A few weeks ago our eight-year-old asked for a bag of carrots for Christmas. ‘What for?’ I asked him. ‘To eat,’ he replied ‘They’re just so tasty!’ And so I wondered whether it was just our children who had a tendency to be slightly odd at times. After asking our readers about their… Read More
Once upon a time all kids had to worry about was being kissed in public, or about mum wiping off dirty faces with a spitwash in front of their friends. But now parents have Facebook. Meet the embarrassing parents of the 21st century… Dad is getting familiar with Facebook… … Read More
You know that parenting moment when you think your two-year-old twins are sleeping but you discover they’ve been playing with their brother’s (non-toxic) chemistry set instead? That. I’m thinking of creating a new series called ‘Parenting Moments’. If you have a parenting moment you’d like to share please email a pic and description… Read More
Family mealtimes around the table are becoming increasingly rare as researchers reveal that only 49% of families gather for their evening meals. More than one in ten of the 713 parents studied said that their families rarely ate dinner together, opting to sit in front of the television instead, and just 11%… Read More
One in five parents have been ‘shocked’ by content they have discovered on their children’s email, text or Facebook account according to a recent study by internet and mobile security firm BullGuard. The study of 2,000 parents of kids aged 10-17 showed 61 per cent regularly snoop on their kids with concerns emerging that… Read More
Yesterday we wrote how Baroness Sally Morgan, Defra Chief and advisor for the charity ARK (Absolute Return for Kids), pushed for schools to provide a formal education for 2-year-olds. Many people feel that this is unnecessary, possibly damaging, and yet another attempt to chip away at the family unit. Spare a thought for the three-year-olds… Read More