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All 'Postcards from the edge' articles

  • Step families come in all shapes and sizes – and babies change things

    “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...

  • Will it always be like this?

    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...

  • Sharing children isn't easy

    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...

  • Children have to cope with changes in families – but they do need help!

    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...

  • When the money runs out

          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...

  • Everyone needs to feel appreciated

                      It is important to feel appreciated, especially when things aren’t going so well. When children arrive, you will probably find that...

  • Coping with grief

    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...

  • Deciding how to bring up the children

    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...

  • Juggling work and children – a balancing act

    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 -...

  • Parents working together

    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...

  • Partners and parents; taking time together

    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 to reality

    ‘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...

  • Sex after baby

            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...