Siblings
Two daughters create family harmony
At last, the definitive rule for happy families has been revealed - two daughters! A poll of 2,116 families has found that ...
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Funny baby video: Twin talk
How funny are these twins nattering away in the kitchen? What could they be talking about? Discussing the whereabouts of ...
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Four richer, four poorer: Why I always wanted to be a mother of four children
Patsy Palmer's just had her fourth child, Victoria Beckham's pregnant with her fourth, and Heidi Klum, Sadie Frost and Ulrika ...
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New baby & older sibling
Expecting a new brother or sister for your tiny terror? Find out the best ways to help them cope with the new arrival. ...
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Introducing your older child to your new baby
We were always a bit concerned about how our eldest son, Isaac – coming up to 3 at the time – would react upon ...
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I was an only child - that's why I wanted four children
When I was a child my favourite game was making up families in my head. I'd create siblings for myself, spending hours ...
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The joy of boys
I have four sons. In the old days this would have meant I was blessed, but in modern times this statement is more often met ...
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Family photos: funny, awkward and downright weird
Every time you turned round, there was my mum, camera at the ready. This was our annual family gathering, and no one wanted ...
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Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales: Brotherly love
Watching my twins interact is an interesting sport. Although they were introduced to the concept of sharing in the womb, it ...
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Can you tell them apart? Britain's only identical quadruplets start school
Britain's only identical quadruplets, Ellie, Georgina, Jessica and Holly Carles, have started school – with their names ...
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Double take! Two sisters give birth to baby boys at the same time in the same hospital
The chances were slim. In fact, they were just 125,000 - 1. But a pair of sisters have both given birth to baby boys – ...
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Having a big brother delays girls' puberty
Girls with older brothers go through puberty later, according to research by the University of Western Australia. The ...
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