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Students in public schools twice as likely to be bullied as private school pupils
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When your child threatens to run away from home
While this case of Bondi run-away Michelle Levy ended happily, it has highlighted an issue that many parents find themselves facing: how do you respond when your child threatens to run away from home?
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Tired of yelling at the kids? Try this mum's simple hair band trick
Do you think this technique could work for you?
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It's drummed into us from a young age: sharing is caring. But one mum took to social media recently with different ideas. And we have to admit, she has a point.
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Supernanny Jo Frost shares the biggest mistake parents make
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.
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Whether you suffer beetroot red embarrassment across your skin's surface or agonise silently on the inside, as parents we've all had moments when we wish the ground would swallow us up.
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What's so wrong with being a nice mum?
Among the gradations between mean mums and cool mums? Nice mums. And nice mums are highly underrated.
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The app that promises to get your kids to school on time
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'I am broken, completely broken': Dr Andrew Rochford devastated after son bullied
His son Archie is being bullied for having ginger hair and TV personality Dr Andrew Rochford has had enough.
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Teaching kids not to interrupt
Many of us feel frustrated at a lack of completed conversations – or, let's be honest, even thoughts – as our kids interrupt us constantly.
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Helping to raise ‘we’ children, not just ‘me’ children
In an age of selfies and a fascination with image, fame and being 'seen', how do we ensure that we nurture the growth of character in our children?
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A restaurant is offering discounts to patrons with well-behaved children
A restaurant owner in Italy fed-up with unruly children has come up with a novel idea to help curb bad behaviour - he's giving patrons with well-behaved kids a discount on their bill.
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This mum's post about the way we raise our boys is a must-read
When a US mum was accused of "babying" her eight-year-old son when he was injured playing basketball, it made her realise that there's still a fundamental problem with the way we're raising our little boys.
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