All news on the topic: Parenting

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'I told my pal her baby name is ridiculously stupid and now she's devastated'
An expectant mum who chose her baby name from Game Of Thrones was warned by a friend that many other parents were making the same choice - so she opted for a very unique spelling instead
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'I'm suing my parents for my university fees - now my entire family hates me'
A woman says her 'entire family' is 'against her' after she decided to sue her parents after they 'stole' the money that she planned on using to fund her education
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Mum slammed by nursery for not providing appropriate lunch for daughter
A mum was left bewildered when a daycare teacher told her she 'didn't provide lunch' for her little girl but she'd packed a variety of foods for her in her lunchbox
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Mum slates school's tough lunchbox rules that 'add £100 to monthly food shop'
Mum-of-two Jennifer Ireton has shared the extensive guidelines she was sent by her son's primary school setting out what she should be packing in her son's lunchbox - and what is banned
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'My daughter stopped using nappies at 2 weeks old and is already toilet trained'
A couple claimed that they managed to toilet train their daughter in just two weeks by using a simple technique, eliminating the need for nappies to be used by her
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Carrie Johnson's daughter rushed to hospital in 'grim' chaos before Mother's Day
Carrie Johnson has shared a 'grim' 48 hours in which all three of her children were struck down with a 'vomiting virus' and daughter Romy needed to be taken to hospital after an accident at nursery
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'Mum keeps letting child pick flowers out my garden on school run - I'm fed up'
A woman was left seething when a woman and her child repeatedly kept picking flowers off the bush in her garden, leaning over to do so - but she didn't know whether to tell them to stop
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'Life is great 40 years after dad killed my rapist on live TV, I wouldn't trade'
Four decades after the horrific rape and abuse he suffered at the hands of his karate teacher before his father killed the man on live TV, Jody Plauché is doing well — in fact, he's celebrating his life
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Mum who 'can't get job because of tattoos' wows with throwback photo before ink
Melissa Sloan is 'addicted' to tattoos and currently has over 800 inkings, but she's left people gobsmacked by sharing an image of herself with fewer face tattoos
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Top signs you are the favourite child - like your mum talking about you the most
Nearly one in four mothers admit to having a favourite among their offspring - with a fifth of these having more photos on display of one particular child
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Dad makes 'no apologies' after taking daughter, 6, on first 'knock a door run'
Dad Jamie Carter claims he isn't sorry for introducing his six-year-old daughter to the game knock-a-door-run as he wanted to get her away from being glued to a screen
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Mum rages at nonparents for parking in family spot - but some say it's fair game
A mum was left outraged after spotting a childless person parking up in a parent parking space at the supermarket - and says it should have the same 'rules' as disabled spaces
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Mum 'ruins' baby's first words with rude gesture while filming viral video
Chelsea Jeffrey was horrified when she heard her daughter say her first word as the precious moment happened while she was in the middle of filming a viral trend for social media
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Girl, 4, dies in car after dad forgot he was supposed to take her to school
A grieving dad handed himself in to police and was charged with manslaughter after telling officers he forgot his little girl was in the backseat of his car before driving to work
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'I gave kids doughnuts for breakfast at a sleepover - one mum is furious'
A 43-year-old mum has been accused of trying to make a child 'obese' after deciding to treat her son and friends to a sugar-filled breakfast - but hundreds have jumped to the parent's defence
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Rich housewife slams husband for not gifting her a house after giving birth
A new mum feels dishearted as she wasn't gifted the mansion she wanted from her millionaire husband as her push present - and believes postpartum depression is 'real'
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'I challenged my teenage son to take us on a holiday abroad for less than £100'
Dean Playford, 35, wanted to try something new for his son’s upcoming birthday and so tasked his teenage son Dylan with choosing a day trip destination on a £100 budget
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Top 10 gifts for mums this Mother's Day - including flowers and chocolates
Nine in 10 of those planning to visit their mums this weekend will take them gifts - with some treating them to a meal out or an afternoon tea experience
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Child Benefit calculator - see if you'll be better off after Budget announcement
Under the new Child Benefit system, the lower limit will be lifted from £50,000 to £60,000 from April 6, and your salary will have to be over £80,000 before the tax charge wipes out the full amount
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'I've been calling a stranger dad for 26 years, DNA doesn't lie but my mum does'
A 26-year-old woman is seeking advice after discovering her dad isn't her biological father when taking an at-home DNA test - but not everybody is convinced her mum cheated
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Parent punched child in bus stop brawl as she shouted at girl to 'beat her a**'
Taityana D. Duffy, from Florida, was arrested on Friday after she “instigated, jeered and intervened” in a fight between two students and then “battered a juvenile during the incident, police said
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Major supermarkets slashing cost of baby formula - full list of price cuts
Sainsbury's, Tesco and Aldi have all announced cuts to their baby formula products following the move made by frozen supermarket Iceland earlier this year
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Princess Kate's honest admission about 'sacrifice' her parents had to make
Princess Kate is being supported by her parents, Carole and Michael, as she recovers from surgery - and she has spoken in the past about the 'sacrifices' they made for their children
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Kate's tender moment of reassurance with Prince Louis during important event
Prince Louis has appeared at number of major royal events, including King Charles's Coronation, Trooping the Colour, and his first ever public engagement with the Scouts. And his mum is always on hand for comfort
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'I'm a nursery employee and there's five habits parents have that wind me up'
In any job there are certain things people do that will annoy you, and that's the same for nurseries. One nursery worker has shared a few pet peeves they wish parents would stop doing when dropping their kids off