http://www.parentdish.co.uk Parentdish http://www.parentdish.co.uk/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.parentdish.co.uk en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/kids/childhood-ocd-health-advice-help/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/kids/childhood-ocd-health-advice-help/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/kids/childhood-ocd-health-advice-help/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

A new trial at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SlaM), one of the UK's leading treatment centres for mental health, is attempting to find the best-possible treatment for children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). ... Read more

 

]]>CBThelpkidsobsessive compulsive disorderOCDparentssignsteentreatmentDan RobertsThu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/06/10/childrens-body-image-what-parents-can-do-to-send-a-positive-message/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/06/10/childrens-body-image-what-parents-can-do-to-send-a-positive-message/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/06/10/childrens-body-image-what-parents-can-do-to-send-a-positive-message/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

Corbis A new book by two teachers uncovers some shocking statistics about the attitudes of primary school children to their bodies. According to Nicky Hutchinson and Chris Calland, authors of Body Image in the Primary School, children as young ... Read more

 

]]>advertsanorexiabody imagebulimiachildreneating disordershealthy eatingimageskidslet children be childrenobesityparentspre-teensrole modelssexualisationyoungDan RobertsFri, 10 Jun 2011 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/24/fathers-story-work-helping-dads-help-their-children/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/24/fathers-story-work-helping-dads-help-their-children/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/24/fathers-story-work-helping-dads-help-their-children/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

Getty In the week leading up to Father's Day, primary schools, nurseries, children's centres and libraries across the UK are reaching out to dads by trying to get them more involved in their children's education. Father's Story Week, a ... Read more

 

]]>Barnardosdadencouragefamilyfather figureFatherhood InstituteFathers DayFathers Story Weekhomeworkimportance of dadsinvolvedkidsreadingschoolseparated dadssingle dadsDan RobertsTue, 24 May 2011 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/30/encouraging-boys-to-read/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/30/encouraging-boys-to-read/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/30/encouraging-boys-to-read/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

Nine percent of boys are leaving primary school with, at the best, the reading skills of an average seven year old. These startling findings are drawn from data produced by local authorities around England. The situation rises to a shocking 15 per ... Read more

 

]]>advicebooksboysdadeducational psychologistencouraginglibraryliteracyliteracy advicephonicsreadreadingreading tipsrole modelsDan RobertsWed, 30 Mar 2011 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/07/headaches-in-children-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/07/headaches-in-children-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/03/07/headaches-in-children-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

Kids across the country are adjusting to the challenges of being back at school. But for some, those challenges go far beyond early starts, double maths and the grind of homework - this time of year is described by paediatricians as 'headache ... Read more

 

]]>causeschildhoodchildrenGPheadaches in childrenHeadachesInChildrenhealthkidsmigrainemigrainesrelaxationsymptomstreatmentDan RobertsMon, 07 Mar 2011 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/06/embarrassing-dad-part-2-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/06/embarrassing-dad-part-2-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/02/06/embarrassing-dad-part-2-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

What's the most cringe-worthy thing you could do to a teenager in public? Lick your hanky and clean that spot of jam off their cheek? Pick them up from school in your PJs? Loudly remind them that bedtime was nine o'clock as they trooped off for ... Read more

 

]]>adolescenceclosenessembarrassingembarrassing parentsembarrassmentgood night kisshuggingkissingphysical demonstrationsPhysicalDemonstrationsteenteenagerDan RobertsSun, 06 Feb 2011 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/30/embarrassing-dad-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/30/embarrassing-dad-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/30/embarrassing-dad-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Teenagers, Is it just me?

I remember the first time I became Embarrassing Dad. We were in a skate park in Maidstone (long story), and Ben asked me to sit on a bench nearby - just close enough for security, but far enough not to ruin his cool skater-dude reputation. I ... Read more

 

]]>childrendadembarrassed by parentsembarrassing parentsembarrassmentignoringkidsskateboardingteenteenagerDan RobertsSun, 30 Jan 2011 06:30:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/23/my-cute-toddler-is-a-teenager-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/23/my-cute-toddler-is-a-teenager-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/23/my-cute-toddler-is-a-teenager-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

So, my boy is now officially a teenager. After weeks of parties, first him and his pals, then the traditional family tea (cake, pressies, game-playing that gets ever more raucous as the wine flows) and finally the actual day itself, yesterday, when I ... Read more

 

]]>birthdayfastgrown uppresentsquicklyrolling down a hillRollingDownAHillteenteenageteenagerwantsDan RobertsSun, 23 Jan 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/20/how-to-help-your-kids-be-smart/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/20/how-to-help-your-kids-be-smart/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/20/how-to-help-your-kids-be-smart/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

Did you set new year's resolutions for 2011? If so, how's that going? If you're like the vast majority of people, they will probably fade to a distant memory before the end of January. The mistake most people make is in setting goals that are too ... Read more

 

]]>achievablechild obesitychildrengoalskidsmeasurablepraiserealisticrecognitionrewardSMARTDan RobertsThu, 20 Jan 2011 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/16/bankrupted-by-birthdays-part-2-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/16/bankrupted-by-birthdays-part-2-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/16/bankrupted-by-birthdays-part-2-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Single Parents

Last time I wrote about Ben's impending birthday party - and wondered why kids' parties all seem to be expensive extravaganzas these days. The party, on Sunday, seemed to go well. The boys all had fun ('Best party ever!' one enthused on the car ... Read more

