All news on the topic: Parenting

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Diamond tycoons slammed for letting daughter become nun at just eight-years-old
Devanshi Sanghvi, 8, gave up her position as heiress to her father's $61million diamond fortune so she could become a nun of the ancient Jain religion in India - she will sleep on a hard floor and rely on alms-seeking to feed herself
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'My friend charged me £40 for a personalised gift - but I didn't ask for it'
The expecting mum was shocked by her friend's request as she had not asked her to crochet the personalised gift for herself but had instead requested a different product for her baby
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'I'm a stay-at-home mum with a full-time nanny - it makes me a better parent'
Jen Miller, 35, says she feels 'overwhelmed' without the nanny and argues household management is a full-time job
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'My sister-in-law asked me to quit my job to homeschool her son - I refused'
A professional teacher says he was left astonished when his sister-in-law approached him with a baffling proposition - give up his career and devote himelf to homeschooling her son instead
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'My childminder always shames me for the snacks I give my son - she's so judgey'
A mum has accused her childminder of being too judgemental when it comes to the food she gives her son - even though she won't feed him the fruit the mum gives him
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'Nobody believes my name is Corona - they either think I'm drunk or ill'
Corona McKee, 66, is no stranger to inquisitive glances - GP receptionists have even refused to say her name in surgeries. She also reflects on one memorable holiday to Mexico, the home of Corona beer
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'I had devastating diagnosis at 27 like Jade Goody - a smear test saved my life'
Vikki Ridler, from Scotland, was a 27-year-old mum when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer - just like Jade Goody - and says going for a smear test 'saved her life'
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'Parents can visit our play centre for free - life-changing for lockdown babies'
Andy Lancey, general manager of The Hideaway, says he and his wife Ruth 'knew they needed to do something' to help families in their community after noticing a drop in footfall this winter amid energy bill hikes
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'My daughter is too selfish to have kids so I've been forced to have two more''
A mum has slammed her daughter for her decision not to have children, referring to her as 'selfish', claiming she's had to have another two children to strengthen the family name
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Frankie Essex admits she's exhausted as baby twins are 'screaming so much'
Frankie Essex gave birth to her twins in May 2022 and has since revealed their names are Logan and Luella
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Mum fumes as daughter made to do outdoor PE in freezing weather wearing T-shirt
The angry parent says her daughter was made to do an outdoor PE session in the freeing weather wearing a T-shirt, as the uniform policy prohibits coats
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'I put a baby gate in my kitchen, my child's condition means she's never full'
Holly Williams' daughter Harlow was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome when she was six months old and has to be kept out of the kitchen so that she doesn't overeat
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Mum cries at night in cold council flat as kid says 'I don't want to live here'
Martimer Shurmer, 21, shares the home with her two young children and says they have all suffered coughs and colds since moving in because of the ongoing problems
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'My child's teacher called me a bully for not inviting every pupil to her party'
A mum has taken to Reddit to share how her daughter's teacher called her out for not inviting the entire class to her eight-year-old's birthday party, despite the child wanting it to be 'close friends only'
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Mum mortified after realising husband has been spelling their son's name wrong
A woman has taken to Reddit to share how her husband has been spelling their son's name wrong for five-months despite it being a popular Biblical name used by parents across the world
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Aldi shoppers snap up Tommee Tippee steriliser set that's under £40
Aldi is selling a Tommee Tippee steriliser set and all the essentials that goes with it for less than £40
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'I have a dozen kids under 12 - we go through 6 loaves and 80 milk pints a week'
Mum-of-12 Courtney Rogers has implemented a 'no spend' challenge in her household for the entire month of January after spending over the odds over the festive season
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'My baby will have same name as a Harry Potter character - some say it's cruel'
A mum-to-be has been urged to rethink her first choice of baby name for her daughter - because she will share it with a character from the Harry Potter franchise
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Mum's plea to keep sick kids off school after being struck by same bug 5 times
Jessica Leah Ward has posted a video on TikTok urging parents to be "considerate" of others and stop sending their children into school sick, as she has been praised for speaking up
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Mum forced to wrap up in hat and gloves in -8c home after no heating for months
Tia Campbell is living in one room with her two children Hunter, 4 and Thomas, 2 and partner, Michael North, 29, in attempt to keep warm after the boiler in their home in Marlborough, Wiltshire broke
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'My family hate my 'hipster' baby's name - but I want it to be different'
A woman has taken to Reddit to share her intention to name her daughter after an American state, saying she wants to pass on the theme of her own name to her children
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Woman fumes as her mum charges £15 an hour to babysit - with 'late pickup fees'
The woman is struggling to arrange childcare and asked her mum to help out, but was shocked when she demanded an hourly rate for looking after her granddaughter
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Mortified mum sheds 12st after cruel stranger hurls abuse in front of her kids
Tara Brown, of Chesterfield, reached boiling point and more than halved her dress size from a 34 to a 16 after a stranger hurled cruel insults at her for being overweight
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'I fell in love with rebound lover after my divorce - now he's calling it off'
Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan dishes the advice to a divorcee who started a casual fling with a man she met online - not accounting for the possibility she would fall in love with him
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'My husband and kids forgot my birthday - I'm absolutely devastated'
A woman has shared her devastation online after her husband and her children forget that it was her birthday - she was left without cards, gifts, a birthday cake or even a message