Beckie Whitehouse

I have just returned from a dog walk in some local nearby woods. Every time I go I think I should do this more often because it makes me feel …

Last week I was at parenting course for teenagers where we were discussing anger – both that of our teen and ourselves as the parent. There followed a top tip …

I have one of these who leaves his bed somewhere in the early hours simply because he would prefer to be in our bed. Mostly we do try and take …

  Not only are our children faced with peer pressure but so are we as parents. It seems to start from when we have a baby: Are they sleeping through …

It is of course typical this morning ….I woke up at just after six ….couldn’t get back to sleep…and have come down to make a cup of tea and start …

  Recently my daughter’s best friend left school. I thought it might be a really difficult time for her and yes it has had it’s moments but it was worse …

  Do you, like me, sometimes feel all you say is NO? There are some days when I feel I have said no all day long. ‘No you can’t do …

  Finally, Spring seems to have arrived but, as a neighbour reminded me yesterday, this time last year we had snow!! The kids and I spent most of the weekend …

We have a worried child in the family ….. He worries about his health, school, work, consequences of things i.e. not crossing the road but what if he eats something …

Last year I was despairing with my eldest son’s behaviour; he is getting to THAT age when I start to have to think about dealing with teenagers, and all their …