The 11 New Year's resolutions

Parenting gurus suggest the positive changes families could make for a happier 2026, Lisa Salmon reports

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As the New Year approaches, many people will be thinking about resolutions they can make to improve their life in 2026.

But for children's lives to improve next year, it's their mums and dads who need to make the resolutions - and experts at the nation's family charities and parenting groups have their own ideas about what those should be.

1. Remember what really matters

Louise Burke, editorial director at Netmums, says: “As we step into a New Year, many of us feel the pressure to do more than ever before. The noise around modern family life can be deafening, and it's so easy to feel like you're falling short. But what if this is the year we flip the script?