All news on the topic: Parenting

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'I'm spending so much time with my husband now it's driving me up the wall'
Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader whose husband is getting under her feet at home and messing with her routine
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'I wish I'd been a helicopter parent – my kids would have achieved so much more'
A 'free-range' mum has admitted to wishing she'd been a 'pushy parent' so her children would have achieved more, leading many to question her 'mum motives’
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'Monster' mum removes 15-year-old daughter's bedroom door for getting B on test
A mum has been slammed for punishing her daughter for getting a B on her class exam rather than an A* by taking away her bedroom door as well as her favourite belongings
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Stressed mum fights back tears after stranger hands her a heartwarming note
A mum was almost brought to tears over a stranger's kind act of generosity in a busy cafe, and she's promised that she would pay the kindness forward
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Parents' fury after 'pitiful' £35 Willy Wonka experience leaves kids in tears
Children were left in floods of tears and parents fumed after travelling far and wide for the event which promised a family-day out with a 'paradise of sweet treats' in Glasgow
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'I refuse to let my sister into my daughter's life over her choice of baby name'
A woman has fallen out with her younger sister over her shocking baby name decision that has torn the family apart - and people have a lot to say on the situation
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False widow spider bite leaves girl, 5, unable to walk and covered in rashes
Genna Hunt, from Hampshire, thought her daughter had suffered an allergic reaction after she woke up covered in a rash -she was shocked to discover her child had been bitten by a false widow spider
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Sue Radford's ‘strict’ parenting rule that none of her 22 kids can get around
Sue Radford, star of 22 Kids and Counting, has opened up about the trolling she and her family receive and how she's had enough of the nastiness - which prompted her to lay down the law
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Therapist lists 10 absolute worst things parents do that cause trauma in kids
One therapist is sharing the things that emotionally immature parents might be doing that could be seriously traumatizing their kids - without even realising it
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'Recovering from cancer and told my teen I hate her - I mean it, she's too much'
A woman recovering from a serious illness has recounted how she is having extreme trouble with her teen and that she is getting no support from her husband
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'Selling dead hubby's stuff to not live with ghost, kids can buy what they want'
A wife whose husband died has decided to get rid of all his belongings because she doesn't want to 'live with a ghost', but because she's selling them she wants her kids to buy anything they want as a keepsake
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'Selfish sister stole my baby name - now she's fuming with what I called my kid'
A woman who shared the baby name she was planning to name her future child with her sister was stunned when her sibling decided to use it for her own child - but she said she'd called 'dibs'
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Mum's sweary rant about husband's shopping blunder has other parents 'crying'
A mum, who gave her husband some responsibility when it came to the 'back to school' shopping for their son, was left feeling regretful and seriously annoyed at him
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Mum fed up as partner picks baby name she's 'not sure about' - and won't budge
A mum-to-be is fed up with having constant arguments with her partner over their baby's name, as he's dead-set on using one moniker that she really doesn't like
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Mum in bikini told to 'dress more modestly' when swimming with husbands and kids
A mum was left baffled after a woman at a baby swim class told her to 'dress more modestly' because her bikini was distracting to the 'husbands and fathers' at the event
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Mum's mammoth cleaning schedule stuns parents - and she works 40-hour week
A mum has shared her strict cleaning routine that includes daily, monthly, and annual chores - and whilst many parents loved her plan, others believed she was taking it too far
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Girl buried alive while digging sand grabbed her brother in her final moments
The 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly tragically died after she was buried alive in a sand hole collapse while playing with her brother, Maddox, on a Florida beach. A relative says she was trying to grab her brother's leg in her final moments
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Girl, 4, is obsessed with electricity pylons as mum praises 'unique' daughter
Young live wire Lucy Hardman loves to draw pictures of the structures and and her most treasured game is to wrap up in her pylon-themed blanket
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Paediatrician shares 5 'hazard' foods she'd never put in kid's lunchbox
When you are carefully packing your children's lunch boxes make sure that you never pop any of these five hazardous foods inside, an expert paediatrician has warned
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Melania Trump's war with Ivanka and pre-nup lawyer chats detailed in new book
Katie Rogers' forthcoming book American Woman examines Melania Trump's life in the White House and how she may act if she gets to return to the White House
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Mum ridiculed for putting her toddler son 'on a leash' hits back at critics
Mum Rachel defended herself on social media after receiving comments about getting her toddler to wear a backpack with reins whenever they head outside together
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Ellie Goulding pictured snogging surf instructor 24 hours after addressing split
Ellie Goulding has been pictured packing on the PDA with a hunky surfing instructor just 24 hours after she issued a statement about her marriage
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YouTube vlogger mum set for stardom - instead she could be jailed for 60 years
The world was shocked when they discovered the horrific crimes committed by Ruby Franke who starved and abused her children in a "concentration camp" and jailed for decades
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'My wife doesn't want to have sex since she had our kid - I want a divorce'
A husband has told how he is ready to trash his marriage because his wife is no longer interested in sex after she had their child and he has now been waiting a year for a change
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Mum mortified by Millennial names that are seen as 'old people names' by kids
A Millennial mum was left mortified to learn that her name is now deemed as an 'old person' moniker after her daughter told her the truth about her title, and others of her generation