Children & Parenting
Things they never told me
Guest post from Janis McCulloch – Senior Account Executive at PPS, Relationships Scotland volunteer and new mum. In April last year I became a mum for the first time. Like most new parents I had attended ante-natal classes which told me what to expect in the first few days and had lots of advice from…
Read MoreThe Ten Best Winter Family Days Out in Scotland
Creative Commons Image courtesy of ‘Rich B-S’ via Flickr In Scotland we are so lucky to be surrounded by beautiful scenery and wonderful parks. With this in mind we decided to compile the top ten outdoor family days out. These are the places that we trek to for our favourite picnic spot or the beautiful…
Read MoreWith the end of the Child Support Agency imminent will children lose out?
Our very own Rosanne Cubitt looks at how the end of the CSA will affect Scottish children in the October 2013 issue of Children in Scotland Magazine.
Read MorePaternity Leave Debate: To leave or not to leave, that is the question…
MP Matthew Hancock recently hit the deadlines when he announced that he plans to take two months’ paternity leave following the birth of his third child this summer. The youngest Tory minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Mr Hancock readily admitted that his privileged position as an MP, and the happy coincidence…
Read MoreMaureen Smyth: It’s Playtime!
Are you one of the thousands of guilt-tripped parents in the UK reading stories in the press berating you for either working too much and stunting your child’s emotional and intellectual development? Or for taking time off work to raise your children but then having the temerity to claim available benefits (to which you’ve contributed…
Read MoreJulie-Ann Murphy: Diary of the Easter Holidays
“I decraited a joolrai box with my mummy today. It was lovlai doing stuf with her.” -Nia, aged 6. My heart melted a little when I read this in my daughters ‘school holiday’ journal. She’d written so many pages in her neatest handwriting, noting down the fun things she’d been up to over…
Read MoreNicola Skinner: How to spend time with your child
Nicola Skinner offers her own personal guide to spending time with your children. My daughter was born in the early hours of Valentine’s Day, two years ago. After lots of shouting and screaming – mostly at my husband – a solemn naked baby was placed in my arms. I looked down at her, and she…
Read MoreMark Stalker: Recently Separated with Kids? What Next?
Continuing our series of blogs for Child Contact Centre Awareness Week (22-26 April), Mark Stalker tackles the difficult subject of managing recent separation. If you’ve recently separated from your partner and have children then you don’t need me to tell you how stressful the whole situation can be. It’s a time which can be really…
Read MoreCase Study: Using a Child Contact Centre
Continuing our informative series of blogs for Child Contact Centre Awareness Week, Paula McGuire interviews one set of parents about their experience of using a centre. When starting a family, no-one expects to be arranging contact with their child somewhere down the line. It’s no wonder then that Child Contact Centres aren’t at the forefront…
Read MoreSarah on The Challenges of Single Parenting
As part of Child Contact Centre Awareness Week (22-26 April), Guest bloggerSarah from Glasgow Mummy shares her moving experience as a single parent. When I was pregnant with my first child, I had never imagined that I’d be in my current situation… separated with a two year old boy & bouncing baby girl at the…
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