All news on the topic: Parenting

A teacher was left feeling embarrassed when she failed to pronounce a student's name that was inspired by a character from Doctor Who - but others struggled with it too

Louise Mansell, 29, had her first child at 16 and is still with her partner. She hates teen pregnancy TV shows that play on negative stereotypes and says there is support out there

Laws have been created to prevent parents from giving their children inappropriate names that could 'ruin' their lives - but it doesn't seem to stop them from trying

Carolyn and Andrew Clark, from Caledonia, in Michigan, America, have ended the hiatus of daughters in their family, welcoming the first girl for a whopping 138 years

A mum has come up with a 'genius' IKEA hack that turns a £25 step ladder into an adorable table and chair set for her children – and now fellow parents wish they had seen it sooner

The parent was baffled when she learned she'd been reading size labels wrong when picking out clothes for her baby boy - but she wasn't the only one who made the same mistake

The maid-of-honour has irked a nerve with her best friend after requesting that her three-year-old daughter - who is a flower girl at the wedding - naps in the honeymoon suite

Keith MacDonald, who has been dubbed the worst dad in Britain, became a father aged 15 and claimed two of his 16 kids by 15 different women were conceived on double-decker buses

A mum-of-two has been praised online for sharing a realistic look at her life, as she admitted her home 'isn't always clean and tidy' and sometimes she has 'bad days'

The dad left parents in stitches after he confessed to the hilarious mistake before he rushed to his son's school to explain the unfortunate mixup to the child's teachers

A mum has taken to Reddit to share how she excluded an autistic child from her son's birthday party because she didn't want him to throw a 'meltdown at it' - but she has been firmly put in her place following her admission

A mum has taken to Reddit to share how she 'deeply offended' her mother-in-law by giving her daughter an 'offensive' name - claiming she needs to 'get over it'

Kayleigh Templeton, 29, is desperate to be moved to a bigger home with her four children, including one who has autism, who feel "crammed" into their tiny two-bedroom flat

Rebecca Palul's daughter, Isla, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma in 2021 after showing 'worryingly subtle symptoms' and is now on the mend following treatment

A pregnant woman has angered her sister after discovering that the pair have chosen the same name for their newborn - but she's refusing to change her decision after loving the name for a decade

A pregnant woman was left fuming after she chose to keep her child's name tight-lipped - only for a close family member to use the same name for their new puppy

If you've got baby items to get hold of, head to Boots online for their £10 Tuesday deals which sees selected baby items included in the flash sale offer

More than a third of parents admit they are stuck in their comfort zone when it comes to booking holidays - but half of kids want more of a say in holiday planning

Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan talks to a reader who has been told to 'butt out' by a mate after helping her teenage daughter through a very tricky patch

Parents have been urged to avoid buying blue swimming costumes for their children after a safety expert shared an eye-opening demonstration of why it might be a mistake

A man has sparked a huge debate online after ditching his daughter - who was celebrating her seventh birthday - by choosing to attend a football game with his pals

A father has expressed his anger with the school principle after a teacher confiscated his 11-year-old daughter's book during her lunch break after claiming that she 'reads too much'

The train passenger was fed-up of a noisy toddler in their quiet carriage so decided to ask the child's mum to intervene - but they were left livid by the mum's response

Her daughter is very creative and loves crafts so decorated her bonnet by herself - but the mum was fuming when she saw that parents had been very involved with the other kids

After her baby boy Louis fell ill and suffered severe damage to his heart, mum Jade Jones is desperately hoping for an organ transplant to save her one-year-old's life