Parenting

Life gets so busy and hectic that it’s common to forget about the importance of spending quality time with your kids. They look up to you and will appreciate the chance to grow a closer bond with you....

As a parent, your instinct is to protect your children from any form of harm or distress, but however hard you try, it’s not always possible to prevent unpleasant experiences. Throughout their childhood,...

While it’s not easy to be a parent and have a full-time job, it can be done when you’re committed to succeeding in your role. It’s important to keep a positive attitude and be willing to rearrange your...

Being a parent is undeniably one of the best things to experience in the world, especially when you live with your loving family and a partner you adore. However, that isn’t to say it comes without its...

Impacting your child’s education is not just a job for their teachers, it’s a job for you — in fact, it is your job. When parents are involved in what their child learns and, more importantly, the way...

If you have kids then you will know how hard it can be for you to get them to do their homework. You will also know how hard it can be to get them to sit still and focus. Luckily, there are things that you can...

  Notoriously difficult to understand and communicate with, teenagers can be a real handful to dads who’re hoping to get through to them to help them through the angst and disruption of puberty....

When it comes to helping our kids at school, many of us settle for assisting with homework. That’s all there is too, after all. Right? Perhaps not. Homework is the most apparent way to support their school...

A hobby gives us a break from the ‘daily grind’ and allows us to do something we really enjoy. After all, the thing that puts food on the table and pays the bills might not be as much fun as we’d like;...

Creating good blog content can involve a lot of approaches. Some find that making their blog posts very personal can have a big impact – for instance, showing themselves and their families using products...

There’s no playbook for being a great parent and each family and person is different. There’s no point in trying to copy another strategy exactly. What you can do is study up on what it takes to be a good...

Having a baby and growing your family is one of the single best things in life. A new baby brings so much joy and promise to a family, and whether this will be your first baby or you already have your own...

The Calsway concept is a simple one, create great tasting snacks that are packed according to calories and not weight, so those weight conscience snackers can keep tabs on what they eat without using crazy...

As a parent, you need to take care of your children. That’s your job. But part of that process means getting your children to the point where they don’t need your care! Paradoxical as it may sound, it is,...

Having a family and becoming a father is without a doubt one of the best feelings and things you can do. It consumes you more than you ever would realise, right from the moment you hear that you are expecting....

There are two competing instincts when it comes to providing for our kids. The first instinct is the most basic one: the desire to provide. It’s something that is ingrained in us from the moment we...

As a parent, you can probably attest to the fact that you worry about your children when you're not with them. This is normal. Even when you are positive that they are in safe hands, it’s easy to start...

When you leave school, you may think that you have seen the last of exam season stresses. However, this isn't always the case. The majority of people go through it all again when they have children of their...

Bringing home a newborn baby is a major upheaval for any household, life for every family member changes as soon as the little one has arrived. You’ll have nearly 9 months (give or take) to prepare everybody...

As a parent, something that you want to be sure of is that your children have everything that they need. Actually being able to provide all that, however, is another matter altogether. In this article, we are...

If you’ve got teenagers who are coming up to their last days of school or university, you’ve probably begun looking at the ideal gifts to get them as a souvenir for all their hard work. Because indeed,...

We would all like to wrap our children in cotton wool and protect them from the world, however, the urge to explore, taste and try everything is a magical gift that parents can't help but nurture. Over the...

There’s no denying that children these days are very much interested in gadgets and technology. It’s not uncommon to see kids as young as eight walking around with smartphones and tablets! At home, they...

Technology today just isn’t the same as it was when we dads were growing up. Computers are no longer massive hunks of metal that cost exorbitant amounts, connecting to the internet doesn’t make ear-grating...

After spending a significant amount of money to build that beautiful Disney themed bedroom your four year old wanted, you will probably be hoping to not spend more money in redesigning it for a few years....