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How to parent the sensitive child
Does your child worry about the simplest of things? Does he or she get upset easily? Do they seem to have empathy beyond their young years? Chances are you have a sensitive little soul on your hands.

Kimberley O'Brien
Positive advice for kids
Kimberley O'Brien tells you how you can help kids rule out the negatives life throws at them and find the positive influences they need to function better each day.

Justine Davies
How to engage bored kids in play



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The simple trick I use to keep my kids' playroom tidy
Cleaning my kids' playroom is my Sisyphean task.

When is it okay to tell your child to stop crying?
Children cry. Some of them cry a lot. But is it ever okay to tell them to stop?

'I knew it would be hard, but I didn't know this': the truth about raising teenagers
Nobody tells you it will be lonely. So very, very lonely.

Right from the start: six parenting principles to live by
Nobody ever said that growing up was meant to be an easy peasy walk in the park with no difficulty.

Book grief is real – and my children are sufferers
It's interesting, don't you think, how we try to shield our children from life's slings and arrows – we turn off the news, we whisper about terminally ill relatives when the children are in the next room, we tell them our sick dog has "gone to live on the farm"

I treat my child's schedule like I did my job's calendar and, hear me out, it works
Before I became a parent, I didn't quite understand the daily juggling act that is required to survive. Now I do.

Three ways to help children think critically about the news
The circulation of misinformation makes understanding the world difficult. Here are three ways you can help children to think critically about the news they see, hear and read.

Grooming: what parents should know and what schools should do if they suspect it
When parents suspect grooming, they should direct their concerns to the school, no matter how trivial it may seem.

How I explained to my kids that their big sister was now their big brother
It was easier than I expected.

Seven ways to teach tweens to give to others without sacrificing themselves
As tweens sort out their identity, they want to be seen as trustworthy and caring, but insecurity can generate pressure to be "the best."

Why I let my daughter wear skimpy outfits at gymnastics
My seven-year-old daughter is a passionate gymnast. She had been asking me to take her to gymnastics classes for about a year before I relented at the start of last year, and she's taken to it like it is her calling in life.
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