 

]]>13birthday partyfeeling oldmiddle-agedmountain boardingsleepoverteenteenagerDan RobertsSun, 16 Jan 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/09/bankrupted-by-birthdays-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/09/bankrupted-by-birthdays-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/09/bankrupted-by-birthdays-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

So, it's Ben's 13th birthday this weekend. Leaving aside the obvious oh-my-god-whatever-happened-to-that-cute-little-toddler freakouts, let's cut to the chase: birthdays cost a fortune. There's the main present (a new guitar), which we're all ... Read more

 

]]>13bankruptedbirthday partiesbirthdayscostextravaganzapartiespartyturning into a teenDan RobertsSun, 09 Jan 2011 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/09/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-anything-and-everything/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/09/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-anything-and-everything/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/09/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-anything-and-everything/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

There are some conversations all parents dread. What father hasn't cringed while explaining the birds and the bees to a curious eight-year-old? And how do you break the news that there may not actually be a Goldfish Heaven; or that the Tooth Fairy ... Read more

 

]]>age appropriateanythingchildrendivorcedrinkingdrugseverythingkidsrelationshipssextalkingwatching the newsDan RobertsSun, 09 Jan 2011 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/19/friend-or-father-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/19/friend-or-father-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/19/friend-or-father-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

Being a dad is a confusing business. We're supposed to be affectionate but strict; kind but tough; playing the fool one minute, setting boundaries the next. As a separated dad, this can be even harder - I only see my lad every other ... Read more

 

]]>childdad rolefartingfatherteenagerwhen to be a friend to your childDan RobertsSun, 19 Dec 2010 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/12/uncompetitive-dad-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/12/uncompetitive-dad-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/12/uncompetitive-dad-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

Did you ever watch The Fast Show? Remember Competitive Dad, the character who always had to win, no matter what, humiliating his poor kids as he trounced them at everything from Monopoly to arm-wrestling? Well, I'm not saying that's me, but I used ... Read more

 

]]>bad backcompetingcompetitivedadsfathershorse playletting children winphysicalsonsstrengthteenagerstesting strengthuncompetitiveDan RobertsSun, 12 Dec 2010 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/05/homework-is-hell-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/05/homework-is-hell-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/05/homework-is-hell-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

Who would have thought that combining two such innocent words - 'home' and 'work' - could create one of such unfathomable evil? Homework is the bane of our lives right now. Ben's school is seriously piling it on this year, so when ... Read more

 

]]>cant help with homeworkEnglishhomeworkmathsnot understandingNotUnderstandingDan RobertsSun, 05 Dec 2010 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/28/my-son-the-rock-star-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/28/my-son-the-rock-star-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/28/my-son-the-rock-star-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

One of the weird things about being the dad of a near-teenage boy is the fact that they do all these grown up things. Like cooking their own dinner (well, once), or chatting up girls at school discos, or travelling around town... on their own! Even ... Read more

 

]]>dan Robertsgrowing upguitarin a bandInABandindependentlearning to trust your childrenmy sonplayingrock starteenteenagerThe Imperfect ParentDan RobertsSun, 28 Nov 2010 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/22/the-rise-of-the-only-child/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/22/the-rise-of-the-only-child/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/22/the-rise-of-the-only-child/#comments Filed under: Advice and health

Here's what we know about only children: they are spoilt and over-indulged; they struggle to make friends, at school or in later life; their education and career suffers from the lack of rough and tumble with siblings; and their parents, of course, ... Read more

 

]]>mythsonly childonly childrenrisesiblingssingle childsingle childrenDan RobertsMon, 22 Nov 2010 08:41:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/21/what-a-chore-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/21/what-a-chore-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/21/what-a-chore-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

It's time to work through the weekend chore-list. 'Right,' I say, brandishing the broom. 'Can you sweep the flat for me?' Unimpressed, Ben takes it, but instantly gets distracted by a Facebook link: The World's Worst Parents, featuring ... Read more

 

]]>childrenchorechoreschores for childrenchores for kidsgetting children to helphelpinghelping around the househouseworkkidsparentsteaching children to do choresThe Imperfect ParentDan RobertsSun, 21 Nov 2010 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/14/just-hearing-not-listening-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/14/just-hearing-not-listening-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/14/just-hearing-not-listening-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

Listening: you wouldn't think it was that hard, would you? But in recent months, there seems to have been a major ear-related malfunction in both me and my adolescent lad, Ben. The trouble comes when he wants something explaining. When I try to ... Read more

 

]]>adolescentcommunicationdadDan RobertshearinglistenlisteningsontalkingteenagerThe Imperfect ParentDan RobertsSun, 14 Nov 2010 04:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/07/let-battle-commence-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/07/let-battle-commence-the-imperfect-parent/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/07/let-battle-commence-the-imperfect-parent/#comments Filed under: Is it just me?

Boys love to rough-house, for a number of reasons. One, they're a lot like dogs, because they're bursting with physical energy - give them a good run every day or you'll have problems. Two, as long as they get to win, or at least ... Read more

 

]]>childrendadDan Robertsfatherfightingparentplay fightingrough-housingsonThe Imperfect ParentwrestlingDan RobertsSun, 07 Nov 2010 04:00:00 EST