Bunmi Laditan, the woman behind the hugely successful The Honest Toddler, wrote a letter to her 10-year-old daughter Maya's teachers saying she was "drastically reducing the amount of homework she does this year".
Just two months ago, proud mother Salafai Loimata posted a photograph of her young daughters dressed neatly in their school uniforms as they headed off to their first day of school.
​Supernanny Jo Frost has helped thousands of parents with her sensible tips, both in person and on her various TV shows, so she's seen a lot of parenting fails.