Families

At High Performance Parenting, we work primarily within the context of sport, but coping with disappointment is a skill that your children will thank you for in any walk of life.    L... Read More

How do parents that blog manage the boundaries between work and family? What inspires them and how did they start blogging? Read on to hear from two highly successful parent bloggers Mother Pukka an... Read More

What to do if your child doesn’t get a place at your preferred school? The Good Schools Guide Education Consultants have some good advice for parents that are applying for Primary School... Read More

We were delighted to have the opportunity to interview Paul Lindley, the Founder of Ella’s Kitchen, whose mission is to improve children’s lives through developing healthy relationships ... Read More

As children move into secondary school, dealing with peer pressure can become a more pressing issue.   How do children – and parents – respond to expectations of an ‘inst... Read More

Susan Golombok is Professor of Family Research and Director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge. She recently spoke to WorkLife Central members about her book... Read More

Tax Free Childcare: what does it mean for me? Stephanie Rough, Corporate Childcare Manager at Parental Choice, explains how to get to grips with the new system. Since April 2017 the Government... Read More

Elaine Halligan, Director of the Parent Practice, offers some expert advice for parents on how to manage screentime this summer. When the summer holidays begin we are excited about the thought... Read More

How can fathers successfully combine hands-on parenting with a City career? Tom Beardshaw, who leads the Paternity Transition Coaching at the Executive Coaching Consultancy, offers some expert advic... Read More

The constant challenge to balance work and home commitments can weigh even more heavily with the arrival of a new baby or when your child is diagnosed with a serious illness.  The i... Read More

Are you a busy working father or father-to-be looking for online sources of information, advice and support? We’ve compiled a mini-guide to various fatherhood-related sites, ranging from resea... Read More

In the often stressful and distracted world that we currently live in, it can be hard for parents to find simple, fun, practical things to do on a day-to-day basis to help develop their children'... Read More

Dame Stephanie is a successful IT entrepreneur turned philanthropist.  In 1962, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the UK, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion and made... Read More

Sarah Kendrick from the leading children’s mental health charity Place2Be , explains how encouraging children to be kind, both online and in person, can help to improve their emotional wellbe... Read More

The clinical psychologist, writer and presenter Professor Tanya Byron explains how to help children fulfill their potential.  This is an abridged version of the talk she gave at our recent Acce... Read More