Families

WorkLife Central's spring programme featured an 'Ask the Expert' session with Emma Gleadhill on Setting Boundaries and Limits with Children and Teens. The hour-long, interactive Q&am... Read More

Sibling Rivalry…Where there’s a sibling, the potential for conflict, rivalry, envy is always there…Wherever there is the strongest love, is also the potential for the strongest ha... Read More

This is such an exciting time of year. The seasons start to change, clocks spring forward and we’re slowly moving out of winter hibernation as families prepare to get together outdoors and cele... Read More

I have always considered myself a ‘good person’ with lots of empathy and great listening skills. But when I had my son, I realised how much I could still grow in that space. My son w... Read More

On Saturday 27th January parents nationwide came together to look at their family’s mental health on what has been coined ‘Parent Mental Health Day’. It’s important to re... Read More

Have you ever woken up in the morning and thought, ‘My life has drifted; it’s not turned out as I imagined; this isn’t where I expected to be’? If so, you’ll know that w... Read More

In my work as a professional coach, I am often called upon by parents in extremis to help them advocate for and safeguard their child where bullying, teasing, excluding, or controlling behaviour is a... Read More

Just like the menopause conversation only a few years ago, fertility is now being spoken about on a wide scale as part of the news agenda. There is a much-needed focus on the gap in support and educa... Read More

Most of us realise that going for a walk in the park or forest with our children is beneficial for both their health and our own. Most kids love to run around, play hide and seek or simply look at th... Read More

Elaine Halligan, Director of the Parent Practice ( theparentpractice.com ) offers some expert advice for parents on how to manage screentime this summer. The summer holidays are almo... Read More

This is a particularly resonant topic for me this year. As I write this article, our daughter is having her last ever day of primary school. So as a coach, a speaker and trainer in the world of child... Read More

Why Communicating With Your Parents As They Get Older Is So Important You might have thought that the awkward, tough conversations with your parents were over when you stopped being a teenager.&... Read More

I, like many of you, struggle to get a handle on my teens eating habits. As they become more independent and have greater influences it isn’t surprising that their diet becomes more about what ... Read More

As many parents and teens head into the final stretch of GSCE and A level exam preparations, the key message is Don't stress!  This is so easy to say but hard to do especially as c... Read More

There have been many cases highlighted in the media of tragic severe allergic reactions which sadly have resulted in loss of life. Despite the media coverage there is still a certain amount of scepti... Read More