Hello, and welcome to our regular roundup of the bold, brave and beautiful world of parenting blogs. It's a bit like a soap opera with added potty training.

Now, with all the parenting blogs that are around right now, it was inevitable that at some point our children would want a piece of the action. This week I discovered a lovely blog by a 12-year-old girl – take a look at Zoe's Book Blog. Zoe blogs about her reading habits, and hasn't yet dished the dirt on her parents.

But if you've been blogging about the contents of your child's nappy, remember that it's only a matter of time before they start blogging about your embarrassing habits. And if you know of any other blogs written by children, tell us about it in the comments box. Perhaps we can do a Junior Bloggers' Friday Roundup some time.

On ParentDish this week, we brought you yet another jaw-dropping story from the US - the tale of the little girl who was arrested for drawing on her school desk. Wonder what would've happened if she'd stuck chewing gum under it too?

Shocking news for Paparazzimum also this week, as she discovered to her horror that she's morphed into the noisy neighbour everyone complains about. But is it really her fault? And what can she do about it?

Elsewhere, 1950's Housewife has found a radical solution to the decluttering dilemma. New Mummy has been making friends – how can you resist that smile? And Very Bored in Catalunya is excited about Valentine's Day, though not in a good way.

Now let's go forth into the abyss of half term and meet back here next week, if we survive!