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Accredited Psychotherapist and Maternal Mental Health Coach Launches Online Course
to Help Mothers’ Mental Health
Huddersfield-based Accredited Psychotherapist and Maternal Mental Health Coach, Laura Greenwood, has launched a new 12-week online course for Mothers who...
Portland Nurseries Now Offer Free Parent and Child Classes
Award-winning Portland Nurseries Group are now offering free parent and child classes within their nursery settings. The classes are a...
Getting Back into Routines
With schools now back in full swing, nurseries open again and some sense of normality returning with baby and toddler...
Why a Flexible Routine over Summer can be really Beneficial
As you look ahead to the summer holidays, you may be thinking about day trips out and about, trips away...
Head Bumps in Children
If your child is about to start primary school or even a new nursery or pre-school in September, we thought...
Having a Mealtime Routine
Meal times and having a routine for your child can seem like such a small thing but actually having this...
Finding Happiness, Joy and Peace
Our expert Laura Greenwood talks about how to find happiness... "I know it is cliché but ‘happiness’ really is an...
How to Prepare Your Child for Starting School
It’s almost time for schools to welcome the new class of 2023 – time really does fly. Our friends at...
Drowning: Prepare for Holidays and Beach Trips
I was astonished to find out recently that accidental drowning claims an average of 402 UK and Irish lives every...
Am I Good Enough? Every Parents’ Big Question!
A key aspect of good enough parenting is building a strong and nurturing relationship with your child. It's about creating...
Children’s Healthy Eating on a Budget
Healthy eating on a budget can be a challenge, especially in difficult times. However, there are many cheap foods that...
Bonding Before Birth
Infant mental health refers to a child’s ability to form healthy attachments to those around them. Our expert Charlotte Dunster-Page...
Birth Trauma Explained
TRIGGER WARNING: BIRTH TRAUMA – Please read with care. An article on Birth Trauma from our Experts FLY Mama What...
Motherhood & Marriage: strengthening your relationship after baby
Laura Greenwood, our resident matrescence coach and psychotherapist gives tips to help you maintain a healthy, happy relationship with your...
How Sickness in Pregnancy affects your Mental Health
Many women suffer morning sickness in pregnancy. But there are also women who suffer from a more extreme version of...
Managing Jet Lag With Children
As the summer approaches and families start getting ready for their holidays, some start to think about jet lag and...
Post-Natal Anxiety and the Nervous System
Within the education pillar of FLY Mama online support bundles, they share information about the ways in which anxiety can...
Supporting Someone with a Mental Health Problem
We all go through tough times, and people help us through them. Other times we have been worried about other...
The Importance of Talking and Listening to our Children!
Katie from Katie's Classroom believes that conversation is at the heart of supporting and nurturing our children’s mental health. I think...
Teaching Your Children Road Safety
This is a topic that is hugely important for children to learn about as they grow up – the essential...
How Important is Your Birth Partner?
Rebecca from Birth and Baby Hub talks to us about the importance of a birth partner! When you’re in labour,...
Travelling Safely with Children
There is a lot to think about when planning a holiday, and a bit of preparation can go a long...
Keeping your Children Safe in the Sun
With the school holidays coming up and some families venturing abroad for the first time in a long while, we...
How to Help Your Child Write a Fantastic Fairytale
It is often claimed that Albert Einstein once said, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales....
Dealing with Opinions about Your Children
Our expert, Katie and her husband from Katie's Classroom talk below about how they have handled differing opinions, reactions, comments...
Property Rights after a Separation
If you and your spouse or partner are looking to separate, you will likely be concerned about what your property rights...
Managing Mum Rage
Are you reacting in ways that make you question your abilities as a Mother? That make you feel ashamed of...
Why is a Birth Plan so Important?
At your 34-week appointment, your midwife is likely to speak to you about writing a birth plan. (sometimes called birth...
Ditch the Parent Guilt this Holidays!
It’s not always easy keeping little ones busy and occupied during the holidays and the usual parental guilt ends up...
FLY Mama Birth Trauma Support
One of our amazing experts and partners has recently launched some motherhood support bundles and we would wholeheartedly recommend taking...
What do I do if my baby or child starts choking?
At Mini First Aid one of the things we get asked about most is choking. It is understandably one of...
Tips for Toilet Training
Toilet training is an interesting time – the joy of choosing “big pants” with a favourite Disney character alongside the...
Sleep and Routine Tips
Our resident sleep expert, Caroline Winter Sleep Nanny offers some hints and tips on sleep and routines here. https://youtu.be/GKzaTLVjc4Q
Rebuilding after Pregnancy
Our expert Personal Trainer, Samuel Hodge who is a postnatal fitness specialist, has provided this really useful guide on how...
Tips for Fussy Eaters
Here, One of our experts Sophie from Yorkshire Born Yorkshire Fed gives some hints and tips on how best to...
Friendships and Bullying
Katie from Katie's Classroom talks about what we should do if our child is having a friendship issue or being...
Tips on Dealing with Sibling Relationships
Our expert, Katie from Katie's Classroom, who has four children of her own, thinks that sibling relationships are one of...
This Tip Will Help Your Bottle-Fed Baby
Whether you're formula feeding baby, or introducing a bottle when breastfeeding, here's an important tip from our expert, Rebecca from...
Easy as ABC…
Here, one of our brave Your Little Village community members talks about her experience with miscarriage, baby loss and her...
What are the Symptoms of Meningitis?
Meningitis is a word that frightens a lot of parents. There is a lot of confusion around the topic –...
How to Get Divorced without using the Court
Our expert, Sarah Power from Chadwick Lawrence LLP offers some helpful advice on how you can use dispute resolution to...
Top tips for Babies & Allergies
Sophie our weaning expert shares with us her top tips as to what to keep an eye out when starting...
