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A woman named Catherine Cooper sparked outrage recently when she appeared on This Morning and admitted that she had, at certain times in her life, found herself bored by her children. Cue mass hysteria from one corner of the internet who were of the opinion that a mum ‘fessing up to being less than enthralled by a game of Peek-a-Boo is akin to child neglect. Let’s all take a moment here...

I have a photo of my children on my desk in work. Joshua is struggling to get out of his tricycle and Grace is crouched beside him laughing uproariously at his discomfort. I never thought I‘d be the type of woman who kept a photo of her children perched beside her computer screen, but I soon realised it was a done thing in my particular office. I definitely didn’t want to be the only mum that...

Mums come in all shapes and sizes with different ways of parenting their kids. There are those who let their kids roam free in nature, those who have their children involved in every after school activity imaginable, those who let their little one try anything and then there’s me - the overprotective mum. If I could, I would totally wrap my little one in bubble wrap but I have yet to find one...

Maia Dunphy, TV presenter and the wife of comedian Johnny Vegas, recently voiced her frustration at the probing questions women are asked when they tie the knot, reach a certain age or appear to be in a settled, long-term relationship. “So when are you two going to have kids?” Even typing those words makes me cringe. It gives me flashbacks to a time when I felt I spent every social occasion...

I’ve spent a long time envisioning girlie days I’d have with my daughter once she hit her teens. Boy-free days where we’d shop, have lunch and catch up with each other. I say ‘catch up’ because I hear teens don’t spend much time at home and as my job necessitates a lot of travel, I presumed the days in question would need to be arranged via PA or something. But what do I know? I’ve...

My 12-year-old daughter has been making noises about needing a bra. She doesn’t need a bra. I told her that while I have no doubt she really wants one, there's a big difference between that and actually needing one. I don’t why I bothered with my speech about her wanting to grow up too fast, because if I’m honest, I knew I was going to get my daughter a bra the minute she requested one...

Peter Andre has hit the headlines recently for speaking out against his ex-wife Katie Price and vilifying her behaviour on reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother . Concerned that the two children he shares with the glamour model will be subjected to ridicule as a result of their mum’s controversial conversation, the 41-year-old dad has banned the show from being watched, discussed or even...

Announcing you are expecting can be both an anxious and an exciting time. No matter how unbelievably happy you are, o nce your news is out there, brace yourself because you have just become an open target for unwanted parenting advice and passing comments. Before the sentence is out of your mouth, you are likely to be on the receiving end of not-so-subtle comments about how all the fun things in...

A story came to the nation’s attention during the week which melted our hearts and restored our faith in humanity. Well, for most of us anyway. Other people appeared to be put out by the fact a stranger on a train complimented a young mum’s parenting skills and passed her a note saying as much. "Creepy," "condescending" and "unnecessary" were just a few of the words bandied around social media...

My three-year-old son was unwell last week. He toddled into the kitchen on Sunday evening as I was burning pasta, looked at me and promptly vomited all over his sister’s school bag. Swooping forward and rushing to the bathroom with him, I thought to myself: “Oh God, not this week.” And then I almost buckled at the knees with guilt. My son was clearly unwell, he was puking like his father...