Heidi Scrimgeour
Features writer
Heidi Scrimgeour is a freelance journalist who lives on Northern Ireland’s Causeway coast with her husband and two rambunctious sons. She writes for a range of national newspapers such as The Independent, Daily Mail, and the Times, and for magazines including Grazia, Stylist, The Lady, Prima Baby and Practical Parenting.
Not all stay-at-home mums are depressed and joyless
Stay-at-home mums beware: giving up your career to look after your kids can ruin your life, leaving you angry and depressed.
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Do young children really need TV programmes teaching Mandarin?
Would you feel less guilty about plonking your child in front of the goggle box if their screen time was spent watching an educational programme that could teach them a new language?
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Outdoor play: Why should children be turfed outside to shiver in a downpour for hours?
Modern children aren’t playing outside enough, and if we don’t peel them away from TV screens and computers - pronto - and give kids more opportunities to play outdoors, they’re all going to end up with rickets and attention deficit disorder.
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Explaining spending and saving money to children
In the current financial climate, how can you talk honestly to children about money without making them financially anxious? And how can we ensure youngsters don't - in the words of Oscar Wilde - end up knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing?
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Everything you need to know about buying your first buggy
Buying a pram or pushchair for your baby is a minefield. You're likely to part with the equivalent of enough cash for a second-hand car, but ask any mother if the first pram she purchased is still in use 12 months later and I'll bet the answer's no.
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