Garden ponds are involved in one in four child drownings at home in the UK. Baths, paddling pools, holiday pools, beaches: the real risks, what protects and when children can learn to swim.
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We rarely cut ties with our mothers, but we often clash with them. Enmeshment, criticism, rivalry, role reversal: what wears down the adult mother-daughter bond, what you can change on your side and when to get help.
Most tantrums are over in five minutes or less, even if they feel endless. What happens in a toddler's brain, what the research says is normal, and what helps at each age and in each place, without giving in or shouting.
Neither demonisation nor laissez-faire: screens are part of our children's lives. This guide sets out the scientific recommendations by age and offers a flexible, realistic, guilt-free framework.
Childhood is long — and every age brings its own challenges. At Mademoiselle Bulle, Diana explores the daily life of parents with children aged 2 to 12: education, school life, extracurricular activities, health, nutrition, and managing screen time. According to the Child Poverty Action Group, the cost of raising a child to 18 in the UK exceeds £150,000.
Our articles tackle the questions you're actually asking: how to handle tantrums at three, supporting the transition to reception, choosing between packed lunch and school dinners, talking about death with a six-year-old, setting boundaries without shouting. Every topic is backed by reliable educational sources and professional input.
Raising a child isn't about following a manual. It's about adapting every day — and our guides are here to help you do that.
Sources: Child Poverty Action Group, NHS, Department for Education
Garden ponds are involved in one in four child drownings at home in the UK. Baths, paddling pools, holiday pools, beaches: the real risks, what protects and when children can learn to swim.
Read more →
We rarely cut ties with our mothers, but we often clash with them. Enmeshment, criticism, rivalry, role reversal: what wears down the adult mother-daughter bond, what you can change on your side and when to get help.
Read more →
Most tantrums are over in five minutes or less, even if they feel endless. What happens in a toddler's brain, what the research says is normal, and what helps at each age and in each place, without giving in or shouting.
Read more →
Neither demonisation nor laissez-faire: screens are part of our children's lives. This guide sets out the scientific recommendations by age and offers a flexible, realistic, guilt-free framework.
Read more →
Play isn't entertainment — it's a child's primary developmental tool. This guide offers concrete activities by age group, with the materials needed and the skills each one builds.
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This list is written nowhere. It lives in your head. All the time. And that — precisely — is mental load. Here is how to actually lighten it.
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The first night you were truly alone with your child, you googled 'single parent benefits' at 2am in the dark. This guide is the one you were looking for.
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Positive parenting isn't permissiveness. It's a neuroscience-backed approach that sets firm boundaries with kindness. This guide gives you the concrete tools to put it into practice every day.
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Mum guilt isn't a character flaw. It's a social construction. This guide helps you understand where it comes from — and gives you practical tools to stop being ruled by it.
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