‘Spring forward and fall back’ is always welcome in the Autumn when that extra hour in bed for one Sunday morning is worth its weight in gold…unless you’re a parent of young children. Sunday 26th October, the clocks with go back an hour. Dawn wake-ups are barely manageable in the summer even though the light […]

From school age, we have all been taught the five primary senses: sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. However, there are eight senses that play a significant role in how we experience and navigate the world around us. The three additional senses are Vestibular (movement and balance), Proprioception (the body’s awareness of its position and […]

“Hold Me Close: The power of skin to skin contact.” That is the theme for this year’s National Breastfeeding Week, which aims to highlight the importance of skin-to-skin contact as a key moment immediately after birth. This helps the baby to adjust to the outside world and stimulates their brain. It helps to pass on […]

For some parents the transition of their back to school of their children may have been difficult. School anxiety can show up in lots of different ways, and it doesn’t always look like “worrying.” Some children might say they feel sick in the mornings, complain of headaches, or suddenly feel too tired to get ready. […]

School children are only back to school a few weeks and already the Hallowe’en paraphernalia has started to appear in the shops. You can’t do your groceries without being asked to buy pumpkin lights or a witch doorbell!  Why choose expensive, disposable and environmentally unfriendly costumes and decorations when you can use the next few […]

September is the New ‘New Year’ for Parents: There is always something very unrealistic about January and resolutions. After the madness of Christmas, there is an expectation that all bad habits and choices will just stop instantly. The ‘new year, new you’ mantra, however, generally fizzles out within a few weeks and before you know […]