25 Special Ways to Spend Quality Time with Your Child
Life as a parent is busy between work, school, creche, sports and activities – never mind home life! At times, it may feel like one-on-one time with your children is sacrificed, but it can be easier than you think to spend quality time with ...
10 Practical and Effective Ways to Say No to Treats
When kids are looking for treat foods it’s hard to say no. As parents we need to know when a treat should really be a ...
50 Positive and Encouraging Messages Your Child Needs to Hear
Boost your child's self-esteem and build their confidence with these 50 positive and encouraging messages your child needs to hear – introduce them in your ...
9 Pitfalls to Avoid When Your Child Doesn’t Want to Go to School
“I don’t want to go to school!”. Words that can make a parent’s stomach feel like a roaring fire and a cold wobbly jelly both ...
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20 Practical Back to School Tips and Stories from Parents
We asked parents to share their best back to school tip or funny school uniform story with us recently, and there were some excellent ideas ...
10 Tips for Parents for Successfully Moving from Primary to Secondary School
Is your child about to start secondary school? Between us at Mykidstime, we have had 4 kids move from primary to secondary school, so here ...
6 Top Tips for Surviving the Summer Months with the Kids
What do you do when you find yourself stressed with coping with the kids being off for Summer? When you dream of summer holidays you imagine ...
10 Simple School Morning Hacks Guaranteed to Make Life Easier
I don't know about you but in our house school mornings always seem a big rush as we scramble to get everybody ready and out ...
How to Do Away with Your Parental Guilt
Colman Noctor, child and adolescent psychotherapist, wants us to do away with the lengthy list of expectations we place on ourselves as parents and get ...
Top Tips for Starting School – With Parenting Expert John Sharry
Is your child starting school or preschool this year? You worried about how they will settle? It's a big step for children and their parents, ...