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My son has middle-child syndrome and it’s all my fault

My son has middle-child syndrome and it’s all my fault

I waited four years to have my second child. I wanted to be able to enjoy him properly and it seemed like perfect timing when I fell pregnant with him just after my first-born Philip celebrated his 4th birthday. We were all so excited. Philip was old enough to understand what was happening and each...
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20 things to say to your daughter before she's grown thumb

20 things to say to your daughter before she's grown

I always wanted to have daughters -- and I got them. I love every minute of it...
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What's the biggest lie your mother ever told you? thumb

What's the biggest lie your mother ever told you?

Our favourite blog from last week's iBlog Friday has been chosen! Sarah Pierce is the...
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The weird baby products you have to see to believe. thumb

The weird baby products you have to see to believe.

Who invented this stuff? Is the question that immediately springs to mind when flicking...
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Stop this high school "hotness tournament" thumb

Stop this high school "hotness tournament"

When I was in high school, senior year "superlatives" were a big deal....
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15 tantrum-free ways to get your kid (appropriately, quickly) dressed thumb

15 tantrum-free ways to get your kid (appropriately, quickly) dressed

Getting your kids dressed and out the door each day shouldn't...
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“How do you know if you have post natal depression?” thumb

“How do you know if you have post natal depression?”

Our favourite blog from last week's iBlog Friday has been chosen! Nicola Moriarty is...
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Hilariously awkward Mother's Day photos thumb

Hilariously awkward Mother's Day photos

From matching jumpers and glamour shots to homemade-sequinned shirts and more -- these...
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Thanks Mum for making me brave thumb

Thanks Mum for making me brave

My mother was pulled out of school in Year 8 so she could stay home and help on the...
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How your daughter feels when you say "I'm fat" thumb

How your daughter feels when you say "I'm fat"

"I need to go on a diet." "I'm fat." "I have a muffin top....
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Where do you stand on sleepovers? thumb

Where do you stand on sleepovers?

Parenting doesn’t get any easier. That’s my experience. This week has been a...
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Let's move Mother's Day thumb

Let's move Mother's Day

Tired of lame Mother's Day gifts and cards? Then join me in petitioning the...
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Why are little girls so mean to each other? thumb

Why are little girls so mean to each other?

It broke my heart to hear that a 13-year-old Sydney girl, Maddy Milne, committed suicide...
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Imagine packing THIS in your kids' lunchboxes. Un-be-lievable! thumb

Imagine packing THIS in your kids' lunchboxes. Un-be-lievable!

What do you pack in your kids' lunchboxes for school? Prepared to be stunned by New...
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5 parenting 'rules' that should be ignored (or laughed at) thumb

5 parenting 'rules' that should be ignored (or laughed at)

Who said there were rules about how to parent your child? Sure, there are some things...
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Words from a stranger thumb

Words from a stranger

  Something really lovely happened to me earlier. It was a passing comment made in a...
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