Articles Tagged: anxious
Dad's Pregnancy Diary: Once more into the breech?
The last few weeks of pregnancy are a topsy turvy waiting game. And as Easter came and went we realised the clock was ticking loudly to B-Day and we began to wonder if, unlike our last child, this boy was getting himself in right position for delivery - head down.
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Anxious mothers cause children to sleep badly, claims report
Mums who are anxious about their kids sleeping routines might actually be causing their children's poor sleeping habits, a new study claims.
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Half of parents need help on how to play with their own kids, according to sad survey results
Half of British parents say they need help to teach them how to play with their own children.
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Second child syndrome
Victoria Wood does a joke about how with your first child you get a height chart and dutifully measure them at regular intervals, but with your second you know they've grown by the position of the snot mark on your coat.
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Surviving Teenagers: Imagining the worst
It’s Friday night. My daughter has a friend round – she’s going to stay over – and my husband and I are half-asleep on the sofa watching a DVD.
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Big Mouth for Mummy: The rise of the helicopter parent
Go on. Admit it. You're a helicopter parent aren't you? Not game to fess up? You're not the only one.
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Surviving Teenagers or What do I think about the Reading Festival?
PA 'What would you say,' says my 16-year-old daughter, 'if I said I wanted to go to the Reading Festival?' I hate ...
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Are pop stars too sexy for our children?
"Mum, what's S&M?" asked my 12-year-old daughter and I nearly choked on my toast. I'm not often lost for words but I ...
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