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Melanie Sykes reveals she taught her son, 20, how porn can distort your view of sex
The TV presenter had an important conversation with her eldest son about some of the pitfalls of porn.
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Prince William says becoming a parent brought back painful memories of Princess Diana's death
The Duke of Cambridge lost his mum when he was 15 years old.
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Woman sparks co-parenting debate after complaining she ‘procreated with an idiot’
Woman who "procreated with an idiot" sparks debate after she says she worries about the impact he is having on her child.
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Should parents pay grandparents to look after their children?
A grandmother has gone online to ask if she's being unreasonable to expect her daughter to pay her for looking after her grandson.
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Emotional images show moment grandmother, 61, gives birth to granddaughter
The things a mother will do for her son.
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Dads share their hairstyling efforts after Prince William reveals he does Princess Charlotte's ponytail
The Duke of Cambridge recently admitted that he struggles with Princess Charlotte's ponytail.
Yahoo Life UKIs it ok for grandparents to kiss your children on the lips? Netmums user sparks online debate
Kissing children on the lips remains a polarising issue.
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Couple banned from naming baby son 'Amber' by French authorities
It's down to fears that the child will become confused by his identity in the future.
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Beyoncé shares adorable new photos of Blue Ivy and the twins on their summer vacation
Jay-Z and Beyoncé have kept their babies out of the spotlight, but they're now sharing an intimate family photo album with the world.
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Victoria Beckham mum-shamed over son Brooklyn's tattoos
Mum-of-four Victoria Beckham is being called out over her 19-year-old son's skin art.
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Is it time to stop apologising for our children's behaviour?
Is it time to stop apologising for our children’s behaviour? When I end up in one of those awkward ‘you go, no you go’ stand-offs with a stranger, despite the fact it’s nobody’s fault, I’m the first to offer my humble apologies for getting in their way. Surely, motherhood could cure me of my loose-lipped apologies, but somehow having children (twins) has made me up my sorry game even more.
- Marie-Claire Dorking
This is how long it takes to get the hang of parenting
The new mums and dads confessed that the hardest part of being a parent was the constant tidying up (25%), while sleepless nights (22%) and the battle to simply get their baby to sleep (14%) also came high on the difficulty list. All this adds to the perfect parenting pressures with almost three quarters (73%) saying that during the first year with a baby they felt pressure from friends and family to be a ‘perfect’ parent.
- Natasha Preskey
Mum Calls Out Sexist Parenting Double Standards In The Best Way
Blogger Constance Hall finally decided to speak out about the criticism she received after one particularly blatant incident of double standards. Writing on Instagram, the mum explained how she had recently had to change her baby daughter’s nappy in the park because there weren’t adequate changing facilities.
- Erica Rae Chong
Letting babies cry themselves to sleep not harmful, study says
If you have a restless tot who cries himself to sleep, researchers suggest you should let him. In a recent study published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, Australian researchers found that allowing babies to “cry it out” can help babies fall asleep sooner and sleep more soundly throughout the night. The study randomly divided 43 sets of infants and parents into three groups – “graduated extinction,” “bedtime fading” and a control group.
- Hilary Hagerman
‘Meanest mom ever’: Should this mom have thrown out her kids’ ice cream?
It’s something most of us have dreamed of: taking a badly-behaved kids’ ice cream cone and dumping it in the trash. “So… I am the meanest mom ever… Like… Ever,” wrote Jamie Primak Sullivan, star of Bravo’s “Jersey Belle,” on Facebook. In the post, she explained that she took her kids to Dairy Queen for a treat.