Are antenatal classes useful or too focused on birth?
What did you make of your antenatal classes? Invaluable guidance, preparing you thoroughly for this new stage of your life, or adequate step-by-step instruction telling you about some of the not-so-nice things that might happen in labour?
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Why is managing the home still 'mum's job'?
why are the family budget, the chores and the weekly shop still seen by so many - including the prime minister - as something women ought to be getting on with?
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Advice for parents of first year students
Your child is flying the nest at last – heading off to the big wide world of higher education. You're likely to be feeling a whole raft of conflicting emotions
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Advice for freshers
Another batch of 18-year-olds are leaving home, their cars packed so tightly with saucepans, duvets and soft toys that they can't see out of the back window. Yes, it's the start of another academic year at university, and the freshers have some surprises awaiting them on campus.
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Why do parents have to share EVERYTHING their children do on Facebook?
As my friends have started to settle down and have children, I have noticed that people simply don't understand basic good manners.
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