If you’re soon to become a first-time parent, we want to start off by saying a huge “congratulations!”. We understand that an occasion as significant as this can encourage a whirlwind of emotions, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious as well as excited and proud.
Because of this, we want to introduce you to a term you may not have heard of before: hygge. Hygge is a Danish...
‘Hangry’, frustrated, scared, sad, happy… New TV show helps toddlers navigate their daily moods
Every parent knows toddlers can experience a steep rollercoaster of emotions daily. Now a new TV show launching on 14 November aims to help young children grasp and accept their feelings.
And for parents practising #gentleparenting (the hashtag has now attracted +2.6 billion views on...
There are many lessons we teach our children: from how to be kind to others to being diligent in their studies. But the most important lesson we need to teach them is how to love and accept themselves.
As role models, we want to instil ultimate body positivity into our little ones, so that they can walk confidently on the runway of life and withstand any external criticism.
Stress-Less Mama book release for new mothers: tackling postpartum stress and anxiety
Author Yana Abramova is a mother of one and a founder of the First Time Mums UK network who went through postpartum depression herself and successfully recovered. In this book, she shares practical tools to handle the inevitable stress we all experience during the first few years of motherhood. At the end of...
NFM says child-inclusive mediation remains ‘out of reach’ for many
The charity National Family Mediation (NFM) has called on the government to ‘do more’ to support child-inclusive mediation in a bid to tackle the issues that arise when children are exposed to conflict within their family.
The call to action falls on this year’s Youth Mental Health Day , and follows the...
This year my youngest started school, so it has been the first time in nearly 8 years that I have had both of my children in school and a bit of time to myself in the day. Over the past year I have built up quite a good exercise routine in term time, but that always goes on pause when the holidays come around.
I have been so excited about having the children off school for 6 weeks...
Are you tearing your hair out at the idea of keeping your rambunctious little ones entertained this summer?
You might have signed them up for activity clubs or planned days out to theme parks, but these costs can quickly add up. And it’s hard to tire them out enough for a good night sleep at home.
But there is a solution. Have you tried getting them into gardening?
Government announces up to £3 million of investment to close the gaps between university and NHS services
Students are set to benefit from better join up of mental health services to prevent them falling through the gaps at university.
The new scheme will bring together university, NHS and mental health services to create regional partnerships which could include physical hubs that...
