I know it’s something every parent says on a regular basis, but doesn’t time just fly? I think back to a few years ago, when I started this blog, and Max was still a baby in my belly. Gemma and Jacob were still small, and Eliza wasn’t even a thought…
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Starting school can be a tough time in a child’s life, and it can be even more difficult if making friends doesn’t come naturally to your child. We are social animals – making and maintaining good friendships is essential for our self-esteem, happiness and even our physical wellbeing. However, some…
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Children are being brought up in increasingly multi-cultural societies. The globalisation of family life means that, more than any other time, children are being exposed to people from different countries, cultures, religions, ethnicities and abilities. Helping your child to tolerate and accept difference is an important part of parenting in…
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Babies are born to socialise. From the moment of birth they prefer human faces rather than drawings of faces and they turn towards their mother’s voice, suggesting that they are innately wired to be with other people. As children become toddlers they use this innate sociability to make connections with…
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To celebrate the launch of the VTech Toot-Toot Friends I have an exclusive opportunity for one lucky reader to win a framed caricature of their child with their best friend – how much fun is that?! I know that my children would love this a LOT – especially if it was…
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