Finding the holidays tough? Why not ramp it up by opening the book bag? And realising that you have squandered half the week on…

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Harmless bouncy fun or arena of doom? The jury’s out on trampolines in our garden. Do your kids manage to play nicely on the trampoline…

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So, I was cleaning my teeth – pretty standard morning stuff. When I inhaled. And somehow sucked a glob of toothpaste into my windpipe….

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“If I’ve told you once…” Do you sometimes feel like you’ll go mad if you have to say the same thing to your child…

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A mum is the sum of her kids. True or false? “Hello gorgeous!” Says everyone to your baby. Completely ignoring you, the one holding…

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The lovely Jude at Make Me An Earth Mother has just launched a brilliant new linky #ThingsOnlyParentsSay. It’s very simple to join in –…

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View image | gettyimages.com  Where are you when I need you, Mary Poppins? I don’t need a hero. I don’t even need a full-time…

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We’re all fussy eaters, one way or another. The only difference is, as adults, we learn to eat up without a fuss. Children are…

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    To my children  Other mums are never late Last mum standing at the school gate. Other mums bake lovely cakes, Their icing…

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Families need food. Fact. Yet can families buy food? No. Not without public censure, anyway. If the tuts, hisses and glares of supermarket shopping…

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