Parent Gossip

If you have a toddler, you will most likely know how difficult it is to keep your highchair clean. Most highchair covers are now made from wipe-downable plastic so they can be wiped over. Most chairs are made from plastic, so these too can be wiped over. However our bone of contention concerns highchair straps.
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If there is one thing that you have to get right with your newborn, it’s their sleeping regime and how you get them to sleep.
Establishing a bedtime routine early on is really important. Doing things like reading your baby a story, giving them a bath and then giving them a feed should always be done [...]

Everyone knows to follow a low fat diet and the benefits it provides to our physical and wellbeing. Now, paediatricians say that a low fat diet is good for kids too. By teaching kids from an early age to eat healthy, low fat foods and instil good habits from the start.
Very young children under the [...]

Have you ever noticed family members talking to kids with a slow, high pitched voice that enunciates each syllable of every word? While some older kids groan at this and look for an exit, it draws younger kid’s attention and they will pay close attention to what’s being said. This is an important thing to [...]

This hotly debated topic brings divided views from parents, some who claim children should not be left alone until absolutely necessary and some who believe kids can be left on their own if they are mature enough. But how old does a child have to be to be classed as ‘mature’? Well, the law states [...]

I don’t have children yet because I am only 26 years old, nonetheless when I do have children I want to do my utmost to ensure they turn out to be well rounded and normal young adults. I was watching an episode of Super Nanny the other day and it was about a mum [...]

If you are meeting your partner’s parents for the first time it is important for it to go well because first impressions count. Here are a few tips to ensure it goes well:

Dress to impress – turning up in ripped jeans, greasy hair or messy stubble on your face will not bode well with your [...]

I have met my boyfriend’s parents as we have been going out for nearly three years now. We regularly go around to their house for Sunday dinner and some evenings just to pop in. I have a good relationship with my boyfriend’s parents however I have heard terrible stories about people who are not so [...]

I am one of three girls, I have two other sisters and I have no children of my own. Therefore I can’t really pass judgment on how my parents feel about myself and my sisters. However, my youngest sister is eight years younger than me and she is definitely the baby of the family and [...]

I was not brought up in a really strict household. My parents taught myself and my sisters what was right and wrong. We were not smacked or hit, if we did something that was naughty or we were cheeky we were shouted at and if we did something which was really naughty, we had a [...]