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A Job That Suits You and Your Family
Once you become a parent, everything changes! Some people find it very hard to accept that they don’t have the same freedom that they had before their children came...
Age Appropriate Chores
Giving children chores to do around the home can boost their responsibility and help them to play a productive part in family life. Younger children often love the...
Balancing Work and Family
In today's world, most parents have paying jobs that take them out of the house. Responsibilities at work, combined with responsibilities at home make for a pretty large...
Coping at The School Disco
The school disco can be a frightening, exhilarating, embarrassing, enlightening experience. Friendships can be tested, relationships can start and end, and everyone has...
Coping with a New Sibling
So you're having a new baby, congratulations! A new member of the family should be an exciting time, but for other children, especially toddlers, the news can come as a...
Dealing With Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is something many parents worry about, especially as their children reach their teens. The term is used to describe the influence that a group of friends...
Family Get Togethers
Gathering the whole family in one place for a get together is an important social event. Not only does it offer an ideal opportunity for all generations to bond, but it...
Family Holidays
Family holidays can be a cruel twist of fate. What is supposed to be a relaxing, rejuvenating break that the whole family can enjoy often turns into a frustrating,...
Family Outings
You're all finally gathered together and about to set off on a much-needed family outing. But how do you ensure the day goes with a swing, with no last minute hitches...
Fashion Conflicts
When they are very young, choosing clothes for our kids is easy. We can dress them in outfits that we think are cute and they never offer an argument. As they get a bit...
Gay and Lesbian Parents
A few generations ago, families consisted of a mum, a dad, and their children. Although gay and lesbian parents existed, they were not typically public about their...
Getting Kids Involved in Voluntary Work
Getting kids involved in voluntary work is a great way of them learning new skills, widening their interests and getting them interested in...
Helping Kids Cope With Moving
Moving can be stressful for every member of the family - children included. Depending on the age of the child, their fears about a move vary a bit, but most children...
Inexpensive Holiday Ideas with Kids
Everybody likes to take a break from their daily routine now and then, kids included. Free time to roam and explore, to learn new things, or to simply sit and relax --...
Is my Teen Being Bullied?
Bullying is an insidious situation one that both the bully and the victim often desperately hope to keep a secret. Bullies obviously don’t want their cover blown, but...
Making Time For Grandparents and Other Family Members
Today's families are busier than ever before. Most children are raised in households where both parents work outside of the home, and the...
Making Time For Multiples
If one baby is a joy, then two must be twice the fun. Parents of twins, triplets, and beyond are undoubtedly blessed, but certain challenges are theirs, too. One of the...
Motivating Your Teen
Even though they may act tough teens still need a lot of support before they will believe in themselves. Whether it’s getting organised, trying out for a school team,...
Organising a Family Reunion
Family reunions can be both the highlight and lowlight of any family's social calendar. Sure you get the chance to see Cousin Kimberly from Australia, but someone has...
Party Ideas For 5-7 Year Olds
Many parents unnecessarily dread planning a party for their kids. They envision a complicated and expensive undertaking, but it doesn't have to be either. When...
Party Ideas for 8-11 Year Olds
When they are really young, throwing a party for children is fairly simple. Get a cake, blow up some balloons, and play a few games. Done deal. Parties for teens are...
Planning a Baby Shower
Hosting a baby shower requires a number of tasks. You must assemble a guest list, send invitations, decorate the party room, arrange for refreshments, and once the party...
Pre-School Party Ideas
Preschool kids love a good party and they are easy to please, making party planning fun for their parents, too. They are happy to get together with their friends, play a...
Respectful Co-Parenting
Ideally, couples who have children together will remain in a loving relationship for life. Realistically, many couples grow apart, leaving the children to spend time...
Sharing a Bedroom
Sharing a bedroom with a sibling is a contradiction in itself - it can be the bane of any childhood but it can also be a delight. Fights over wardrobe space and...
Sibling Conflicts
Siblings can be the best of friends, and the worst of enemies, all within the same hour. Whether it stems from sibling rivalry, a stolen toy, or just a silly taunt,...
Single Parent Families
Across the UK, approximately 25% of children are being raised in single parent families, also called lone parent families or one parent families. Whether you are now,...
Taking Baby Photos
One thing is certain -- babies never stay babies quite long enough. Before you know it, your little cutie will be heading off to school. When you blink again that same...
Taking Family Pictures
Looking through old family pictures is something most people enjoy. It can be a great deal of fun to look at how styles change through the years and also to see the...
Talking About Adoption
Adoptive parents face a unique hurdle. Talking to your child about his/her adoption is a personal, private affair, one that each adoptive parent will go about...
Talking to Kids About Death
As the old saying goes, nothing is certain but death and taxes. While you probably have a few more years to go before you need to discuss taxes with your kids, the...
Talking to Kids About Divorce
Often, when parents decide to divorce, the hardest part of all is deciding how to tell the children. If parents have stayed together longer than they may have...
Talking to Kids About Illness
Talking about an illness is never a pleasant experience, but it can be even harder when you must talk to your children. Whether it is a friend, relative, parent or...
Teenagers and Step Families
All children have difficulty making the transition from living with single or divorced parents, to living with a full blown stepfamily and none more so than teenagers....
Teens and Sleepovers
Love them, or loathe them, sleepovers are often part and parcel of having teenagers, especially girls. If your teen is hankering to have a sleepover, then here are...
Transitioning Into Step-Parenting
Today, blended families are the norm. It is not uncommon for newlyweds to come into a marriage with children from previous relationships, and when they do, the new...
Your First Day Back at Work After a Baby
Leaving your new baby for the first time and returning to work will be a big wrench and fraught with emotions, worries and anxieties. However...
