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Is the nuclear family really that important?

Is the nuclear family really that important?

Ah, the nuclear family. As a concept, it verges on the quaint - straight from a cosy Janet and John book, in which the children play happily alongside 'mother' and 'father' in the garden. Fast forward several decades to Jacqueline Wilson's somewhat grittier stories in which you...
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And so it begins...! thumb

And so it begins...!

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12 awkward parenting questions and how to answer them thumb

12 awkward parenting questions and how to answer them

So your child’s asked one of those questions that stops you in your tracks.
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Summer holidays - the end is nigh! thumb

Summer holidays - the end is nigh!

Week five people... and the summer holidays are almost over. If I’m honest - ...
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Bringing your baby to work: your rights thumb

Bringing your baby to work: your rights

A recent documentary on BBC2 showed the London cab company, Addison Lee, trialling a very...
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Staying Centered thumb

Staying Centered

So -
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How to avoid embarrassing moments in public thumb

How to avoid embarrassing moments in public

Do you fret about taking your child out? Worry they might do or say something...
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10 essential family holiday health products thumb

10 essential family holiday health products

Everyone looks forward to the annual summer getaway but don’t let too much sun...
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50 eco-friendly family activities thumb

50 eco-friendly family activities

From rainy day activities and creative craft projects to fun days out and garden games,...
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10 steps to choosing the right primary school thumb

10 steps to choosing the right primary school

How can you find the school where your child will make friends and have fun as well as...
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Beating bedwetting: 10 success stories thumb

Beating bedwetting: 10 success stories

Bedwetting can be stressful, causing embarrassment for both the child and the parent....
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10 ways you could be stunting your child's development thumb

10 ways you could be stunting your child's development

These days there are so many pressures on parents – and children – that a lot...
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Do our politicians really care about child development? thumb

Do our politicians really care about child development?

Our education and healthcare systems are supposed to give every child a fair and equal...
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10 tips for coping with bedwetting thumb

10 tips for coping with bedwetting

Bedwetting can be upsetting and isolating for your child - not to mention frustrating for...
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10 modern-day parenting panics thumb

10 modern-day parenting panics

In these screen-obsessed times, there's so much to worry about as a parent. But are...
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Top tips for keeping kids safe in water thumb

Top tips for keeping kids safe in water

Summer is coming and the combination of holidays, sunshine, water and children is a...
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