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 the topic with their kids, especially when they’re going through those tricky teenage years. But the truth is, if you can build emotional vocabulary from an early […]
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Never Give Up: a mother’s story of living with autism
by Monique Cain Monique Cain is the author of 6 books. Her Everyday Autism Series is highly respected by educators and carers as a resource to encourage integration and understanding. Her books for young readers share how the world is experienced by an autistic person. Autism awareness is vital to autism families. There is so […]
4 parenting books that won’t make you feel incompetent
A recent study has shown that the more parenting advice books you read, the worse you will feel. This doesn’t surprise us veteran parents at all. I knew very little about how to care for a baby so I did what I’ve always been taught to do – I researched and read everything I could […]
Toilet Training + Kinder. What do you need to know?
This is a guest post by Kell Kelly from All Mum Said. Starting Kinder can be a stressful time for both parents and children. Will they thrive or struggle? Can they handle it? Will they be scared? These questions determine for most parents whether their child is ready for school; but what if your child isn’t toilet trained? […]
Mummy bloggers are making history. Be nice.
We all love to condemn Twitter trolls, nasty commenters and bitchy Facebook followers. And rightly so. They’re toxic, unnecessary and a danger to public health and good taste. As a fairly random example, these Twitterers had a good ol’ whinge about the writing of a particular blog post by Lisa from Two Point Five Kids: […]