It’s official – mums are cooler AND ‘more fun’ than dads – according to the nation’s children. Research by home appliance brand Beko took an in-depth look at how kids in the UK aged between six and sixteen perceive their mums and dads – and how parents THINK they are perceived. And the research revealed […]
Category: Parenting
Reflective Parenting helping you understand your child’s mind
Reflective Parenting provides practical advice and strategies on how parents can bring meaningful change to their child’s behaviour and emotional well-being, and support their development, by adopting a more reflective style of parenting. Written by leading clinical psychologists Alistair Cooper and Sheila Redfern, Reflective Parenting is filled with practical advice to help parents form a […]
Simpson Millar Survey Reveals North/South Parenting Divide
– Newly divorced and separated parents in the West Midlands are the UK’s most argumentative at Christmas – Only 11% set aside differences and spend Christmas together, 56% cannot even remain on speaking terms – 32% of divorced parents in London spend Christmas together making them the friendliest in the UK – Divorced parents in […]
New Parenting App Stikkums Making Good Behaviour Fun
Media development company The Zebra Partnership is proud to announce the launch of Stikkums, a parenting app that make good behaviour fun. Unlike other reward chart apps, which are aimed more at parents, Stikkums has been designed from the start to be fun for kids to play with. Parents can set behaviour goals across multiple […]
Risk of child behaviour problems reduced by interaction with their Mums
The quality of interactions between very young children and their parents can predict how likely it is that children will experience problems later in life, says new research from the charity, Mellow Parenting, and the Universities of Salford, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Using a sample of one-year olds looking at a picture book with a parent, […]
New research shows Berlin Wall made a difference in parenting
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the birth rate in East Germany effectively halved. The change from communism to capitalism signified a period of intense economic uncertainty in the country, putting many people off having children. Those who were born at this time grew up markedly different from other generations, being 40 […]
New and unique website, was launched as a life-line to parents
Fundamentally Children is the brainchild of Dr Amanda Gummer, authority on child development, play and parenting and Lucy Gill, expert in children’s technology and e-safety. Fundamentally Children, a new and unique website, was launched as a life-line to parents needing independent advice on child development, play and technology . Behind this dynamic duo is a […]
Childhood trauma could lead to increased risk of developing obesity as an adult
Being subjected to abuse during childhood entails a markedly increased risk of developing obesity as an adult. This is the conclusion of a meta-analysis carried out on previous studies, which included a total of 112,000 participants. The analysis was conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and has been published in the journal Obesity […]
Harder To Be A Good Parent Than A Brain Surgeon
Dr John Coleman has developed a completely original, easy-to-use, framework for parents of teenagers using his years of experience as a child psychologist. No one finds it easy to be a parent of a teenager… Why Won’t My Teenager Talk to Me? offers a new approach. Dr Coleman’s STAGE framework will […]
The New Generation Of Uber-Mom’s
When you think of a super mum most likely you think of a mother that is able to do it all. However, these overused phrases are putting a lot more pressure on new mothers and that their perfect place in society looks at then there needs to be. Most people think that a super mom […]