The Toddler Survival Guide
The Toddler Survival Guide: Parents News UK Review Parents News UK reviewed a copy of this book, and recommends The Toddler Survival Guide to parents. From relatable stories with high-profile clients to tried-and-tested strategies, The Toddler Survival Guide brings the support of a private nanny within reach. With tips on screen time, sleep, tantrums, and
Homework: Parents common mistakes
Helping children with homework is a normal part of parenting, but sometimes well-meaning parents unintentionally make mistakes that can impact their child’s success. According to Vasilii Kiselev, CEO and co-founder of Legacy Online School, effective homework help strikes a balance between support and independence. Here are four common mistakes parents make – and how to
Pippeta’s Mum Ribbon Movement
Pippeta: Parenting, especially for new mums, can often feel isolating. Adjusting to life with a newborn and the demands of breastfeeding can leave many feeling unsupported. Thankfully, campaigns like Pippeta’s Mum Ribbon Movement and the viral TikTok trend ‘She Deserved the Purse’ remind us of the importance of community and kindness. Challenging the myth of
Argos Providing Children with Hours of Fun
From providing children with hours of fun to making parenting a breeze: BTL Diffusion Available Now At Argos! BTL Diffusion at Argos, with their BabytoLove, Cloud b and Little Big Friends collections making their UK debut. From imaginative toys to game-changing parenting essentials and everything in between, BTL Diffusion is bringing wonder and excitement to
(Stupid) Parenting, Journaling, and the Power of Self-Reflection
What’s the dumbest parenting strategy your parents believed in? Did they have a zero-tolerance policy that taught you how to lie better? Most black-and-white parenting styles have negative, unintended consequences. Did they ever figure out how dumb it was, or did you just age out of its range of stupidness? Being a parent was just
Tips For Potty Training in Spring
Spring brings warmer weather, and longer days—perfect conditions for starting an important milestone like potty training. This season is ideal for parents looking to transition their toddlers out of diapers, thanks to the favourable conditions that can ease some of the challenges often associated with potty training. Here are our top tips for making the
How parents can support children experiencing school refusal
School refusal remains a major problem in the UK. A recent study by the Commission on School Reform found that 40% of students in Scotland miss one day of school every two weeks. Now kids have returned to classrooms following half term, children will be more confident and less likely to avoid going to school,
Parenting Network Helps with Your Questions
‘Will I poop during labour?’ Probably – but don’t worry, it’s likely to ‘excite’ your midwife! New research has revealed the questions parents search for the most – with mums-to-be desperate to know whether they’ll poo during labour (the answer: probably!). Parenting network Mas & Pas analysed all of the questions in its community forum
How To Help Kids Cope With Anxiety
let your children know they are safe and loved during stressful times
YummiCommunity to support parents through lockdown
Scottish eco-friendly toy company, Yummikeys, has launched an online Facebook community to help parents across the UK virtually unite during the pandemic and beyond. YummiCommunity, an all-inclusive hub which will allow users to share stories, tips, tricks and woes, aims to make times a little less lonely during the third country-wide lockdown. What parent hasn’t
Need2Know Books
Enhanced anxiety and stress are not the only conditions parents need to be careful of in this world of ‘new normal.’
A Girl’s Guide to Being Fearless
Dear teenagers of the world, it’s not supposed to be like this. Teenage years have always been fraught with exam and relationship pressures. The mental health stats took a tumble when we added filtered images, social media and cyber bullying. Then along came 2020, and the epidemic of anxiety gave way to a full blown
Christmas Gift Books…
I love the positivity and fun of this book an insightful, funny, rhyming tale which encourages children to face their fears and find their inner superpowers.
Tips and advice on talking PANTS
NSPCC P privates are private. A always remember your body belongs to you. N no means no. T talk about secrets that upset you. S speak up, someone can help. Won’t talking to my child about this topic scare them? PANTS is all about giving child-friendly practical and reassuring advice. We don’t want to upset
The best gift you can give your kids this Christmas is resilience
Attributed to Sue Penna, co-founder and chief executive officer at Rock Pool CIC Resilience is the ability to return to being healthy and hopeful after bad things happen. Sometimes resilience is about survival; the more dangers and difficulties we face, the more we need to bounce back each time. Managing resilience is important. If we
Conscious Parenting and Its KEY Benefits
“Once you understand more of your consciousness, your child’s consciousness enhances” – Sidra Jafri If you are wanting to contribute in creating a world of creatives, free thinkers and intelligent children, it is time to open their consciousness and understand their soul’s needs on a deeper level. Why is conscious parenting important? Conscious parenting plays
Is there bullying in your home?
A Definition of Bullying Bullying is a repeated, intentional, targeted aggression towards someone who finds it hard to defend themselves, where there is a real or perceived difference in power. It can be psychological, verbal, physical, cyber, involve property or exclusion. Could it be occurring between your children? Yes, it can, Studies have consistently found
Christmas Help
Happy Christmas from all of us here at the Sunflower Trust. We hope you all have a fantastic festive break. With excitement and sugar levels at their peak, we thought you might find our five steps to calmness useful during the holiday. We hope you find these useful in your own families, but also feel
Sibling Rivalry by Tracey Ramsden
Not many of us can say we have escaped the nightmare that is sibling rivalry, either personally or with our own children. As a child, I remember my older sister being fiercely protective of me one minute and hating the sight of me the next. In return I would hit her with a tennis racket