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R U OK day all year round

How to get better at asking R U OK any day of the year

by Helen Davis R U OK? Day was the perfect chance to reflect on how we speak to our children about mental health. Many parents struggle to broach

Men at Work by Annabel Crabb (sq)

Men at Work: why dads are missing out on time with their kids (and how to change it)

For decades women have fought to gain the autonomy and satisfaction that comes with being in the paid workforce. We've been knocking on the doors of

Don’t be afraid to talk to kids about sharing on social media

by Colin Anson We tell our kids ‘it is good to share’ but when we are talking about digital and social media, this is not always the case. From

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Getting kids off screens and into books

by Gemma Brown We all know there are many kids having more screen time than they should, and at the same time children and teens are spending less

Parenting Then

breast is best

Breast may be best but at least bottles won’t kill your baby these days

There is evidence that fifty-four per cent of babies who are bottle fed die. Oh wait, no, that was seventeenth century Britain. Research indicates

Baby Crawling Races (with beer) – New Year’s Eve the 1950s way

What did you get up to on New Year's Eve? Did you have a glass or two of beer? Give a few mouthfuls to your 9-month-old baby to make him crawl faster,

6 outrageous myths of modern parenting

6 outrageous myths of modern parenting

Helicopter parenting, Tiger Moms, attachment parenting, free-range parenting. We're so critical of modern parenting styles. We've certainly made

Celebrating Mother’s Day Ancient Greek-style

Our modern version of Mother’s Day started in the U.S. in the nineteenth century as an act of pacificism. Early in the twentieth century it morphed

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