No matter how accomplished a parent you are, there will still be stressful times when your child doesn’t listen to you, fights with their sibling or is simply naughty.
And how you handle those crisis points is crucial both to your child’s development and your parenting experience.
The parent-child relationship can benefit from using some stress-free psychotherapeutic...
Parenting is one of those subjects that everyone has opinions on, from the food we should be feeding kids to how we discipline them. And now there’s a brand-new show on Channel 4 in which mums and dads can compete to prove their way is how everyone should do it.
Each episode of Britain’s Best Parent? will see three different sets of parents showcase their individual parenting...
Weaning your child can feel like a daunting prospect. What will they like? What if they choke on something? What if they throw the lovingly-prepared food across the room?
Joe Wicks – aka The Body Coach and now everyone’s favourite online PE teacher – says he felt exactly the same before introducing his daughter Indie, who turns two in July, to solid food.
New Sky Original comedy Breeders is billed to explore the paradox that every parent knows but never admits: that you would willingly die for your children, but often you also want to kill them.
“The series is based on things that happen to me as a dad,” reveals star Martin Freeman, noting it’s “trying to be a bit darker and more thought-provoking about life as a parent.”
My baby is 12 months old and is just starting to speak. Is there anything I can do to help her learn to communicate better or more quickly?
Infant language expert Dr Robert Titzer, founder of Your Baby Can Learn and an expert speaker at The Baby Show https://www.thebabyshow.co.uk , says: “I suggest parents apply the following principles that have been shown in studies to enhance...
The UK’s leading online platform for parents and childcarers has revealed the top parenting trends for 2020, along with the biggest worries for UK parents going into the new year.
A survey of more than 5,000 parents and guardians of 0 to 16 year-olds has found that limitations on children’s social media use and screen time is the biggest trend for 2020, followed by dismantling gender...
A pharmacist explains how to keep children's immune systems in peak condition to help protect them against winter bugs and maintain their health.
What's the best way to boost my child's immune system over the winter?
Pharmacist Anshu Kaura, from Lloyds Pharmacy, says: "There are a few ways in which you can try to prevent your child from getting poorly. The first of these is...
Reality show Ferne McCann: First Time Mum is back for a second series, following the life of the former The Only Way Is Essex star as she brings up her daughter alone. Georgia Humphreys finds out more.
In the first series of First Time Mum, we saw the early stages of Ferne McCann learning to be a mother to daughter Sunday.
The 28-year-old reality star – who appeared in The...
He was only a teenager himself when he first found fame with Take That and now lead singer Gary Barlow has teenage children of his own.
The singer-songwriter has three children – Daniel, 18, Emily, 16, and Daisy, 10 – with his wife Dawn. The couple also had a stillborn daughter, Poppy, in 2012.
Barlow – who was recently announced as the new face of Osiris Eyewear at...
Now you've got a baby, it's officially acceptable to be as excited as a 6-year-old this December.
Christmas is one of our favourite times of year, and once you've got kids, suddenly it feels fine to act like a child again. Present shopping brings with it a positive yelp of joy, as opposed to a begrudged sigh, and everyone wants to be at your house this year. A baby's first Christmas...
