Charlie Swinbourne shares the challenges and joys of being a deaf parent of hearing children Before I tell you what’s different about being a deaf parent, let me tell you what’s the same: feeding your children, changing them, hugging them, bathing them, clothing them, playing games, reading them stories, struggling to make them eat their [...]
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Having children doesn’t mean the days of the weekend party in a field are over. With the kids kipping in the tent as well, festivals are just a little different. Piers Townley talks to Josie da Bank, creative director of Camp Bestival Josie da Bank knows a thing or two about festivals. This mum of [...]
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Shocked that she’s spending more time online than her kids, Liz Fraser decides she’s in need of a social media detox There’s a new arrival in our family. This one came, thankfully, without morning sickness or labour pains. It doesn’t need looking after when I’m away, and we’re yet to have a tantrum or argument out [...]
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After marrying a man with adolescent daughters, Dr Wednesday Martin discovered that creating a happy stepfamily takes more than kindness and good intentions. Her response was to write Stepmonster: A New Look At Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel And Act The Way We Do, exploring the stepmother/stepchild relationship. Here she tells Rebecca Alexander what she’s [...]
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Phil Reay-Smith talks to one dad about how he reacted when his son told him he was gay How do you react when your son tells you he thinks he might be gay? Someone who knows is Trevor Diamond. His son Sam first said he thought he might be bisexual when he was 14. And, unlike [...]
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It’s natural for parents to feel anxious about their children, but you’re doing them no favours in the long run, says Dr Rebecca Chicot Human beings are the most committed parents in the animal kingdom. Our babies are delivered immature and need help to feed, keep clean and move. Having such complete responsibility for another tiny [...]
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The festival season is just around the corner. While you’re not going to be able to recreate that midnight rave in a field, the rise of the family-friendly festival means you can enjoy them with the kids, says Piers Townley Radio 1 DJ and festival guru Rob da Bank runs Camp Bestival, the family-friendly spin-off [...]
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