Latest news and stories about family life in Portugal for expats and residents.
May 1st is Labour Day. The adults at home deserve a rest, and you, as a little chef, will take charge of the kitchen. What do you say?
Lots of affection for the dog, little time for our own people.
The initiative will cover all 28 schools in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, involving approximately 40 second-grade primary school classes.
The main goal is to prevent the adults in the family from embarrassing them, as happens in every generation, but also to protect and monitor parents in their wanderings across social media.
I have always been intrigued by the tone of surprise with which people speak today about children's influence on family purchases. As if it were a recent discovery. It is not. Anyone who has ever shopped with children knows that they have always participated, more or less noisily, in the decisions. The real change is not in the influence itself, ...
Psychologist Cátia Silva reveals some mechanisms that can help alleviate the “discomfort” felt by many people during family gatherings at this time of year.
When a couple decides to distance themselves from their families, they face the challenge of explaining the absence of the grandparents to their child. What approach should be taken to talk about this distance without causing confusion?
There is stimulation, there is activity, there is the consumption of experiences — but there is a lack of time to simply be, play together, or let family life find its own rhythm. Opinion piece by Susana Garradas.
In many families, there is a greater closeness between generations, which translates into greater horizontality in the hierarchical relationship between adults and children, which is essentially considered positive.
Between a generation of rare 'no's' and a world that demands results, children face difficulties in dealing with frustration, concentration, and opposition. Is it a problem or a stage of growth?
On Father's Day, gestures and affections are celebrated, but so are expectations and doubts. Between the desire to be present and the demands of daily life, many fathers live divided between the ideal and the possible.
I like that we have a unique understanding, even if it stems from mistakes. As if correction entailed a form of loss. I like this imperfect lexicon, what is born from the relationship, before the norm. Chronicle by Madalena Sá Fernandes.
Let's catch a little bit of this sun and remember that the world keeps turning and that tomorrow (or the day after) we can go back to listening to other people's advice.
There are children who seem to always live at maximum volume. They run, talk, feel, and react with an intensity that often leaves parents caught between enchantment and exhaustion.
All children need affection, attention, and care. But could it be that when pampering has no measure or limits, it can turn into a problem?
Is there a 'right' age for a child to stop sleeping in their parents' bedroom? And what emotional benefits does a child gain when they move into their own room?
