If you and your partner both work, the hours between school ending and arriving home from work can be tricky. However, unless your child has reached his teens or is especially mature, allowing him to let himself in after school…

After years of slaving away tirelessly looking after your little ones, it’s finally time for them to help around the house – just don’t expect them to load the dishwasher straight away! While younger children may occasionally pitch in to…

The phone age According to retailer The Carphone Warehouse, 91 per cent of 12-year-olds in the UK own a mobile phone. Is a mobile vital for their safety and independence… or an expensive, unnecessary distraction? Good vibrations Giving your tween…

All change As your child approaches puberty you may notice she suffers a dip in confidence. With huge emotional and physical changes taking place, most pre-teens – boys and girls alike – go through an unsettled period. It can be…

As parents, we teach our children the importance of telling the truth. And then at Christmas we tell them that a fat bloke in a red suit squeezes down the chimney to leave us presents that he and his elves…