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From blue tick tricks to leaving the breakout group's breakout group, Natalie Brown covers the basics
As Ofsted blames the pandemic for delaying the social skills of young children, one writer asks what this means for the new generation of lockdown babies and their parents?
In a world where you can be anything, be kind. That's what I tell my children Bluebell, 11, Max, 7, Marigold, 5, and Violet, 2.
How do you know you are turning into THAT family? Our blogger Natalie looks back at when she realised that her family had become THAT family...
They say there's no use crying over spilt milk, but there is when you're clearing away upturned cereal bowls so the kitchen table can be transformed into a desk. I know because I've been there, done it, and cried the hot tears of frustration that came with suddenly finding myself a stay-at-home mum on the front line of pandemic parenting.
More than £70,000. That's the basic cost of raising a child to the age of 18 for couples in the UK, according to the Child Poverty Action Group's latest "Cost of a Child" report. More than £70,000 per child, that is.
Does having four kids make me selfish? It's a good question, and one I've asked myself a lot since accidentally having a fourth baby. What if I can't split my love four different ways? Am I spreading that love too thinly because there's one of me and four of them?
There are Mumsnet threads about our low levels of cleanliness. And last week an Israeli mother of four who now lives in Yorkshire told The Sun: "British hygiene standards made me cringe." Well, I beg to differ. Busy parents like me are not dirty.
If you thought Valentine's Day was just for grown-ups, think again.
It’s a chat many parents avoid with their children – but it could be one of the most important things you teach them.