Parent power: Nightmares and how to encourage sweet dreams
We all want sweet dreams for our children, but nightmares and night terrors are surprisingly common among the very young
Parent Power: Party time and how to cope
Parties have turned Saturdays on their head – and then there's the horror of hosting. Birthday planning brings out the Grinch in all of us
Parent power: Collector mania and how to live with it
It starts with a few pebbles or feathers, and before you know it your house is crammed with stuff, so what is a child's collector mania all about?
Parent power: Explaining death and loss to children
Death and loss are hard to explain to children, so it's no surprise that we often don't know where to start. Here's what parents need to know
Parent power: Imaginary friends and how to handle them
There's a new family member, only you can't see them. Your child's imaginary friend might be sticking around, so here's what you need to know
Parent power: Fashion experiments and how to manage them
When it comes to children's fashion choices there's a whole new world to navigate, and best advice is to tread very carefully
Parent power: Tackling tiny terrors before they become big phobias
Phobias are no fun and, be it spiders, needles, hair washing, dogs or buttons, small children's fears can quickly get out of control. Here's what you can do to help
Parent power: Lies and how to deal with them
Big fibs, porky pies – whatever you choose to call them, lies are told by children the world over. The question is, how do you deal with them?