For many of us we are spending lots (and lots) of time at home these days and somethings may push our buttons a little faster than normal. Fibs and lies can be such triggers. We can all picture the young child with chocolate all over their face denying that they ate [...]
Hello, my name is Claire and I joined the Lifestart team in 2015, as a Family Visitor. I work in the Belfast regions and I'm employed to be part of a joint programme with Tinylife. The TinyStart project was set up to support families of preterm babies. We help parents understand [...]
Fear and concern for our love ones around the issue of the coronavirus is everywhere. Schools closing (depending on where you live). Panic buying in shops. TV and radio continuously talking about rising statistics on how many have the virus and rising death totals. This is indeed a frightening time not [...]
My name is Deirdre and I joined the Lifestart team in 2017, as a Family Visitor working within the Tinystart programme. A joint project in conjunction with the charity, Tinylife who support babies born prematurely. I work within the Western Trust providing practical advice and emotional guidance to parents and their [...]
Have you ever wondered where your little one gets certain sayings from or how they react when something doesn’t go their way or how they walk or act? Well a lot of it comes from – YOU! You are the most important teacher in your child’s life (no pressure eh!) and [...]
Parents and guardians across the world have the same one wish for their child - to give their child the best start in life. One of the ways you can give your child the best start in life is by equipping them with a healthy self-esteem or a positive sense of [...]
‘There is no such thing as a perfect Parent. So just be a real one’. Most of what we talk about we take from our online ‘Growing Child’ which focus on the development milestones on a month by month basis. Today I am going to look at topics covered around the [...]
Hi, I'm Marina, the wee german intern from Lifestart. I am studying social work in Germany and the placement is part of my studies. When I am back in Germany I have to study one more year to finish my bachelor. I still don’t know what I want to do after [...]
Happy Friday our lovely followers … a little happy jump in our hearts as we are approaching the end of January. We are slowly leaving winter months and approaching the Spring months which I just love. The evenings are getting that wee bit brighter each day and the mornings are getting [...]
What to do when your young toddler who now has lots of words but just says NO, NO, NO! It seems to be their new favourite word. Well, this may be because to them it seems to be our favourite word. I certainly remember when my daughter turned 2 going through [...]
