Parenting
Posts aimed at parents
Returning to School in 2024
The summer holidays are coming to a close. The shops are displaying school uniforms and stationery. Are you wondering what you will pack in your child’s lunch box every day? Are you worried about how they will manage in their…
Top Tips On Potty Training Your Only Child
Children learn by example. They watch their elders and imitate them. In most instances, it is easy to show a child what to do, just by demonstrating it yourself. However, unless you want your child to see you sit upon…
Should I Let My Only Child Go To A Sleepover?
You should definitely let your only child go to a sleepover. I know you may have your qualms. Perhaps you think they are too young? Maybe you don’t know the parents of the other child very well? Maybe your child…
Homeschooling An Only Child
Are you considering homeschooling your only child? Have people advised against it, saying your child will be lonely? Well, Fear Not! If your child has the right temperament, and you are able to meet your child’s needs, there is no…
How to wean off breastfeeding
So you have mastered the wonderful maternal art of breastfeeding. Your child has flourished and grown strong from your milk. You have developed a beautiful bond between your baby and yourself. But there comes a time when your child needs…
The Benefits of Breastfeeding an Only Child
Breast is best. That’s what medical professionals are promoting nowadays. When my mum was having children in the 1970s the professionals were strongly pushing formula milk to mothers. She was the strange one, who insisted on using her own breast…
Our Guide on Getting your Child to Sleep at Night
Some parents are blessed with babies who sleep through the night on day one. But many parents do not have that luxury. It can take years before your child sleeps right through the night, and that can have a huge…
How to teach your child money management
Money management is a key life skill that every child should learn. Some people argue that schools should teach money management, whilst other people think that parents should teach it at home. I say that if parents can teach their…
How to Encourage Your Child to do Household Chores
Nobody wants to do household chores. That’s why they are called ‘chores’. The only people who seem to like them are toddlers who want to imitate their parents by doing “grown up jobs“. And bless them, they cannot do a…
Teaching your child to ride a bike
Teaching your child to ride a bike is one of the proudest moments a parent can feel. Your heart just swells up when your little one figures out the power of perpetual pedal motion. “Look mummy, I’m riding my bike!”…
