parenting Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/parenting-2/ Cats, kids, coffee and chaos Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:20:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://catskidschaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-cropped-catskidschaos-blog-logo-32x32.png parenting Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/parenting-2/ 32 32 How Can Parents Make Time for Reading Around Family Life? https://catskidschaos.com/2026/04/27/how-can-parents-make-time-for-reading-around-family-life/ https://catskidschaos.com/2026/04/27/how-can-parents-make-time-for-reading-around-family-life/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=32932 Reading offers parents much more than just a mental break. It enhances cognitive abilities, expands vocabulary, and provides a healthy escape from the stressors of everyday life. Whether it’s diving into a thrilling novel or learning something new, reading helps parents recharge and grow. However, balancing family life, work commitments, and personal time can make […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2026/04/27/how-can-parents-make-time-for-reading-around-family-life/feed/ 0 How can parents identify dyslexia early and help their children succeed? https://catskidschaos.com/2025/09/18/how-can-parents-identify-dyslexia-early-and-help-their-children-succeed/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=32793 For parents, watching their child take their first steps into reading and writing is exciting—but it can also be worrying if progress seems slower than expected. While some children simply develop at a different pace, others may be facing challenges linked to dyslexia. Understanding how to spot the early signs and knowing where to turn […]

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]]> Why we have chosen to home educate for year 7. https://catskidschaos.com/2021/09/13/why-we-have-chosen-to-home-educate-for-year-7/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=27935 If you had told me three years ago I would be planning a year 7 curriculum at home and that we would be opting to home educate our son for the first part of secondary school, I would have laughed at you and told you you were crazy. Yet here we are and on my […]

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]]> It’s all hard, but it will be ok. https://catskidschaos.com/2019/09/26/its-all-hard-but-it-will-be-ok/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:00:20 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=21128 When you have children, be they newborn, toddler, threenager, school age, heading into the tween years or fully in the teen years, you have times where you feel like it’s HARD. Each stage brings new things, new developments, new growth, new learning both for you and your child, but it can also seem incredibly challenging. […]

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]]> What has a tween got to do to get a lie in round here… https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/13/what-has-a-tween-got-to-do-to-get-a-lie-in-round-here/ https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/13/what-has-a-tween-got-to-do-to-get-a-lie-in-round-here/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:00:33 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20765 Today you have the pleasure of the Tween, in all her sarcastic and grumpy tween glory, having a moan about lack of lie ins in our house. Given that I can’t remember the last time I myself had a proper lie in, in fact I think it was sometime before SHE  was born, probably, I […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/13/what-has-a-tween-got-to-do-to-get-a-lie-in-round-here/feed/ 11 Will he let you? How will he cope? https://catskidschaos.com/2019/06/05/will-he-let-you-how-will-he-cope/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:25:59 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20180 I am going away in 3 weeks time. Leaving my crew for 2 nights and 2 days. It’s my birthday in three weeks time, and instead of gifts, I asked if I could have some time off. I tend to prefer minimum fuss for my birthday, and this year I asked if it would be […]

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]]> When your kid’s friends find your social media… https://catskidschaos.com/2019/02/08/when-your-kids-friends-find-your-social-media/ https://catskidschaos.com/2019/02/08/when-your-kids-friends-find-your-social-media/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2019 20:04:40 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=18949 So the tween and I have had a chat. It’s come to that point where my social media and the blog, have met her world. She has friends who have social media. One or two of their parents know I blog. One of her friends, somehow, came across one of my instagram photos, and realised […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2019/02/08/when-your-kids-friends-find-your-social-media/feed/ 1 I told a fellow parent off… https://catskidschaos.com/2018/10/19/i-told-a-fellow-parent-off/ https://catskidschaos.com/2018/10/19/i-told-a-fellow-parent-off/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:00:16 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=17614 This week, I told a fellow mother off. I gave her my opinion on something she was doing, actually allowing her child to do. It is rare of me to do that. There is nothing worse, I think than when other mothers give each other a hard time, for what we are doing!  But, I […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2018/10/19/i-told-a-fellow-parent-off/feed/ 2 Dear family – I AM IN THE TOILET!! https://catskidschaos.com/2018/10/12/dear-family-i-am-in-the-toilet/ Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:21:51 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=17558 Dear family. I love you. I am here for you. My life revolves around our family and it’s needs. I do my best for you, and I try to make life work for us all. Usually I’m available for your needs, or to talk, or to be mum/wife. But occasionally, just occasionally, I do something that […]

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]]> Mum’s Prison Box… https://catskidschaos.com/2018/04/27/mums-prison-box/ https://catskidschaos.com/2018/04/27/mums-prison-box/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:45:59 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=16086 Now that’s a bit of a title for a blog post isn’t it? What am I talking about?  I recently have become very frustrated, with something to do with my children, and as a result, I have instituted a new thing. It’s called Mum’s Prison Box. Let me start off with a tale of when […]

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