“You are going to have a new brother or sister”. Any child hearing this is likely to experience a whole range of emotions. When couples who already have children from...
Your longed for first baby is here at last, and you are looking forward to life of as a family……. After a couple of months though you might start to...
So the children are to live with you some of the time and stay with your ex partner at other times. This means you will be sharing the care of...
When parents separate or form new relationships children have to face big changes in their world. Your children may seem happy enough at first, or at least not unhappy, and...
It seems everyone is talking about the credit crunch and what it will mean to them. The extra costs of having children can sometimes make it really...
It is important to feel appreciated, especially when things aren’t going so well. When children arrive, you will probably find that...
When there has been a death, serious illness or crisis in the family you may find it affects how you feel about each other. If you can share your grief...
Making decisions about parenting are hard. There are a lot of ideas around, but how do you know what is right? Once your baby arrives, family, friends, magazines, parenting gurus...
Life can be hectic when both parents combine jobs with looking after children. There are big role shifts going on when as a new mother you return to work -...
Agreeing on what boundaries to set for children can be a real cause for tension in your relationship with your partner. Without knowing it, a child can really take on...
There is a real battle over your time. Caring for children, work, cooking, cleaning, shopping – all the chores of family life makes it hard to find time for each...
‘Romance, what romance?’ you might be thinking. The reality of life kicks in when you move from that early loved-up phase of your relationship to finding out about the truths...
It is very common for couples not to have sex for some time after a new baby has arrived. Often you are just too tired to...