Life & Style | Parenting
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Saturday May 12
Do strict French parents raise better kids?
So you're visiting someone's home with your child and hot chocolate is served
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Saturday May 12
Indian mums earn their stripes too
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Saturday May 12
Friend, philosopher or guide?
Parenting according to cultural habits is currently the hottest debate in childcare. But is it accurate? We speak to UAE parents to find out
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Friday May 11
Do strict French parents raise better kids?
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Sunday May 6
Debate: Are you a better mother if you stay at home?
Do children with working mums do better at school? Are little ones with stay-at-home mums happier? We ask if mothers can ‘have it all?’
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Tuesday May 1
Family matters: The good, the bad and the ugly
We all love to take credit for our children's positive traits and glowing references, but when a nasty streak rears its ugly head, who's to blame then, asks mother-of-two Louisa Wilkins
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Tuesday May 1
Your child's toughest questions answered
Death, divorce, sex… what do you say when your child puts you on the spot? Dubai-based clinical psychologist Dr Amy Bailey provides appropriate responses to kids' difficult questions, whatever their age
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Friday Apr 13
Home or hospital? What to do when your child is ill
All children are sick or injure themselves from time to time, but should you treat it at home, or head straight to the ER? Khulekani Madlela finds out from the experts
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Sunday Apr 1
Family matters: May the best mum win
So much for a supportive sisterhood. Mother-of-two Louisa Wilkins says that, at the school gates, every day is judgement day. And that the battle to be the best mum is one she'd rather not enter
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Sunday Apr 1
Annabel Karmel's food tips for kids
No home with small children is complete without a couple of Annabel Karmel recipe books. She shares her healthy-eating tips
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Sunday Apr 1
4 ways to keep kids busy this spring break
Keep your children entertained during the holidays with these activities
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Friday Mar 2
TV can be good for your child
Can Barney make your kids brainier? The idiot box may get a bad rap for being bad for children, but research shows that it can have many educational and social benefits. Karen Pasquali Jones investigates
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Thursday Mar 1
Family matters: Small tales of a big eater
Most parents are over the moon to see their child tuck into a plate of raw vegetables. But mother-of-two Louisa Wilkins asks, can a child can have too much of a good thing?
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Thursday Mar 1
The smart parent's guide to taming toddlers
By setting a few boundaries and acting with authority, you can tame your toddler in no time
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Thursday Mar 1
Debate: Can a mother be both parent and a friend to her child?
Parents have a functional role to ensure their children are safe, secure, happy and healthy, but does a mother's role go beyond this to becoming her child's best friend?
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Wednesday Feb 1
Family matters: A question of favourites
A comment from her young daughter has mother-of-two Louisa Wilkins in a parental panic. Can you favour one child over another without even realising it?
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Wednesday Feb 1
When I grow up I want to be thin
When a child from an affluent part of the planet starves themselves out of fear of being fat, that horror becomes the responsibility of society. Louisa Wilkins finds out why childhood eating disorders are on the rise and what parents can do to prevent them
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Tuesday Jan 3
Debate: Is it OK to put your kids on a diet?
Ensuring your children have a healthy diet is part of parenting, but if they are overweight, is it acceptable to limit their intake?
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Sunday Jan 1
Family matters: Being creative with reality
Is there anything wrong with a little bending of the truth? Mother-of-two Louisa Wilkins comes face to face with her child's first fib and finds that not all lies were created equal
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Sunday Jan 1
Adoption in the UAE
What does it involve? And where do you start? Louisa Wilkins speaks to the experts - the psychologists who make it happen, and the parents who have been through it - to find out exactly how to go about it and what to expect
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Thursday Dec 1
How to help boost your child's confidence
How different would your life have been if you'd had a booster jab of confidence at age nine? Louisa Wilkins speaks to life coach Adam Zargar about how he's combining his teaching experience with coaching methods to give children a head start in life
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Thursday Dec 1
Family matters: Out with tomboyism
A tomboy mother with a daughter who embraces her inner girlyness, Louisa Wilkins ponders the gender issue and asks if parents are to blame
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Friday Nov 4
The workshop teaching kids manners
We went to the children's Courtesy Camp in Dubai and discovered there's much more to its Manners Workshop than simply minding your Ps and Qs
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Tuesday Nov 1
Boost your child's self-confidence
Samantha Dobson tackles some of the most common problems children face and recommends activities to overcome them.
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Tuesday Nov 1
Is it OK for a child under 13 to use Facebook?
As Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg campaigns for pre-teens to have legal access to his social networking site, we ask if this would be helpful or harmful to today's children.
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