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 …
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Teen and Tween Round-up: Unexpected achievements and a little ditty
We’re back! Did you miss us? The round-up had to take a month off for January after I moved …
Special needs round-up: Looking back, forward and now
I know, I know, it’s January! Christmas was wonderful yet challenging and exhausting, …
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 …
Dads Round-Up: The 12 Dads of Christmas
It’s December, and that means one thing. It’s the time of year a jolly bearded man gives …
Special Needs Round-up: ‘Awareness’ & hurtful comments
Three meaty topics for you this month: Transitioning through life, insensitive comments and …
Special Needs Round-up: New term newsletter
Welcome back to the Special Needs Round-up for our new collection of must-read posts and news of …
Teen and Tween Round-up: Letting go and laughing
Welcome to the second Britmums teen and tween round-up. Did you know that teens and tweens are just …
What We Can Learn From Jimmy Savile?
BritDads are speaking up and their messages are coming through loud and clear, JallieDaddy …
Encouraging our children and teens to think big
Susanna Scott, co-founder of Brit Mums is a proud judge of Dream a Big Dream which is a new national …
Literary Round-Up: From grief to love
Well hello there! I’m thrilled to be writing the first BritMums literary round-up and have …
Dad Bloggers Round-up: Sand castles, pets, reality TV & football
Well it is that time of the month again, yes that’s right the search for dad’s who are …
The benefits of breastfeeding
Abigail Briggs is a midwife who has recently taken the plunge into the world of motherhood. Her blog …
Newbie Tuesday Round-up: Stresses of being a Mother
Mothers have it hard. I believe in a conspiracy theory that we are all injected, at the moment of …
How to raise confident courageous kids
Seema Thobhani is director of Kidz4Mation which aims to change the lives of millions of children …
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 …
Newbie Tuesday Round-up: Worry
Worry. How much do you do it? How much is too much? Can you ever get the worry level right as a …
Guest post: The joys of being an older parent
Kate Kerrigan (@KateKerrigan) is a novelist (Recipes for a Perfect Marriage and TV Bookclub Summer …
Guest post: Teaching etiquette to children
Andrea Kirkby is a freelance writer who specialises in business, travel and culture coverage. In …
Guest post: Moving from blog to book
When Joanne Mallon decided to write Toddlers: An Instruction Manual, she knew just who to turn to …
How advertisers intend to ‘let children be children’
Since June’s Bailey Review raised concerns over the commercialisation and sexualisation of children …
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: Not back to school, today, or next week
Jax’s children were not among those starting or returning to school this September. They’re not at …
Ditch the boring lunchboxes
Back to school needn’t mean back to the soul-destroying monotony of doling out cheese sandwiches …