Parenting tips and articles for mums
JOURNEYING WITH MUMS ARTICLES
Glean from a treasure trove of parenting tips from Centre for Fathering’s expert community! These have been designed as simple reflective practices that will guide you to being a better mum, and increase the wellbeing of your children and family.
Start with these articles
- Are You a Helicopter Parent?
- Raising Children to Be Independent
- Ask Questions That Help Your Children Name Their Feelings
- Making Tiny Connections Every Day
- Styles for Learning and Connecting
- Just Time: Why Kids Need Your Time, Not Quality Time
- One More Thing About Quality Time
- Why Looking at Birds Makes Stressed Parents Feel Better

It’s Good Enough To Be Good Enough
While every parent knows that there is no such thing as a perfect parent, we still unconsciously strive to be one. The pursuit of perfection makes them feel guilty, shameful,

Are You A Helicopter Parent?
Helicopters are fascinating types of aircraft. It can take off and land vertically, move in any direction, or remain stationary in the air due to its design. As helicopters hover

Are You Expecting Your Child To Be Perfect?
Is your child spending seemingly endless hours playing video games, which makes you wonder if he has a video game addiction. Even if he is addicted to video games, it

How To Stop Worrying?
Do you worry a lot and can’t seem to stop yourself? In this video, I will share with you the main reasons we worry and how we can get our

Less Stress, More Bonding
Father and son playing in the park at the sunset time. people having fun on the field. concept of friendly family and of summer vacation.father throwing his son in the

Benefits of Risky Play
Playgrounds today are sterile in comparison with what they were like a century ago. When play became safer, people grew softer. Today, have we succeeded in producing the “Strawberry Generation”?

Stop Saying, “Be Careful!”
“Be careful!” Kids hear that from their parents a lot. How useful is it? Not very, actually. First of all, it does not teach the child to be careful. Rather,

Who Are The Happiest Children In The World?
In 2013, Dutch children were named the happiest kids in the world by UNICEF. A few years before that, the Netherlands was named a prime example of childhood prosperity. In

Why Kids Should Play Outside?
Let’s talk about play and here are five crucial ways playing outside can help your child: Do what our parents did – send your children outside. Even better, go with
