Latest Blogs From Fegans
The Loneliness of Parenting a Child with Autism
At least 700,000 people in the UK have autism. Discovering that her 11-year-old son Jack was among them changed Jenny’s world. But with the help of Fegans and other parents, she is finding...
What Can We Do to Support our Children’s Education
As a parent, one of the big jobs is to make sure our children get a great education. We can make a real difference to how they do at school. Fegans has some practical tips on how best to...
Free-range Parenting: What Is it and How Can it Be useful?
If the term ‘free-range parenting’ makes you think of kids knee deep in mess, perhaps drinking their dad’s beer, you’d be forgiven. But, you would be right in thinking that giving children...
How to Help Your Child Transition to Secondary School
The cuddly, cosy atmosphere of primary school is soon to end for Year 6 children across the country. At the end of the summer they will be joining secondary school, with new social...
How to Manage Exam Stress
We have come to the time of year when many young people are facing exams or tests at school, with varying degrees of importance and significance for their future. For some, this will be...
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First Love: Teenage Relationships
Relationships can be more intense for teens often because they are highly attuned to what others might be thinking of them, but also because the adolescent brain is ‘a work in progress’....
The Internet: a Blessing and a Curse
According to child safety experts, the most common age for a child to get a phone is between 12-13, in the UK this ties in with when a child is in the early years of secondary school, and...
‘We Came Together Because We Lost Our Daughters to Suicide’
Last week, our Chief Executive Ian Soars had a Dad.Info live chat with three dads who lost their daughters to suicide. Andy Airey, Mike Palmer and Tim Owen form 3 Dads Walking, and...
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word…
Have you ever apologised to your child? Even parents are human too, and there are times we get it wrong, many times in my case! We fly off the handle, lose our cool, say things we...
PRESS RELEASE Kent-based Charity Head is Appointed to Lead National Children’s Charity and Develop Deeper Community Partnerships
A Stress-Free Christmas
Christmas is such an exciting time, a special day to look forward to – a day of warmth, of love, of joy and relaxation. However the build-up to the big day can be a great source of anxiety...
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