Parenting Archives - Page 7 of 18

Keeping lead out of your tap water

Although water leaves a water treatment works lead-free, it can get into tap water if it sits in old lead pipework in your home. Our partner, Anglian Water, gives some advice on how to keep the lead out.

Summer first aid safety tips

Read our top tips on making sure you and your little ones stay safe over the summer.

Feeding: your questions answered

We share the most common questions parents call our Feeding Helpline about with useful tips and information about feeding for all new parents.

Two-mum families: how to tackle questions like ‘what will they call you?’

Claire Lynch shares her experience of being part of a two-mum family.

10 things I never expected about being a dad

While being a dad will change your life forever – and in the best possible way – there might be a few things you weren’t bargaining for. We talked to NCT dads to find out what surprised them when they had children.

Revisiting #HiddenHalf – what’s changed?

We wanted to make sure new mums were getting a chance to talk about their emotional health with their GP, a year after securing funding for a dedicated six-week check-up.

How to cope with night feeds

Waking up to feed baby in the early days can be mentally and physically hard. Read our tips to help get you through.

10 ways to care for your newborn baby

Caring for a newborn baby is a big responsibility. So here we talk about baby care basics like how to hold your baby, change their nappy and comfort them.

Winter activities indoors for your baby and toddler

Sometimes it’s good to embrace the indoors. We’ve rustled up some creative ways to entertain your little ones, without having to step outside.