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When is the right time to buy your daughter her first bra?

Shopping for a first bra is an important milestone for any girl, but it can be difficult to know...
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Is your child old enough to work?

While learning to earn their own money, and how to manage it, can be a valuable life lesson for...
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Should I let my 10-year-old walk to school alone?

My son has just turned ten and is in year five. He keeps asking if he can start walking to school...
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Should my ten-year-old walk to school alone?
May 2nd, 2011
PA Got a parenting problem? Parentdish's new agony aunt, Liat Hughes Joshi, (parenting writer ...
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Why I agreed to let my three-year-old go to a party with a stranger
Dec 28th, 2010
With the advent of school and nursery my sons, aged three and five, have entered a whole new social ...
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Should my child have a Facebook account? Moments Like This
Oct 28th, 2010
Should I let my 11-year-old daughter have a Facebook account? The problem, when your daughter ...
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Learning to walk: Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales
Oct 27th, 2010
I kicked off this column with a piece on how my twins wouldn't walk , way back in July when they ...
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Mobile phones for children
Oct 19th, 2010
Surely reception aged children are far too young for mobile phones? This year, as I took my ...
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