Can I trust this family with my child for a few hours? Is this daycare actually going to keep them safe? What about a sleepover, is that a step too far?
If you've ever sat with questions like these and felt your stomach drop, you're not alone. Every parent I speak to, whether at a school hall or on...
I know how uncomfortable this topic feels for most parents. Suicide, self-harm and mental health are conversations we'd all rather not have to have with our kids. But avoiding them doesn't make our children safer, it just means that if these feelings ever show up, they won't know what to do with the...
Picture this.
You're at a family barbecue. Your toddler doesn't want to hug Grandpa goodbye, and you say, gently, "That's okay, you don't have to." Grandpa laughs it off, but you catch the look. The one that says soft parents raising soft kids. Later, over dinner, someone mentions your daughter "tal...
