles offering you resources to assist you with some of those challenges in parenting; from dealing with potty training to helping your shy children build their confidence. If you can’t find what you want here though, do a search, or explore the other categories on the blog, because helping with parenting is what we are all about.

Divorce or separation is a difficult time for kids, and for parents alike. If you don't know how to help our kids make the transition more easily - we have some resources that will help.

Preparing kids for separation or divorce

(Image Source: Divorce via Shutterstock) When a family decides that things aren’t working out as they are, and it is time for the parents to split up, this is a harrowing time for everyone. It …

Do you have shy children? If so, we have some great resources to be able to help with their confidence, or perhaps even to deal with your queries and questions over their shy nature. So come along and read, or if you know any resources for shy children - add them in here!

How can we help build confidence in our shy children?

Sometimes it is hard when our kids don’t seem to be outgoing, or aren’t too keen on moving away from us when they are younger. Perhaps they cling to our …

Tummy time is often something that we are encouraged to do to help baby crawling - we have tips on what to do with tummy time, but also other ideas for encouraging crawling from around the web. Come on and get that baby moving!

Tummy time: Tips for encouraging crawling – activities to advice

This month we are looking at helping you all with encourage your little ones to crawl from activities and tummy time, to just general advice to get them moving…we published …

This month, we are sharing those posts that will help your Christmas run smoothly, from cooking tips, to parenting!

Christmas without the Chaos – Tips on how to survive with the family

In our house, Christmas starts on the 1st December, when we put up the tree. I know that this isn’t for some,but I have this from my parents, and I can’t …

Have you ever wondered how to encourage kids reading? Well here are some great resources to help you, from some wonderful sites and parent bloggers globally. We look so you don't have to :-D

Kids reading: How to encourage them

I am a librarian – qualified at that. Therefore I know the power of a good book, and a good read, both for myself and for my kids. There is …

Parenting Tips Linky: All things siblings

This week has been….interesting… I think that is the word for it, something along those lines anyway – but mainly it’s been “challenging”, “annoying” and “hair-pulling-outer-ing” which clearly isn’t a …

Parenting Tips Linky: Potty Training

It is the first Friday of the month (really?), so we are back with the parenting tips linky, and this time because of a partnership that we are launching this month, …

Parenting Tips Linky: Surviving the terrible twos and tantrums

This week, we have another great topic for you for our parenting tips linky; the terrible twos. In the past topics we have covered include: This month we are going to …

Head Lice Treatment: Top tips from the web

Parenting Tips Linky: Head lice treatment – blitz those nits!

When you have children, people say that you will loose sleep, they tell you that life will never be the same again. However, they don’t tell you that you will …

Instructions not included: Baby weaning

KiddyCharts has been horribly remiss, and not done a Parenting Tips Linky for too long, as we are putting that right, and re-launching them today. They will go out monthly, …