As every new mother knows, leaving your child with someone new is a scary experience. Every bone in your body says your baby should be with you, but there comes a time when you must take the plunge and allow yourself a well-deserved break and some ‘me time’.
We often get asked by parents of ways in which to make the experience easier and there are definitely some easy tips that will help…
According to Prof Steven Mithen, of Reading University, Neanderthal man communicated via sound songs long before he could speak language. You can bet your life that one of those songs would have been a lullaby.
Songs sung to babies have been around almost as long as babies have and it’s a simple, but incredibly effective way to bond. Babies first start to hear at around 20 weeks, so by the time…
Bedwetting is more common than most people realise. It affects up to half a million children and teenagers in the UK every night but, because no one talks about it, most people think they’re alone. Here are some tips to overcome the problem.
Something can often be done to overcome or manage bedwetting and ERIC is here to help. ERIC is the only charity in the UK dedicated to providing information…
Exclusive extract from new book ‘Where Has my Little Girl Gone? How to Protect your Daughter from Growing Up Too Soon’ by parenting author Tanith Carey.
SELL: Dolls in high heels and stockings, clutching make-up compacts, and websites that invite little girls to live their lives as virtual “bimbos” and save up for boob jobs.
Even the toys and games on offer to our daughters…