Parenting Issues

On this page, you can access a range of articles on some of the issues which parents face, and some the questions which they ask us. These articles were written by Parents Advice Centre (PAC) staff, and have featured in local newspapers and magazines.

To access the articles, click on the title of the one which interests you. However, please note that all of these articles are Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Anxious Children (PDF)*

Assertiveness (PDF)*

Babysitting (PDF)*

Bedwetting (PDF)*

Bullying (PDF)*

Changes in Routine and Behaviour (PDF)*

Children in the Summer Months (PDF)*

Children's Behaviour (PDF)*

Conflict (PDF)*

Crying Babies (PDF)*

Dads (PDF)*

Dealing with a Crisis (PDF)*

Exam Results (PDF)*

Grandparents and Teenagers (PDF)*

Helping a Child Deal with Death (PDF)*

Household Chores (PDF)*

Interfering Relatives (PDF)*

Mealtimes (PDF)*

Moving House (PDF)*

Moving on from Primary School (PDF)*

Outdoor Play (PDF)*

Post-Natal Depression (PDF)*

Pregnant Daughter (PDF)*

Protecting Children (PDF)*

Racism (PDF)*

Routine (PDF)*

Self-Harm (PDF)*

Sleeping (PDF)*

Stress (PDF)*

Teenage Tasks (PDF)*

What We Shouldn't Say to our Children (PDF)*

When Parents Separate (PDF)*

We are, currently, adding new articles to this page. Please visit again in the near future.

* Please note that this link is to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and you will need to have PDF Reader software on your computer to open it.