Parenting guides

Practical, evidence-based guides for everyday parenting questions, from the first year to the teens.

Under 1 year

• Baby Sleep Routines in the First Year: What Actually Helps
• Feeding Your Baby in the First Year: From Milk to Family Meals
• Soothing a Crying Baby in the First Year: What Works and What to Do When Nothing Does
• Separation Anxiety in Babies: Why It Starts and How to Make Goodbyes Easier
• Building a Daily Routine for Your Baby: Rhythm, Not a Timetable
• Is My Baby Behind? Making Sense of Development in the First Year

1 year

• Tantrums at One: Why Your Toddler Melts Down and What Helps
• Sleep Resistance at One: Bedtime Battles, Night Waking and the Nap Transition
• Mealtime Struggles With a One-Year-Old: Why Toddlers Refuse Food and What Helps
• Separation Anxiety in One-Year-Olds: Nursery Drop-Offs, Clinging and Night-Time Goodbyes
• Is My One-Year-Old Late to Talk? How to Support Language and When to Get a Check
• Hitting, Biting and Throwing at One: Why It Happens and How to Respond

2–3 years

• Big Feelings at Two and Three: Helping Your Toddler Through Meltdowns and Towards Calm
• Toilet Training a 2 to 3 Year Old: Readiness, Accidents, Refusal and Night-Time
• When Your Toddler Says No to Everything: Stubbornness and Power Struggles at 2 to 3
• Sibling Jealousy in Two- and Three-Year-Olds: Helping Your Toddler Adjust to a New Baby
• Helping Your 2- to 3-Year-Old Get On With Other Children: Sharing, Shyness and Starting Nursery
• Screen Time for Toddlers Aged 2 to 3: How Much, What Kind, and How to Switch Off Without a Meltdown

4–5 years

• Why Your 4- to 5-Year-Old Ignores You, and How to Set Rules They Can Actually Follow
• Emotional Regulation at 4 and 5: Teaching Your Preschooler to Calm Down
• Friendship Skills at 4 to 5: Joining In, Falling Out and Making Up
• Fears and Worries at 4 to 5: Monsters, the Dark, Bad Dreams and How to Help Without Feeding Them
• Independence at 4 to 5: Helping Your Preschooler Do Things Themselves Without a Daily Battle
• Settling Into Preschool or the First Year of School at 4 to 5: Drop-Off Tears and After-School Meltdowns

6–7 years

• Starting School at 6 to 7: Helping Your Child Through the First Years of Formal Learning
• Homework Resistance at 6 and 7: Ending the Nightly Battle Without Doing It for Them
• Attention and Focus at 6 to 7: Why Your Child Drifts Off, and How to Build the Skill
• Friendship Issues at 6 and 7: Fallings-Out, Being Left Out, and How to Coach Without Taking Over
• Building Real Confidence in a 6 or 7 Year Old: When "I'm Rubbish at This" Starts
• Routines and Responsibility at 6 to 7: Helping Your Child Run Their Own Morning

8–10 years

• Self-Esteem at 8 to 10: When "I'm Useless" Becomes a Habit
• Academic Stress at 8 to 10: Helping Your Child Care About School Without Fearing It
• Peer Conflict at 8 to 10: Cliques, Exclusion, Group Chats, and How to Coach Instead of Referee
• Responsibility at 8 to 10: Handing Over Ownership Without the Nagging
• Digital Habits at 8 to 10: Gaming, First Phones and Family Rules That Actually Hold
• "I'm Fine": Helping Your 8- to 10-Year-Old Put Feelings into Words

11–12 years

• Mood Swings at 11 and 12: Why Your Preteen Is Suddenly So Up and Down, and How to Stay Close
• Body Image at 11 and 12: How to Respond When Your Preteen Says "I'm Fat" or "I'm Ugly"
• Your 11 or 12 Year Old Wants Privacy: How to Respect It Without Losing Touch
• School Motivation at 11 to 12: When "It's Boring" Meets a Bigger School
• Friendship Pressure at 11 to 12: Helping Your Preteen Hold Their Own Line
• Device and Internet Boundaries at 11 to 12: The First Phone, Social Media and Rules a Preteen Will Keep

13–14 years

• Identity and Self-Expression at 13 to 14: Staying Close While Your Teenager Works Out Who They Are
• Arguing With Your 13 or 14 Year Old: How to Cool the Conflict Without Dropping the Rules
• Social Media Pressure at 13 to 14: Likes, Group Chats, Comparison and How to Help Your Teenager Keep Their Footing
• Motivation and Routines at 13 to 14: From "I'll Do It Later" to a Week They Run Themselves
• Friendship and Belonging at 13 to 14: When the Group Shifts and Your Teenager Feels on the Outside
• Emotional Ups and Downs at 13 and 14: Riding the Storms Without Getting Swept Away

15–16 years

• Exam and Future Stress at 15 to 16: Supporting Your Teenager Without Adding to the Pressure
• Curfews, Parties and "Everyone Else Is Allowed": Giving Your 15 or 16 Year Old Freedom Without Losing the Safety Net
• "What's the Point?" Helping a 15- or 16-Year-Old Who Has Lost Motivation
• Friendships, First Love and Break-ups at 15 to 16: How to Stay the Adult Your Teenager Turns To
• Self-Worth at 15 and 16: Helping Your Teenager Stop Grading Themselves
• Healthy Digital Balance at 15 to 16: From Screen-Time Rules to a Teenager Who Manages Their Own