Who is carrying the emotional labour in your relationship?
Fed up with always being the one who remembers birthdays, coordinates get-togethers and helps the kids with their school projects? A frazzled Hannah Davies pushes back
Parenting
Managing stressed teenagers: part two
Exams, social media, body obsession – many experts believe teenagers are under more pressure than ever before. What can we – and they – do to help? Martha Roberts seeks expert advice
Managing stressed teenagers: part one
Exams, social media, body obsession – many experts believe teenagers are under more pressure than ever before. What can we – and they – do to help? Martha Roberts seeks expert advice
How can I help my daughter?
Our agony aunt Mary Fenwick offers a different perspective on a mother’s concerns about her daughter
The Feel Brave children’s books: little stories about big feelings
Avril McDonald tells us about the release of her new Feel Brave series of books for 4-7 year olds
Encourage healthy body image in girls
With record numbers developing eating disorders and endless pressure for ‘perfect’ bodies, how do we help our daughters – and ourselves – to accept our bodies?
Help your child to cope with serious illness
A serious illness rocks you to the core, and everything changes. This is difficult enough for an adult to try to get their head around but if you have – or are recovering from – a serious illness and you’re a parent, how do you help your children understand what’s happening to you?
Can you teach kindness?
Why does bullying happen, and how can we prevent it and promote more kind, accepting environments? We speak to ‘How To Create Kind Schools’ author Jenny Hulme…
How to raise a happy child
Can you bear to watch your children make mistakes? Hannah Davies struggles to let go of her inner control freak for the sake of her own children’s happiness…
Psychological profiling for children
Clem Felix understood intuitively what made one of her children tick, but not the other, and they clashed. Then she discovered psychological profiling for kids…
