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They bought milk. She is eight, he is six and last week, they bought milk! It started a few months ago. We were up at the shops and I was going to buy the paper. “Let me, Mum, please!” came the plea from the then seven-year-old. I gave her specific instructions on where to find the paper, gave her the exact change and waited inside the door of the shop while she did the necessary. She did it...

I read an article recently, written by a mother of four sons, outlining 10 things she thought every mother of boys should know. It made me think back to when I had my second son, and how it was only then I realised that raising boys was a whole other ballgame (literally) to raising girls. And so I thought I might make my own list of things to be aware of, should you be lucky enough to have a few...

The old adage that ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’ is so true. It was brought home to me the other day when I was falsely accused by another mother of pushing her child. It was a wet and windy Sunday morning and I had taken my three children to an indoor play centre to get them out of the house for a couple of hours. They were having a great time and I had even got to read part of...

As I listen to the radio, the topic for today’s phone in poses the question: ‘when did you first feel you changed from a child to an adult?’ I personally thought this was a very interesting question. I also think it is an interesting thought for us parents. The day we ourselves become parents, we are no longer just someone’s child but are indeed someone’s parent also. Our relationship...

My daughter is a very lucky little girl and I don’t think she realises it. When I say lucky, I don’t mean in terms of getting clothes or all the toys that her heart desires (not even close), but rather that she is lucky in the incredible relationship she has with her grandparents. Growing up I myself had the pleasure of knowing my grandmother and grandfather on my dad’s side, and I vividly...

I never thought reality TV family, the Kardashians, would ever play a significant role in the relationship I share with my children, but you can’t really predict these things. When you become a mum, you realise some of the most important lessons can be born of the most innocuous or mundane events. Similarly, some of the most significant moments in you and your child’s relationship can be born...

BBC newsreader, Kate Silverton, recently revealed that the arrival of her second child heralded a massive change in her family dynamic. It’s hardly the most shocking of revelations, but it’s worthy of consideration, none the less. Kate discussed feeling torn between her children and admitted to putting one before the other, regardless of the latter’s feelings. She revealed that she’ll...

My husband and I decided that we were going to try for a baby a year after we got married; however, at the time, we did not realise what a challenge this was going to be. From March 2012 to January 2015 the thought of being parents was something that we could only dream about, but on January 25th 2015, a positive pregnancy test made it seem like there was a chance of it becoming a reality. Two...

Sometimes I think my life revolves around the washing machine. No, seriously. I plan jaunts to the shop around a large grey appliance in my kitchen. I organise seeing friends around a gadget which cost more than my entire wardrobe. And I spend more time thinking about its various cycles than I ever deemed possible in my footloose and fancy free twenties. I know everyone has their own little...

Every day we are bombarded with news reports about our country's ever-growing obesity battle, and we are constantly reminded just how bad sugar and junk food are for our body. My child is very rarely denied a biscuit or ice cream so I am certainly not one of those parents who passes comments on kids' eating habits, but like everyone else I am all too aware of how important it is for me to...