Is she setting a bad example for her siblings?

"Swear words can, initially, sound funny coming from a toddler’s mouth. But when we laugh we teach our children that this is entertaining and something we enjoy"

'Your daughter has started primary school and with that transition, her world has opened up and become bigger than home'

It can be difficult to explain abstract concepts like “it was an accident or unintentional” to a young child but using play to communicate this might be more effective.

He’s usually well-behaved, always saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. What can I do to ensure this does not happen again?

"Self-motivation comes easier to some people than it does to others so rather than criticising her lack of self-motivation, look for ways to help her activate that drive within herself."

The problem is I never feel good enough and I worry about how to manage my feeling of inadequacy.

Always focus on what you want to see rather than what you don’t.

When our children greet us with pleas of ‘play with me’, they are asking us to ‘connect with me’. This is how they reunite with us after the prolonged separation of our work day and their childcare day.

"Your daughter knows she can exhale all those difficult feelings, secure in the knowledge you will catch, contain and help her understand and manage them."