What is Maternal Sepsis and do you know the signs?
This week, Michele at Mini First Aid is highlighting to us the dangers of maternal sepsis. In her classes she...
Helping your Child who has Autism
It is a complete myth that autistic children don't feel things. On the contrary, they can be acutely aware of...
Tips for Breastfeeding Your Baby
Breastfeeding is natural, yes. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that it’s easy. There are a lucky few who put baby to...
The Five Whys
Mike Charlie from Mike Charlie Performance Coaching shares with us The Five Whys “A problem well stated is a problem...
What To Expect After Birth
We spend a lot of time thinking about giving birth; we do a birth plan and hopefully do a good...
7 Fun Ways to Help your Child learn their Times Tables and Division Facts!
Your child might be starting to learn their times tables this year and you might be wondering how you can help...
Drinks and Cups
What to introduce & use with regard to drinks & cups can be a bit overwhelming. Sophie from Yorkshire Born...
All about Tantrums!
As a first aid company, we spend a lot of time looking after people’s physical health. But what about our...
Winter Skin Problems
Sore, dry, chapped skin on little hands, faces, lips and noses – it looks so uncomfortable! But why do babies...
Baby Led Weaning
Baby-led weaning is all about offering your baby a selection of foods to choose from and letting them feed themselves....
Victoria’s Birth Story – Your Hypnobirth, Your way
Our Expert, Victoria is a mother to two young children and a fully qualified hypnobirthing teacher. Victoria experienced a traumatic...
No-Fault Divorce
On 6 April 2022 new divorce laws came into force introducing No-Fault Divorce. Sarah Power Family Law Partner at Chadwick Lawrence...
SMART Goal Setting
How many times have you said to yourself, “I want to do x,y,z” but never really got anywhere with that...
Helping your Child with Anxiety
This blog has a lot of tips for parents to help their child with anxiety but these tips can be...
Katie’s Classroom – Talking about Anger
In this episode, I talk about anger: anger issues, how we can help our children when they feel angry, how...
Homework battles and how to deal with them!
Does the thought of battling with your child to complete their homework fill you with dread too? Well, fear not,...
Strep A – A simple guide
Why are parents so worried about strep A, and what is it? Over the last few weeks, 9 children have...
Mumblings 1 – Amy and Laura talk about making decisions
In our first Mumblings episode, we talk about the pressure of making decisions as a parent! https://youtu.be/telHOas8Hic
Hand, Foot, and Mouth
This very common childhood illness that can spread like wildfire is especially common in the early Autumn. Read on to...
Separation Anxiety
Why does separation anxiety happen? Remember when your baby was not bothered at all when you left the room? You...
Introduction to Weaning
What is Weaning? Weaning is the introduction of solid foods to a baby’s diet and is an important stage in...
Advice for people with elderly relatives
If you have elderly relatives that still live at home, you may be wondering how you might be able to...
9 Easy Ways to Build your Child’s Confidence and Self-Esteem
When children have self-esteem they feel confident and capable and to put it simply they feel good about themselves. Self-esteem is...
How to Help your Child Develop their Handwriting Skills!
When your child is 3 or 4 years old they will, without realising it, develop their fine motor skills, which...
How to Keep your Child Safe on the Internet
It is important for us as parents to show our children how to be safe on the Internet. Children often...
Understanding debt and mental health with StepChange
Poor mental health is closely associated with debt problems, as dealing with debt can be a very isolating and lonely...
Mindset Change
“Mindset” is a term we hear all over the place when discussing personal development: “You need to change your mindset!”,...
Tax-Free Childcare
Our Finance expert, Alex Shaw gives us some information on the Tax-Free Childcare Schemes which has replaced Employer Supported Childcare,...
What is Hypnobirthing and is it for me?
Victoria from Your Hypnobirth Your Way tells us what hypnobirthing is and how her course can help you. So this...
Twelve Day of Christmas Survival Kit
For some people, it isn’t always the most wonderful time of the year, but the most stressful. As busy working...
Laura talks about sleep!
Laura talks about how the dreaded sleep, or lack of it can affect everything from marriage, to friendships and work....
Signs that your loved one needs care
As well as being parents a lot of us will also be in a situation where our own parents or...
The Importance of a Good Sleep Routine
Our Sleep expert, Caroline Winter Sleep Nanny talks to us about the importance of a good sleep routine. The majority...
Katie’s Classroom – Talking about self-esteem
In Katie's 1st Podcast, she talks about self-esteem and how we can improve our children's self-esteem. She talks about what...
Ways to help Settle a Newborn Baby
Annie, our midwife and qualified nurse shares her top tips to help settle a newborn baby . . . 1)...
Choosing and applying for schools
If your child is starting primary school or moving up to secondary school, you may have some questions about choosing...
Baby & Child Immunisations – What to expect before & after?
Being a parent is often a bit like a rollercoaster ride. It can be daunting, exciting and frightening all at...
Norovirus the Dreaded Winter Bug
Norovirus does the rounds every winter and is one of those illnesses that is very hard to avoid. It can...
Bonfire Night Safety
Bonfire Night, 5th November is always a great night in the family calendar whether it’s a display in the garden,...
The Loneliness I felt in Motherhood
An excerpt from Laura's diary... A letter to her now ex-husband that she never had the courage to send... I...
Matrescence – The word all Mothers need to know
Matrescence...I’d never heard of it before and It has literally transformed my life. It's a word that every woman needs...
What are High Frequency Words and Common Exception Words?
What are high frequency and common exception words? If you have a child in Reception they will be beginning to learn...
Resources to support your child’s Mental Health!
In my research for product development, I have come across many useful apps and books that might help you support your...
Effective Time Management
Time Management is an area that is frequently discussed in my coaching sessions. It can often feel like there is...