How to Prepare Your Child For University Applications
Preparing your child for university creates a very long checklist of things that need to get done. The stressful part is that you must not … Read more
Teenagers
Review: Gibson’s Out Of Order
Christmas is the time of year where all the games come out of hibernation and we sit down as a family to play them, often … Read more
Is It Time Your Teenagers Learnt About Money?
Teenage children can be a challenge. Not just because of hormones or behaviour, some of us have perfect children that give us no trouble at … Read more
How Divorce Affects your Teenager’s Life and Leaves Lasting Scars
Breaking up of a family is traumatic for parents but more for kids. Children of all ages suffer from long term effects of their parent’s … Read more
A-Level Results are in – what happens next?
Studying at university is a big decision for any young person. In the last few months we have been on university open days, Kian has … Read more
#iwill – Making social action part of life for 10-20 year-olds
Having got two children through their teenage years and with another going through it, there is one thing that frustrates me no-end. Lack of meaningful … Read more
Keeping kids being mobile safe at school
I am often asked at what age we gave the kids their own mobile phone. In my mind, the perfect age is when the kids … Read more
Talking to the Teens with Boots UK #TeenTalk
Being a parent of tots through to teens often has its challenges. One minute I am discussing how silly Marshall is in Paw Patrol to chatting … Read more
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Mornings used to be so organised in our household. It was easy to make sure everything was done and organised when I was up so … Read more
A teenage milestone – learning to shave!
When the babies are first born and throughout the first year milestones happen almost every other week, but as they get older things slow down … Read more