Why do we continue to promote “perfection” to our kids on social media?
Today, this came up onto Facebook. As usual, you can be just casually scrolling through the feed, and then there is an advert. In this case, it was an advert …
Anxiety
Eating disorders in teens: What to look out for
It’s believed that as many as one in five schoolchildren in the UK will experience an eating disorder. So no wonder we parents fear the possibility in our youngsters. Today …
5 ways to use reading to help anxiety in kids: Includes FREE friendship bookmarks
Sponsored post, with affiliate links. Anxiety in kids seems to be a real problem today; recent research from The BookTrust, the UK’s biggest kids reading charity, suggests that as many …
5 tips to take the stress out of lesson planning
Collaborative post There are a lot of challenges that you’ll face when homeschooling your children. You need to find ways to keep them engaged and make things fun and interesting …
We are raising money for mental health with our Mindful colouring book!
We have a new colouring book out – but this one is a little different, for every sale in the UK. £1 will go to the Rethink mental health charity. …
7 back to school tips to make it a breeze for your child
Getting back into the school routine for both parents and children after the holidays is really tough, the usual negative associations, emotional resistance, whines and sudden tummy aches or other …
5 things guaranteed to make Christmas for families stressful (and how to avoid them)
While young children see Christmas as the best time of year, some adults may see otherwise. It is easy to see why Scrooge hates Christmas so much when you weigh …
Free Happiness Planner for kids
The happiness planner is an activity form the brand new children’s activity book “Create Your Own Happy” (UK affiliate link) written by Becky Goddard-Hill and Penny Alexander. Create Your Own …
Anxiety in kids: Download these tools today to help your kids to talk
Anxiety in kids is more common than you’d think. Sadly in modern times, there almost seem to be so many more things to worry about. From an environment at school …
Separation Anxiety: 5 reasons why you need to recognise it in your child
We have a guest post todayon Separation Anxiety, which is a very real problem for both parents and children alike. Stacey Turner is the author of a series of books …