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    Ways to deal with rebellious teenagers

    You thought all of the sleepless nights had ended once you got them potty trained, but now the midnight feeds have been replaced by midnight worries. Being a teenager is hard and so is being the parent of a teen. It’s a time of change and adjustment for both you and your child. If your teen has turned rebellious check out these potential problems...

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    Top 10 inspirational celebrity mums

    Motherhood is the most challenging role many of us will ever take on, yet these super mums have risen to the challenge while managing to continue to achieve their goals and make a difference to others. Here are our top 10 inspirational celebrity mums.

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    How to cope with hormonal teenagers

    Parenting is already tough as it is. Throw some hormones into the mix and you have yourself a prickly situation; arguments which ignite from the slightest blip and teenage tantrums that seem to rear their head as if from nowhere. Hormones, whether they’re teenage, menstrual or prenatal, manage to take control of a person and turn them into someone...

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    Top tips for your child’s first day at school

    Until now, your child has been at your side constantly. You’ve grown used to your little routine and your child’s company, but here you are dropping them off for their first day at school and you both may find yourselves feeling a little lost. To make sure there are minimal tears and tantrums, from both you and your son or daughter, read these 10...

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    The secret to communicating with your teenager

    Teenagers are a lot like cavemen and cavewomen. They have odd and seemingly ill-chosen clothing for the season, they spend a large amount of time in their cave-like rooms and rather than use the vocabulary you tirelessly taught them, they choose to communicate using grunts. Although it can be tempting to go native and learn the caveman or...

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