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In recent times, we've seen more and more stories about children – usually young girls - writing letters to their father’s bosses, begging them to let Daddy off early so that he can spend time at home with them. There was the girl who wrote this sweet note to Google or m ore recently, the six-year-old girl who wrote to Southern Rail asking them to get her Daddy home on time to tuck her in...

We all have things that made our heart pound, our palms sweat and our knees weaken. For my 3-year-old son, it’s the appearance of a comb and the words ‘It will just take two minutes’. For me? Well, it used be the announcement that my regular hairdresser was on holidays and I’d be put in the not-so-capable hands of Jackie, the trainee, but now it’s the appearance of the letter that...

So, yesterday saw the latest development in playground politics. In case this story passed you by, let me quickly fill you in so we’re both on the same page. The parents of a five-year-old boy were issued with an invoice for the tidy sum of £15.95 because their son was a no-show at the latest birthday bash. (Honestly, the calendar of a high-profile socialite would pale in comparison to that of...

The grass is not always greener on the other side. If you know the joy of having a large family - and by large, I mean in quantity not weight - you may often wonder what it’s like on the other side; the side where you only have one child to care for. And while I certainly won't dispute that there are a number of positives (most notably when it comes to how much of your income goes on...

Whether catching up on news, replying to an email or mindlessly scrolling though our many social media accounts, we are all guilty of being on our phones when we probably shouldn’t be. And yes, I am guilty of it too. Most definitely. However, in my defence, I really do try to put the phone away, especially when I am watching my little girl playing sports or learning something new. This is mainly...

So it looks like the discussion surrounding body image is never going to go away, especially not when schools are allowing their students' ID photos to be photoshopped without their express permission. That’s right; a school in the US has come under fire after a student realised her photo had been digitally altered, so that her face appeared slimmed down, her eyebrows darkened and her lips...

I still remember the first time I applied a full face of make-up. After working diligently for the guts of an hour, I slowly swivelled away from the mirror and turned to face my sister who let out a shriek. Yes, I had gotten it very badly wrong, but for years afterwards I considered her reaction over-the-top, unnecessarily dramatic and just so very…her. And then yesterday my 12-year-old daughter...

I always promised myself that when I became a mum, I would never put my kids through the same embarrassment myself and my sisters experienced at the hands of our mother. I wouldn’t dash to the local shop with no bra beneath my T-shirt, “blissfully unaware” of the ruckus I was causing. I wouldn’t ask a guest the same question four times in a row because I wasn’t listening the first time...

A story emerged recently from the States which has me questioning just how much shorter childhoods can become. Will we get to the point where we're giving infants briefcases, mobile phones and pension plans for their first birthday? A four-year-old girl from Ohio, known as Mayhem, has been recruited by fashion brand J Crew to design their latest children’s clothing range. That's right: a...

Shopping used to be a pursuit of pleasure. I could have spent days meandering around clothes stores, content to wait until that one perfect piece jumped out at me - but then I got married and had children. Shopping is now an activity which must be carried out with military precision if myself and/or the kids want to make it out alive. Lists are employed, rules are implemented and good humour is...