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This week I watched a seriously disturbing video where 8 black preschooler children are asked a series of questions about two dolls - one black and one white.  The results are horrific indeed when each of the children when asked which is the 'pretty' doll points to the white doll and which is the 'ugly' doll points to the black ...

“What is an earworm?” I hear you ask. No it is not some horrid parasite or toddler disease, it is what a friend of mine calls those little comments people make that you think have just washed over you, but that actually burrow into your mind and undermine your confidence in your own choices and abilities. Earworms can come from well ...

Today I read an article that stated that a 'good mother gene' determines how much effort you put in to raising your children.  Really? Now I am by no means saying that I am the world's best mum, in fact some days I feel like the worst! But, on the whole I don't think I do too bad a job and ...

I read a report the other day about the hopes and dreams of seven-year-olds and how there seems to be a link between the level of aspiration children hold and resilient they are; it made me think of two things, one what are the hopes and dreams of our children; should we encourage children out of unrealistic dreams or into ...

A couple of days ago many newspapers reported on a study which found that one in three mothers have fallen out with someone over how to raise their child.  Apparently potty training is the most frequent cause of rows with behaviour, growth and a child’s eating and sleeping habits other touchy subjects.  According to the study, commissioned by Pull-ups for ...

Today I was reading some online articles and could not resist clicking on a link in the side bar that read 'What Pregnancy did to our bodies - Six brave mothers reveal the toll having a baby has taken on their figures'.  I'm afraid articles like this are like porn to me.  I am not in the least interested in ...

This week a report by the Independent Schools Council showed that there has been a dramatic increase in the last year of parents sending girls in particular to private schools.  The Independent Association of Prep Schools CEO, David Hanson,  claimed this was due to increasing fears parents have of the effects of 'celebrity-culture' on their daughters. While there in no doubt ...

And the people in the houses All went to the university, Where they were put in boxes And they came out all the same, And there's doctors and lawyers, And business executives, And they're all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same. Second verse of the satirical song ‘Little Boxes’ by Malvina Reynolds (1963). The singer Annie Lennox recently suggested that the word feminism ...

Here at More than a Mum we like to take on challenging issues and you may have noticed that every now and then we take on a slightly feminist hue. Well today is one of those days. By feminist, I don’t mean the bra-burning, or men-hating, or female domination kind often mis-portrayed in the media.  I mean the “women can ...