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My 12-year-old daughter has been making noises about needing a bra. She doesn’t need a bra. I told her that while I have no doubt she really wants one, there's a big difference between that and actually needing one. I don’t why I bothered with my speech about her wanting to grow up too fast, because if I’m honest, I knew I was going to get my daughter a bra the minute she requested one...

Peter Andre has hit the headlines recently for speaking out against his ex-wife Katie Price and vilifying her behaviour on reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother . Concerned that the two children he shares with the glamour model will be subjected to ridicule as a result of their mum’s controversial conversation, the 41-year-old dad has banned the show from being watched, discussed or even...

Announcing you are expecting can be both an anxious and an exciting time. No matter how unbelievably happy you are, o nce your news is out there, brace yourself because you have just become an open target for unwanted parenting advice and passing comments. Before the sentence is out of your mouth, you are likely to be on the receiving end of not-so-subtle comments about how all the fun things in...

My three-year-old son was unwell last week. He toddled into the kitchen on Sunday evening as I was burning pasta, looked at me and promptly vomited all over his sister’s school bag. Swooping forward and rushing to the bathroom with him, I thought to myself: “Oh God, not this week.” And then I almost buckled at the knees with guilt. My son was clearly unwell, he was puking like his father...

A story came to the nation’s attention during the week which melted our hearts and restored our faith in humanity. Well, for most of us anyway. Other people appeared to be put out by the fact a stranger on a train complimented a young mum’s parenting skills and passed her a note saying as much. "Creepy," "condescending" and "unnecessary" were just a few of the words bandied around social media...

Whether you look to Disney movies for inspiration , or find it out the window in nature , choosing your baby’s name is definitely up there as being one of the toughest tasks of motherhood. a From the moment you announce that you are expecting, the politics start, most notably within your family where each person has a list of names they think you should go with. Every visit is a baby name...

Having just gotten over the shock of discovering my 14-year-old son managed to acquire, kiss and lose a girlfriend in the space of two days, I didn’t think I could handle any more romantic revelations. My seven-year-old son had other ideas however and after sharing an open and honest conversation with him, the type of which I’d say I’ve only another two years to enjoy, I learned that my...

A recent study compiled by three leading British universities, has suggested that the presence of a woman’s partner during childbirth may be, at best, of very little comfort and, at worst, actually increase pain levels. Reassuring on so many levels. No, really! Finally, something has been produced that accurately describes my experience of labour. My partner is many things. He is warm-hearted...

So yesterday I learned that my 14-year-old son is no longer a single man. He’s a grown-up in a committed relationship. Apparently. I say ‘apparently’ because I’m finding all this out second-hand. The day my son comes home and confides in me first will be the same day my husband discovers where the hoover is kept. No, I got this rather earth-shattering piece of news from my twelve-year-old...

For anyone who was offended by the internet’s latest hilarious offering, I urge you lighten up and acknowledge that there’s more than an element of truth in it. I’m talking of course about one father’s tongue-in-cheek description of his children’s buggy, which he posted on Ebay in a bid to rid himself of the snot-green monstrosity. And really, who could blame him? Now that Joel...