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For Children’s Mental Health Week we spoke to CalmFamily Consultant and Clinical Psychologist Dr Hannah Guzinska about ways parents can support their children’s mental health.
Play helps the child blend the known and the new, stretch the real into the possible, and work through the emotions of both Sybil M
All humans have a fundamental human need for connection. When we feel disconnected from those around us, from those we love we struggle to cope.
The purpose of core emotions Our core emotions have an important set of purposes. Each one has its own purpose, however, they all function to:
We were not the first to have the idea of the big sister party (there are other blogs out there if you search for them)
“Can I help, mum?” How many times have we heard this from our toddlers? When we’re making dinner, hanging up the washing, cleaning the windows.
Let’s start with a confession about sex, pregnancy and me. This is embarrassing (why I don’t know): When I was pregnant I was so horny
Raise yourself before you raise your kids. I first came across this phrase a couple of years ago when I was watching a Sadhaguru video
The language used in this blog is heavily gendered. The good enough mother concept was written in the 1970s, and whilst Winnicott was breaking parenting
Our society has almost exclusively moved away from any physical punishment of children in the name of discipline. This is excellent news. Scotland, and the
What I see in you Your arrival in this world felt dramatic and decisive. It was as if, once you’d decided it was time, there
In this house we don’t do Elf on the Shelf. We don’t make anything about Christmas conditional on behaviour and we don’t report back to
Throughout my parenting journey I have come across so many people who choose to parent with kindness, empathy & respect towards their children because they
When a special holiday comes around, in particular the festive season, it is really common for our children to have big feelings. If you have
This week is Transgender Awareness Week. Last week we posted on Facebook in support of Doula UK and Nanny Kimbo in response to the transphobic attacks
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