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I thought parenting rules were universal ... until I moved to Jordan

I thought parenting rules were universal ... until I moved to Jordan

I thought parenting rules were universal: don’t let your kids don’t eat too much junk, make sure they go to bed at a reasonable time, use their manners, clean their teeth … Until I moved to Jordan. After arriving with my four-year-old son a month ago, all my preconceptions have...
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The one subject I'll never discuss with my daughters thumb

The one subject I'll never discuss with my daughters

Michelle Obama is campaigning against childhood obesity, but there’s one topic she...
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The one post on Autism every parent should read thumb

The one post on Autism every parent should read

When my child was younger, everything seemed so hard. He didn't hold a bottle, sit up...
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18 hilarious notes we wish we'd written to our kids thumb

18 hilarious notes we wish we'd written to our kids

From instructions to 'pretend' that rice crackers are chocolate chip cookies, to...
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A mother's heartbreaking story: 4 months of empty arms thumb

A mother's heartbreaking story: 4 months of empty arms

Earlier this week we published a gallery of magnificent birth photos. One of the photos...
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Parenting peer pressures you should ignore thumb

Parenting peer pressures you should ignore

Think children are the only ones subjected to peer pressure? Not so.
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Are stay-at-home mothers wasting their brains? thumb

Are stay-at-home mothers wasting their brains?

Last week my 6 year old son Secundo, stood up in assembly and said: “That concludes...
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Choosing your kids' friends? Good luck with that! thumb

Choosing your kids' friends? Good luck with that!

"Choosing your child's friends may be the smartest thing you can do" has to...
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Play favourites with your kids? You are screwed thumb

Play favourites with your kids? You are screwed

You've seen it before (and maybe even done it yourself) - parents who pay more...
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Shopping centre bans screaming children thumb

Shopping centre bans screaming children

We've come a long way since children were expected to be seen and not heard. Or at...
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The baby photos of a 13 year old that are going viral thumb

The baby photos of a 13 year old that are going viral

The face is angelic, the lighting soft and the subject is napping peacefully -- just the...
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Mia Freedman: The conversation you need to have with your kids about internet porn thumb

Mia Freedman: The conversation you need to have with your kids about internet porn

Think very carefully before you invite me over for dinner. Because if there’s a...
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Mia Freedman: Are we turning our kids into wussbags? thumb

Mia Freedman: Are we turning our kids into wussbags?

I fear we’re turning into a nation of wussbags. Softies. Princesses. People in need...
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Letter to my husband: I hate you for committing suicide thumb

Letter to my husband: I hate you for committing suicide

Dear Tony, You’re stupid and I hate you and I miss you still and I wish you were...
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Men & childbirth – why they have NO idea thumb

Men & childbirth – why they have NO idea

Okay, so this week like a million people (fine, I exaggerate, a half million) have sent...
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"My husband's been charged with my son's murder but I forgive him" thumb

"My husband's been charged with my son's murder but I forgive him"

"Elijah's drowned. Elijah's gone.'  These are the words that David...
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