Families

Trigger warning: Antenatal depression Hello, my name is Donna Davies and I’m the co-founder of More Than A Tick Box, a non profit campaigning for improved maternal mental health services... Read More

Signs of autism in teens who do not (yet) have a diagnosis are likely to be subtle. If the signs were not subtle, they would probably have been picked up and assessed at a younger age. The signs ofte... Read More

I remember being shocked by a TV programme in 2016 called “My Violent Child” and thinking (despite huge problems with a controlling manipulative and oppositional son I’d adopted) th... Read More

As we grapple with the overwhelming and terrifying fact that Russia has declared war on Ukraine, it’s normal to be wondering what to share with your children and it’s with a heavy heart t... Read More

Whilst some children have a great understanding of what feelings are and how they feel in their body, others have very little insight. It’s not uncommon even for older teenagers not to be clear... Read More

Describing the last year as exhausting feels like the understatement of the millennium! The intensity of blurred work and family life boundaries throughout the global pandemic has often meant co... Read More

As young people become independent and invested in their friendships and possibly in romantic relationships, it is important to make sure they feel comfortable and capable of being able to talk to yo... Read More

According to new research from the 2019 CHILDWISE Monitor, fewer children are paid regular pocket money by their parents, with parents opting instead to make ad hoc handout payments when their kids n... Read More

This is a common question that pops up a lot… should I be talking to my children about race? I think the common fear amongst minority parents and white parents, is compromising their children&... Read More

Happy Space is a mental wellbeing charity, dedicated to helping children ask and answer the question “Why don’t I feel okay?”. Happy Space understands that feeling happy isn&r... Read More

There are certain things that you can do to help keep your child safe and well online. Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg has put together the following advice so that you can protect your child from the assoc... Read More

Managing change is something we have always needed to prepare our children for in the past.  Living through a pandemic has demonstrated that as human beings, we are incredibly adaptable.  A... Read More

I spoke with a friend who is just about to go off on maternity leave with her second child and during our chat she mentioned that she feels so much more relaxed this time around. We spoke about ... Read More

I’ve been involved in several unrelated conversations recently which led me to begin thinking about recruiting young people after full-time education, in 2021 and beyond.  More specificall... Read More

In this new chapter of juggling home-schooling on top of full time remote work and managing the household chores, there is a lot of stress on families. Mindfulness, very simply, is the practice of in... Read More