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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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Does your child struggle to sit still? Here's why that's a good thing
Let your kids fidget - it's good for their health!
Don't laugh at the oldest mum in the room. She knows things you don't
'Say yes as often as possible'... and other secrets of older parents.
Pink for girls: Does toy marketing affect girls' career choices?
Six in ten parents agree the way products were marketed for children reinforced stereotypes.
I want my son to be kind - but I also want him to know how to defend himself
My nine-year-old son head-butted me the other day, and it hurt him more than it hurt me. In fact, a goose egg emerged on his forehead within a minute, and when he realised what had happened, he began to cry. Holding him in my arms, I dried his tears and congratulated him on a well-timed collision.
Learning to say 'I love you. No matter what.' Even when your child rejects you.
The best advice I can offer anyone going through a similar phase with their child is that it will pass.
I was bullied for developing early. How can I protect my daughter?
I worry that it will get worse, and feel more invasive, as her body changes - because that's what happened to me.
When kids call it quits: Advice for when children lose their passion for something they once loved
Kids might need help thinking about motivation or what they're fearing.
Six-year-old boys feel pressure to be 'more muscular', study finds
One third of young boys would like to have "more muscles".
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The unexpected benefits of letting my 10-year-old ride around the neighbourhood
I always liked the idea of free-range parenting in theory, it was another thing to put it into practice.
There's a difference between helicopter parenting and plain old love
'We want the same as all good parents ever – simply for our kids to be secure and safe.'
'When I had a daughter, I realised I was ignorant – especially about ponytails'
'I realised before I had children that I knew very little about women, but it was only once I had a little that I discovered just how vast my ignorance is.'
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