The new school: Catty behaviour
Everybody says it. Girls are catty. Girls are nasty. But I’d never seen it myself. I know some girls struggle with other girls being nasty…
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Think of the teenagers
Recently I’ve been finding myself getting annoyed by people’s thoughtless, thruway comments saying like ‘It was good there, but there were lots of teenagers’ and…
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Talking to my daughter about puberty
I’ve been meaning to talk to my daughter about puberty for nearly 18 months now, but somehow it just didn’t happen. We were always busy…
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Shopping with my daughter
My daughter has loved fashion since she was tiny and has always enjoyed a flick through the Next Directory or a wander round the shop…
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Books for tweens: Karen McCombie
The more enlightened among you may believe there’s ‘no difference’ in books for boys and girls. But I’ve got two boys and a girl who…
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The Gallery: Girls 2015
I always wanted girls, always imagined myself with two of them. But I wasn’t at all disappointed when I got two boys instead. My boys…
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Raising girls’ aspirations with Girl Talk magazine
What does your daughter want to be when she grows up? A doctor, a politician or an engineer? Or does she want to be a…
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Swimming argument
My daughter is a pretty good swimmer. She’s not going to be in the Olympics, she wouldn’t be considered gifted and talented, but she’s pretty…
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Boys, girls and family history
I have friends who have only sisters, daughters and nieces. All their cousins are female and they have no uncles by blood. Other friends have…
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What she (didn’t) wear: Birthday rejects
Most of us have them (I don’t, to be honest, but I don’t think I’m a ‘normal’ woman most of the time) and feel a…
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What they wore: Next slogans
Regular readers will know I love Next clothes for the kids. They are trendy and practical, they wash well and they look good. At the…
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What they wore: Baby cousin’s christening
This week’s what she wore includes a rare guest appearance from my boys. It was my gorgeous baby niece’s christening last week – an occasion…
