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Time to celebrate dads - yes really!

Shouldn’t we be celebrating and encouraging what dads do, instead of mocking them as useless twits, asks Jan Moir.

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How do you tell children about death?

The loss of a parent forced Lorraine Candy and her husband us to face a parental dilemma.

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‘TV’s stereotype dads are discriminatory’

Modern dads? They're just beer-drinking, walking DIY disasters - if you believe what you see on TV.

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Is this the moment I finally accept I will never be an astronaut, go on a gap year or book tickets to the Burning Man Festival?

Has the silliness left the room?
May 23 2013 at 14:04

Lorraine Candy thinks she may now be grown-up - but then how did she get that skateboarding bruise?

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Go back to the drawing board and sit down with your husband some evening when the house has finally quietened down.

‘How do we stop fighting?’
May 21 2013 at 12:03

Psychologist David Coleman says having an agreed approach to raising children will reduce division between a couple.

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An ultimatum may be the best option to motivate a depressed young adult to regain some self respect.

‘My son has given up on life’
May 17 2013 at 12:04

Child psychologist David Coleman says tough love might help a young adult get a life.

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Modern Mom would never refuse a game of hide-and-seek or ban Play-Doh because the smell makes her feel nauseous.

The birth of Mommy-lite
May 16 2013 at 14:15

Lorraine Candy is trying a little minimalist parenting...

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As porn becomes more affordable and anonymous, it is gaining in acceptability - and is becoming a significant part of the lives of many men and women. PICTURE: ANDREW OCTOBER

Porn and your child
May 15 2013 at 14:15

Parents need to educate their children about porn because most kids will be exposed to it, says Dr Anand Ramphal.

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Sometimes, for no apparent reason, children can become anxious.

‘Help! My little boy is clingy’
May 15 2013 at 12:02

Child psychologist David Coleman has some ideas for a mom who is worried about her four-year-old.

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Beverley Gumbi Ngcongwane relaxes with her daughter Nongcebo, 12.

Mama Mia! Here she goes again...
May 10 2013 at 14:03

If you want something done, ask a busy person – probably a busy mom. Lindsay Ord speaks to three Durban mothers who juggle work, children and still have time to help others.

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This is not what I imagined in my motherhood fantasy before I had children. I saw us all cuddled up on the sofa watching Miss Congeniality (its a very underrated film actually) munching homemade popcorn.

The great Friday night fight
May 9 2013 at 14:09

Lorraine Candy' three oldest children bicker all the time. Is that normal, she wonders.

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The funeral might be a very upsetting occasion for you, your husband, and your son, but at least it will make sense for your son why everyone seems so sad.

Should I take my son to a funeral?
May 8 2013 at 12:09

Child psychologist David Coleman says children need to grieve at the loss of a loved one.

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Countries in sub-Saharan Africa took up each of the bottom ten places for the first time first time in the 14 years that the report has been produced.

DRC named worst place to be a mother
May 7 2013 at 12:12

The Democratic Republic of Congo has the unenviable distinction of being the worst place in the world to be a mother.

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