Starting Primary School is an exciting time for young children and their parents, as well as being a daunting time too. With a little preparation and encouragement most children will settle in to school life quickly and easily. Here are some tips to help you prepare your child to be school ready: – Read books … Continue reading
As it’s Safer Internet Day, we have wrote up a blog post which contains useful information for parents on conversation ideas, risks to children online and how to protect children online. Conversation starters with your child Ask your child to tell you what they like most about the internet and why. What does a better … Continue reading
When parents are visiting a childcare provider, they are usually eager to find out more about them and ask questions. If you are a parent of a young child and want to find a suitable childcare option for them but you don’t know what questions to ask, here are several questions that you could ask … Continue reading
Choosing childcare can be a daunting experience for some parents. They may be anxious for the experience to be as good as possible and for their children to be safe and happy. There might be confusion about the types of childcare available, and which would best suit the needs of their child and family. We … Continue reading
Being a parent can be tricky at the best of times, but being a young parent can present additional difficulties. We spoke to one young parent called Claire who told us what it what like to find out she was pregnant at 16, how she overcame the stigma attached to being a young parent and … Continue reading
After last weeks blog from a Mum sharing her story of postnatal depression, we wanted to showcase the amazing work of Pandas Foundation who aims to support every individual suffering from post or pre natal depression. They offer a telephone helpline, have local support groups, provide email support and an information packed website. Pandas was … Continue reading
This wordle has been created based on the frequency of certain enquiries we have received. It shows were the majority of our works lies – which is around Family Support and Childcare.
