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Support your children learning – you’re doing it already!
Parents instinctively want the very best for their children. So, it’s little surprise that, well before it’s time to start school, there’s already talk of children learning their A, B, Cs and 1, 2, 3s. At nursery, we see varying levels of parental involvement. Whilst engaging parents in their children’s learning is high on the…
Parents losing confidence in playtime
Parents have forgotten how to play with their children meaning kids could be missing out on learning vital life skills, reveals research in a new report commissioned by the makers of Ribena Plus. Mums and dads are suffering a ‘play confidence crisis’ and handing over their children’s crucial play development to electronic gadgets. Top findings…
Posted in News, Physical activities Tagged Child development, Children, News, Parent, Play, Ribena Leave a comment
Half of expectant parents don’t feel ‘financially prepared’
How financially prepared are you for a baby? New research from the UK’s largest discount website has revealed that more than half of expectant parents don’t feel ‘financially prepared’ for the birth of their baby. Of these, the majority felt that they didn’t have enough ‘incoming money’ to support a baby. As part of ongoing…
Separation anxiety and your baby
Most parents will be familiar with the distressing sight of their child crying when they leave them at nursery or with a carer but this doesn’t usually mean there is anything to worry about. In fact it is a very normal part of your child’s development. Separation anxiety Child psychologists define separation anxiety as referring…
Posted in Baby Care, Behaviour, Child Development, Toddler development stages Tagged 7 months, Baby, Child development, Crying, Nursery, Parent, separation anxiety, Sibling, Toddler, why Leave a comment
Bringing up a bilingual baby
Can your cooing bundle become a multilingual master? Sam Pope looks at how you can bring up a bilingual baby. From the very beginning… Your baby has been exposed to language even before you ever thought about helping her language skills after birth. In the womb, your baby has listened to your voice and learnt to…
Posted in Baby, Child Development Tagged Babbling, Baby, bilingual, Child development, Language, Language development, Multilingualism, Parent, second language, talking Leave a comment
Support for new fathers
As you chat away with your new-found friends from your antenatal and post-natal classes, spare a thought for new fathers who, until now, have had no such built-in natural support network. First-time Mums aren’t the only ones who suffer emotional meltdown when they’re faced with first-time parenthood. Being a new Dad can be very stressful too in the…
Posted in Dad Tagged Dad, Father, Parent, Parental leave, parentalk, paternity leave, postnatal depression, strain, support, surveys Leave a comment
Mum wins time off case
A mum is sacked for taking time off work to care for her sick child has won her case for unfair dismissal, the first brought under new legislation to allow emergency time off. New laws brought in just over a year ago to allow extended maternity leave and parental leave also include the right to…
Posted in News Tagged Family, Family law, Leave, Maternity, Maternity Alliance, Motherhood, Neurosurgery, Parent, Parental leave, Pregnancy, Sweden Leave a comment
News: New mothers take less time to return to work
Women take less time off work to raise their family than previous generations, according to a new study.The research, involving more than 1000 women, showed that the rising cost of living along with employment perks mean that mothers are returning to work after an average 2.3 years, compared with 6.7 years 30 years ago. The study…
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The new parent survival guide
Am I doing this right? Is she hungry, cold, hot, ill, unhappy? Why can’t I pacify her? What am I doing wrong? These are very common concerns about your competency as a new parent and you are not alone! Ann Buckle, author of Help! I’m having a baby says many first-time parents are most worried about daily care…
Hidden messages: can we play now, Daddy?
In Hidden Messages: what our words and actions are really telling our children Elizabeth Pantley scarily shows us that children easily read beween the lines of what we say, as well as the non-verbal messages we give out all the time! It’s time to take stock and put our children first she says…. The clock in Jeff’s car glows…
