All news on the topic: Parenting

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'I've found the perfect name for my daughter - but people say it's too frumpy'
A mum-to-be has shared the name she's planning to give her unborn daughter and some of the possible middle name combinations - but she wasn't expecting the reaction it received
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Dad's horror after bully knocks out son's tooth with cricket bat at school
The young child needed a dental transplant to treat his injuries after another pupil purposefully swung a cricket bat in his face in front of their classmates - his dad took action
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'My baby started sleeping through night thanks to a 20p trick - it's a miracle'
A woman was left relieved when she explained her husband had worked out how to make their baby daughter sleep throughout the whole night - and it's cheap and easy
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'I ruined my family with a DNA test - it says my dad isn't my biological father'
After discovering that her dad isn't her biological father, a 27-year-old woman is devastated after realising that her mother has been lying to her 'after all these years'
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Sleep expert explains why clock change will be 'miracle' for struggling parents
A child sleep expert has claimed that the clocks going forward this weekend will be the 'miracle' many parents have been searching for if they're struggling with bedtimes
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'We're teaching boys too late to tackle misogyny', former headteacher claims
A growing number of young boys are adopting dangerous views about women and girls around them but education expert Andrew Hampton says we need to teach better values sooner
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'I got my nana banned from 3 family BBQs and 5 church events - she deserved it'
A man has taken to Reddit to share how his grandmother betrayed his trust after he told her about his personal medical issues - but he managed to get the last laugh
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Child psychologist issues warning about worst things parents say to their kids
A child psychologist has warned parents never to try and tell their children how to feel, as it's one of the biggest mistakes they can make, and explained what they should say instead
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Mum-of-3 on Universal Credit asks 'what will we do' when down to 'last tenner'
Paris Cambridge, and her family from Seacroft, Leeds, have been hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis like countless Brits, and left desperately asking what she can do when her family are down to her 'last tenner'
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Working hours and kids' homework top things getting in the way of family time
Families spend just six hours together a week - with work deadlines and the kids' social lives among the top factors to blame
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Mum confused as parents give her weird looks in nursery over daughter's top
A mum has been questioning herself as she has started receiving weird looks from fellow parents when she drops off her daughter, who is almost three years old, in nursery
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Mum rages as daycare won't let kids leave until they've cleaned away day's mess
The mum was furious when her daughter was almost late for an appointment because her daycare made her stay past home time to clean up the toys she was playing with
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Killer dad accused of Facetiming mum while choking their daughter, 2, to death
Deontray Flanagan, from Texas, US, stormed into Kairsten Watson's workplace on Monday with their daughter Zevaya Marie Flanaganand before he allegedly Facetimed her death
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'My wife won't let me watch our son's birth - she says I'm weak for being upset'
A dad-to-be won't be allowed to watch his wife give birth to their son after she banned him from the delivery room - and even called him 'weak' for being upset about it
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Parenting expert 'never' gives kids bedtime and follows 30 minute rule instead
A former nanny has shared the best tried-and-tested method she has to get children to sleep all night with no fuss - and it's likely much easier than the way you're trying now
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Parents warn mum she's accidentally picked rude 'stage name' for baby boy
People have urged a mum to rethink her choice of baby name after the moniker she announced during her baby shower raised more than a few eyebrows as people noticed a rude connection
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Mum shares 'relatable' reason she waits until last minute to do school pick up
Parents have shared the varying reasons they avoid arriving at the school gates early after one mum confessed she waits until the last minute to make her way to the playground on purpose
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Mum branded 'genius' for sneaky trick to get time away from husband and kids
One mum has been praised for her 'genius' life hack for getting a few extra hours to herself as a parent – and now others are going to try it out for themselves
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Mum upset after teen ditched 'lame' party she threw to go to dad's 'cool' one
A mum was left embarrassed and upset after her 16-year-old daughter didn't turn up to the birthday party she had thrown for her. Instead, she had gone to her dad's 'cool' gathering
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'I make kids follow very strict dress code at home - it's for their own safety'
A mum has taken to Reddit to share how she enforces a strict dress code to keep her children 'safe' from unwanted attention - but now wonders whether she has taken it too far
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'I've moved out but mum still makes me do chores - brother never lifts a finger'
A woman has taken to Reddit to share how her mum makes her do housework when she visits while her brother gets to sit on the sofa and relax the entire time they're there
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Mum sparks debate after forcing kids to pay for food they 'stole' from fridge
A woman has sparked controversy online after demanding her children pay for food - from chocolate to cheese - out of their own pocket money that they 'stole' from the fridge
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'I want to name my child after a mythical character - but some say it's cruel'
Lord of the Rings contains no shortage of beautiful, ethereal names so it is little wonder why one family turned to the series for inspiration, but now they've been left wondering about their choice
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Woman who had ovaries removed gives birth to twins after beating all the odds
Proud parents Shelly and Robert Battista welcomed identical twin girls into the world just two years after Shelly had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed during cancer treatment
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Mum demands teen daughter replace 'expensive' shampoo with her birthday money
A woman has sparked a huge debate online after forcing her 15-year-old daughter to pay for her mum's 'expensive' shampoo and conditioner with her own birthday money