Recent Articles in Dilemmas & solutions

Best Ways to Teach Generosity to Your Child
Jan 31, 2019

It can be challenging to raise a generous child in today's world, which is mostly filled with adolescents who have a "self first" mindset. But this is also precisely what makes this virtue all the more important. When kids are taught to be generous at a young age, they will adopt this attitude all their life. With that in mind here are five top tips to teach generosity to your child.

 

The Importance of Bedtime Stories
Jan 26, 2019

A recent survey by tonies®, an intuitive audio system for children, finds that 70 per cent of kids find it hard to fall asleep at night, with the average child waking up in the night five times a month. During National Storytelling Week, child psychologist Dr Kairen Cullen explains why storytelling is so crucial to the bedtime routine for children and parents alike.

 

How Much Screen Time Should We Allow Our Kids?
Jan 4, 2019

How Much Screen Time Should We Allow Our Kids? The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) suggests parents approach screen time based on the child’s developmental age, the individual need and value the family place on positive activities such as socialising, exercise and sleep. Anne Coates adds some tips. 

Seven Top Tips to Bedtime Success for Parents
Dec 7, 2018

New research released by preschool TV channel Disney Junior UK reveals that parents are losing 52 nights worth of sleep each year trying to get the children to sleep. Here Dr Claire Halsey gives her top seven steps to bedtime success for parents.

Parenting a Child with Autism
Nov 23, 2018

Jo Worgan is the author of four non-fiction works aimed at parenting children on the autistic spectrum, based upon her experiences as a mother of an autistic son. Picking up the Pieces, her second novel, has just been published by Urbane Publications. Here Jo shares some of what she learned to help those who may be on a similar journey.  

World Breastfeeding Week – Ask Alexa
Aug 3, 2018

Amazon and Public Health England have today released the top 10 most common questions mums ask Alexa when it comes to breastfeeding troubles, in time for World Breastfeeding Week (1 to 7 August).

Back To Work After A Career Break
May 28, 2018

Deb Khan and Lisa Unwin – authors of She's Back – share their top tips for returning work after a career break. 

How to Communicate with Someone who Suffers from Dementia
May 23, 2018

When a family member or someone close to you is diagnosed with Dementia, it’s always difficult to know what to do or how to approach the situation. Group Support Manager at Forest Healthcare, Chris Salter gives his ten tips to help facilitate conversation.

Parenting with a Disablility
Nov 22, 2017

Seven years ago, crime writer Ian Patrick, author of Rubicon, was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease. Here he explains how this has affected him as a parent.

Problem Solving Toolkit by Sarah Norris
Sep 6, 2017

Sarah Norris is one of the most accomplished and experienced maternity nurses in the UK. In her book, The Baby Detective, she aims to educate, guide and empower parents by leading them through her three-step problem-solving process: A*I*M: Assessing a problematic situation, Investigating the possible causes and Modifying behaviour in order to resolve it. Here she helps parents to create their own Problem Solving Toolkit.

Top Tips for the Return to School
Aug 24, 2017

Sam Wass, the on-screen scientist of the multi-award-winning Channel 4 series The Secret Life of 4-, 5- and 6-Year-Olds, gives his top tips for parents whose children are returning to school.

Top Tips To Prevent Summer Learning Loss
Jul 26, 2017

Each summer, children forget much of what they have learnt at school during the previous year. Countless research studies have shown the negative effects of "summer learning loss" on everything from long-term literacy levels to entrance to elite universities. Here Margaret Gray of Simply Learning Tuition, a leading independent education company providing introductions to private tutors, shares her top tips on preventing summer learning loss with some ideas for work to be done quickly and easily, even on the beach.