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OMG, I Agree With a Tory... And Other Traumas

'I am not RTing that blog, did you see what she wrote about [insert other opinion piece]' Have you ever made the decision not to pass on a blog post or newspaper articl[...]

Mumsnet and Bloggers - Calling a Truce

I am a Mumsnet blogger, part of the Mumsnet Bloggers Network. I have worked on various projects with Mumsnet, including a trip to Kenya to blog ab[...]

The Paris Brown Twitter Scandal - and What Parents Need to Know

What would your reaction be, if your teenage daughter tweeted comments such as these? I am guessing most of my readers would be horrified, and woul[...]

Is Creative Work Worthless?

'Was nix kostet, ist nix wert' This German saying meaning, 'What costs nothing, is worth nothing' is one I use a lot. Lately I have been using it a l[...]

What Happens Next With Jump! Mag

Followers of my blog know that I started Jump! Mag just under a year ago, because I was so frustrated at not being able to find decent magazines for my 10 year old daughter. We had[...]

Volkswagen Small But Tough Girl vs Barclay Precious Pink Girl

No, Barclays. This is NOT how I see my daughter's relationship with her father. I have been known to throw things at the TV when that advert co[...]

Review of Polarn O. Pyret - My First and Last Review

A while back I replied to a tweet asking for bloggers to get in touch if they had preteen kids who would like write a review of Polarn O. Pyret clothing. Ok, it was more than a wh[...]

Mooncup vs Tampon - FIGHT!!

What can I say? I am a big Mooncup fan, and I just love this.

Best Twitter Tips For Writers

For any self-published authors out there - I have blogged on Off The Shelf Book Promotions about publicising your book on Twitter. Debbie's book Sell Your Books aims [...]

The Social Media Generation

Most schools offer good advice, and have policies in place to tackle cyberbullying, but what about the wider implications of our kids being the first Social Media Generation? Th[...]

Sending San Pro to Africa

Kenyan girls don't go to school because they don't have access to sanitary protection. When I first read that, I thought there must be some mistake. Something that[...]

Raising Girls vs Raising Boys

The comparison between raising girls vs raising boys is one that I have been making these past years. My children have conformed pretty well to the 'gender stereotyping' by being s[...]

The Night I Almost Became a Drunk Driver

Would you enable a drunk driver? Would you drive drunk? I am guessing that most of us would say no to these questions, but when Confused.com set out to test this theory, ev[...]

My Top 5 Christmas Songs

It is a familiar ritual at this time of year. I connect my iPod to the computer and transfer my Christmas playlist. All the old favourites are there, ready to be played on a loop f[...]

Mary Robinson Everybody Matters

When Mary Robinson speaks, people listen. Not because she is the former President of Ireland, and the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, but because she is an inspir[...]

Crowdfunding Cancer and a Bill to Promote Medical Research

Do you know someone who has died of cancer? Most of us do. If not a close relative, then a friend, or a neighbour, a colleague or a business acquaintance. When I was [...]