Firstly, sorry for all your loss.
Thank you so much for being so honest, there is so much great advice in there, which has obviously come about from so much heartbreak.

I can’t agree enough with the need to share how we feel and I would add that it’s ok to feel whatever we feel. I can’t say I have had to go through half that you have, but I know…[Read more]

Hey, everything you have written there I could have written myself a few years ago. I now have two little girls who I couldn’t be closer to. My wife has just come back from a week away and we had the best time.
A child that has that close a bond with one parent is really hard on both of you, but it really is for a period of time. Although it w…[Read more]

£5-£10 is reasonable. £30 isn’t. Simple. Unless there are other circumstances, are they leaving?
That’s a lot of pressure to put on people. Sounds to me like it’s someone trying to willy wave about how rich and generous they are.

Our 4 year old is starting reception in September. We haven’t really let her use phones or iPads at all, but obviously now it’s something we would like to introduce. It would be great to see if there is anything new out there, noting that this thread hasn’t been commented on for a few months. Anyone using anything new they would recommend?

Know that you need to learn as much as your child does. Don’t expect to feel you are the perfect dad from day one, but you are closer than you think.

We have a 3yo and 4yo. Both go to bed at 7.
The 4yo will sleep till she is woken or if she happens to wake stays in bed looking at books till we get her. She is more than happy with her own company like that. She slept through the night from 7 weeks. I know, miracle!
Our 3yo has to be woken on pre school days at 6.30. On non pre school days she…[Read more]

Only just come across this.

We allow our 3 and 4 year olds virtually no screen time. However now our 4yo is starting reception in September we are worrying a little that she will be behind when she starts.
That said, we wouldn’t have done things differently. They only get about 20 mins of TVs every other day and then only BBC iPlayer.
We do t…[Read more]