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Mar 8th, 2012I find it so lovely observing Ruby piece the world together bit by bit. Rather like in the film,...
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Things I wish my mother had told me - and what I should tell my daughter
I wish my mother had told me that she was still learning, and simply doing her best. It might have...
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Sep 11th, 2011Finje appears to be going through a "Tortured Artist" stage at the moment. Having previously shown...
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Jul 28th, 2011Is your child late to talk? Doesn't understand simple instructions? Doesn't listen? Doesn't seem to...
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Decoding your child's school report: Our guide to National Curriculum primary school...
Just got your child's school report? Flummoxed by all those National Curriculum numbers and...
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Terrible Twos: What goes on in that little head?
Feb 16th, 2011The absolutely glorious thing about having a two-year-old is that with their increasing ability to ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why I'm permanently confused
Feb 14th, 2011It's very confusing, living with teenagers. My 16-year-old daughter went out the other day with ...
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Why we need to teach our children compassion and kindness
Jan 18th, 2011Compassion. Benevolence. Humaneness. Empathy. Basic kindness. All attributes we would hope to ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why you can't understand what they're saying
Nov 22nd, 2010Teenagers have their own language. Even if you try to learn it, you're doomed, because all the words ...
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Sticks, sellotape, boxes...things your child will play with more than toys
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Two babies! Caprice and her surrogate both pregnant at the same time
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'Living with a teenager is like being pecked to death by a chicken'. Our favourite teen...
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Tribal blathering: Why Western parents have little to learn from ancient tribes



