"As our children approach early adolescence, we often see a return of challenging early-years behaviours —tantrums, protest, boundary-pushing, and opposition — but now with the addition of sass in attitude."

My primary school children are getting between 10 and 11 hours of sleep a night

"This is one of those situations where if nothing changes, then nothing changes. And something needs to change."

"Nightmares can happen at any age but seem to be especially common between ages eight and ten. They tend to occur in the second half of the night, and if woken, some children will struggle to get back to sleep."

Between two and a half and three years, many children can use 50 to 100 different words and follow two-step instructions, for example: “Can you pick up your shoe and bring it to me, please?'.

Parents often describe a sharp contrast between their child’s school and home behaviour

It seems the group leader decides who's 'in' and who's 'out', which can change from week to week...

"We need to be aware of how we speak about death with young children. Avoid abstract or vague language such as ‘we lost granny’ or ‘granny has passed’. Instead, talk factually yet sensitively about her death using clear, unambiguous language."

Consider placing a small teddy on your tummy and onto hers and challenge each other to make the teddy rise up and down as slowly as possible using just your breath. This will help to make breath work more playful

It's impossible to prepare for unexpected situations, and when they do arise,  parents can feel anxious, just as it can cause an anxiety spike in their child.