The paramedic who came to the house when Denise Turner's baby son died, knew exactly what she ought to do. "He said, you need to sit down and you need to start to grieve," she says. But Denise didn't want to grieve. She wanted to put her jacket on over her pyjamas and take her six-year-old daughter to school. "Amy didn't know Joe was dead at that stage. All I'd told her was that he wasn't well and we needed to call an ambulance. I knew the police were about to arrive, because it was a cot death and I knew the house would soon be swarming with people, and that it would be a very scary place for a little girl to be. I desperately wanted to get her out, so she wouldn't be left with difficult memories that might make Joe's loss even harder to cope with." … [Read more...] about Can a parent get over the death of a child?
Parenting
One in seven young children gets less than 15 minutes a week of reading time with their parents
Gemma Malley, a director at BookTrust, said: “We are seeing a cliff-edge in terms of children reading for enjoyment and, whilst parents want children to read more, there is a danger families are sleepwalking into literary poverty.” … [Read more...] about One in seven young children gets less than 15 minutes a week of reading time with their parents
Inside Lewis Capaldi’s parents’ house where he still lives after hit album and making millions
"I just want to make clear that's nonsense and if the tax man is watching I'm not trying to dodge. … [Read more...] about Inside Lewis Capaldi’s parents’ house where he still lives after hit album and making millions
Kate Middleton opened up about parenting George, Charlotte & Louis to show how she’s learnt from motherhood, source says
Kate explained: "I saw the power of it really, the meditation and the deep breathing and things like that - that they teach you in hypnobirthing - when I was really sick and actually I realised that this was something I could take control of, I suppose, during labour." … [Read more...] about Kate Middleton opened up about parenting George, Charlotte & Louis to show how she’s learnt from motherhood, source says
Former Lord Of The Rings worker kills parents after row over his dog
The defendant said he had considered killing his parents for three-and-a-half months as a "deterrent" but added: "I cannot say I was really planning. If you asked me the day before whether I would do it or not, I would say no, definitely not. … [Read more...] about Former Lord Of The Rings worker kills parents after row over his dog
