Child Health & Wellbeing

(Anti) Social Networking

Is it just me or are there others out there who believe that social networking sites are the most divisive, most abhorrent, least useful innovation of all time? I find myself worrying that I’m just becoming an old fogey who isn’t in touch…

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Introducing a sleep routine

I am returning to work when my baby is six months old. How can I make sure I am getting good nights sleep by the time I return to work. He is now eight weeks old.…

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The Shy Child

Parents can feel frustrated by the child’s behaviour and don’t know what they can do but because they are the most influential people in their children’s lives there are several things they can do to help. However this will also dep…

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The Trouble with Risk

I was born in 1964, so my childhood covered the 60s and 70s. When I think back I am struck by the differences between my era and the world in which children grow up today.…

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