The 47 funniest things kids are curious about
Every wonder what’s going on inside children’s little minds? We asked our community of …
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Dad blogger round up: New school term
First of all, an apology from me. I’m a little late in providing this month’s dad blogger round up. …
Plain truth or sanitized version. What do you share?
Recently, BritMums produced a blogging survey and one of the boxes to tick in agreement was …
Humour Round-up: Time to raise a laugh
Welcome to the first humour round-up. Before we kick off proceedings, here is a little bit about, …
Dad blogger Round-up: No Christmas spirit
This month’s dad blog round up is not what I planned. I was going to trawl the Internet for blog …
Dad blogger Round-up: Getting reflective
Us dad bloggers can be a reflective bunch. Over the past few weeks I’ve seen quite a few blog posts …
Dad round up; the delights of summer
Looking around at what the dad bloggers have been writing, it’s quite clear most have been enjoying …
Excuse me, are you a single parent?
The other day a mum asked me if I was a single parent. Having seen me at the school gates twice a …
Bad Mums Round-up: Where have all the bad mums gone?
Perhaps it’s a New Year’s resolution thing, but every bad mum in the UK appears to have turned over …
Dads Round-Up: New Year, New Dads
Hello there and Happy New Year to you all. It’s 2014, and I know we’re only a few days …
Is it tough, you know, being a dad?
There’s a question I’m often asked by mums when they discover I’m the main carer for our two …
Why Louise Mensch hasn’t let our side down
News that Louise Mensch has resigned to spend more time with her family (a phrase that in this …
Didn’t get your choice of school: What’s next?
Sarah Ebner blogs for The Times on School Gate, and has also written The Starting School Survival …
Guest post: Moving from blog to book
When Joanne Mallon decided to write Toddlers: An Instruction Manual, she knew just who to turn to …
From contented little babies to chaos
Jody Brettkelly, the chic mum behind the blog About Last Weekend, thought she had the contented baby …
A guide to having a premature baby
Bookshops have shelves of guides about pregnancy and baby how to’s–what to expect, how …
Guest post: Humorous and gritty, blogs about children with additional needs
Alex is our BritMums Live! Ambassador but she is also mum to the beautiful, funny Alenya, a child …
Guest post: why a portfolio career is the only choice for working mums
Henrietta Pretty used to be a marketing manager…until the children came along. Here, she …
Guest post: Cutting and sticking isn’t just for kids
Alice Langley was a further education teacher before taking voluntary redundancy to raise her …
Video: Show Biz Kids
There’s no business like show business like no business I know! But our video bloggers ask if it is …
Guest post: Keeping kids safe online
We recently saw Emma Jeffs, Norton’s Internet Safety Advocate for the UK, talking about online …
School admissions: When should you panic?
In the second of her series on choosing and applying to primary school, Sarah Ebner, author of …
Guest post: Parents, teachers are not childminders
Julia Skinner, retired-headteacher and vociferous blogger lifts the lid on an unpleasant phenomenon …
Guest post: How to choose a primary school
Welcome to the next stage of your life, says Sarah Ebner, author of Starting School Survival Guide: …