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Linda Aitchison
Features writer
Journalist Linda is mum to twins Emily and Melissa, 12. She’s editor of parenting sites Ready for Ten (www.readyforten.com) and Have a Lovely Time (www.havealovelytime.com). Linda was named Most Inspirational Blogger in the British Mummy Bloggers awards in January 2011. Magazines and newspapers Linda has contributed to include Take a Break, The Guardian,The Independent,The Sun,Bella,Chat,Real People and Company.
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Do you call your daughter Princess?
Is calling your young daughter a Princess blatant sexism? Have your say on Parentdish
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Why swimming parties give me a sinking feeling
"Once you have kids, you don't care." That's what my friend Carol told me as she stepped out of...
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Boastful car stickers - are you having a laugh?
These days it seems I can’t drive anywhere without meeting a ‘yummy mummy in training’ or a ‘little...
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Helping children grieve for a loved one
Trying to cope when someone you love dies is overwhelming. I lost my wonderful husband Neil at the...
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Bereaved parents organise nationwide cathedral services to honour their children
A couple who lost five unborn babies will stand shoulder to shoulder with other bereaved parents in...
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'Put it away! I've had a belly full of pregnant tums on display'
My eyes…My eyes! Confronted with the disturbing sight of a gaggle of frenetic mums-to-be teetering...
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Would you let your children poo in public?
Would you let your children poo in public? I, by the way, would answer that question with an...
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Homework howlers: Our children's embarrassing and exaggerated home life revelations
It's years since my daughter wrote in a school essay that she hates it when I smack her, but the...
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Does your family attend church? Could religious groups do more to welcome families and...
Thumbing through some years old family snaps of my girls laughing at a countryside picnic, I felt a...
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Why private schooling isn't worth the money
"Parents forced to pay £13,000 in private school fees" scream newspaper reports and I want to bang...
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