Category Archives: Real Parenting

Team Netmums Blog – Pesky Pregnancy Hormones

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

One of the threads we loved reading in the Netmums coffeehouse this week was this one where mums shared all the things that had reduced them to a blubbering wreck whilst they were pregnant. Team Netmums nodded in recognition as we … Continue reading →

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Blog of the Week – 5 things a good mother wouldn’t do

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

This post by LondiniMum caught our eye this week, making us laugh out loud and nod our head in agreement. It’s not all bunting and cupcakes at our house either! So tell us – have you ever been guilty of … Continue reading →

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Team Netmums Blog. I swear my child will never….

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

This week’s Team Netmum’s Blog is inspired by this thread on the site about the promises you make when pregnant about the way you will bring up your child.  It is so easy to make wild vows or think about … Continue reading →

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Blog of the Week – Parent Confessions

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Our Blog of the Week this week comes from Claire from The Ministry of Mum who has some parental confessions to make.  It made us laugh out loud and we just had to share it with you. Have you got … Continue reading →

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Blog of the Week – 20 things I want my teenage daughters to know

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

We laughed out loud and in recognition at this blog from Sara Bran  and just had to share it with your as our Blog of the Week. Just brilliant. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20 Things I Want My Teenage Daughter to Know – … Continue reading →

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Team Netmums Blog: Mums knows best

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

This week’s blog was inspired by some busy threads on Netmums over the past few weeks about whether parenting books make mums feel ‘guilty’ or inadequate and whether they set unattainable targets for mums to reach. ……………………………………………………………………. When you first … Continue reading →

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Guest post – Whatever you do, don’t laugh

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Today’s guest post is from Ben Wakeling, dad, blogger (Goodbyepertbreasts) and author of ‘Goodbye Pert Breasts – Diary of a newborn dad’.  He writes about how hard it is sometimes not to laugh when your child has been up to … Continue reading →

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Blog of the Week: Playdates: Are girls easier than boys (or is it just my imagination)?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

There have been so many fab new blog posts on our Parent Bloggers Network this week that it was so hard to pick just one for our Blog of the Week.  We all loved this one from Keith from Chronicles … Continue reading →

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Team Netmums Blog – New Year Revolutions

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

As the Team Netmums kids are snaking back to school this week (and next) are thoughts are turning to the new year ahead of us.  Many of the team have spent too much, eaten too much, drunk too much and … Continue reading →

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Blog of the Week: Labour Saving Device Saves My Marriage

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

We just loved this blog post from How to be a Domestic Disgrace and simply had to share it with you as our Blog of the Week.  All we need to know now  is how to get our hands on … Continue reading →

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