OK, we’ve all done it... told those little white lies to our kids just for the sake of peace or making them feel ok or (let’s face it) getting them do what we need them to do when we’ve asked them to do it! Which of these do you recognise?...

Many parents are currently immersed in the business of secondary school selection for...

There are many pressures that face teens in 2013. As if puberty wasn’t enough to deal with, unemployment levels are high and education fees unaffordable – the future seems bleak. ...

I have never forgotten the kind things friends and family did for me...

I wish someone had told me these things when I had my first...

Sleep, sleep, how I long for thee. Our seven year old crawled into bed with us at 4am last night because the family cat decided to use her head as a pillow. As a result, here I am typing this with my eyeballs raw and my brain frazzled. How can I be expected to sensible construct sentence be able?...

My kids are well beyond the baby stage now and, while I’m generally...

In a letter to the Telegraph signed by Wendy Ellyatt, CEO and Founding...

There has been much written on the benefits of music lessons for children. One of the most obvious benefits is that music helps develop creativity. ...

Many parents are sending their pre-teens off to ‘big school’ this week with that heady mixture of excitement and anxiety as one era ends and another begins....