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Recipe of the week
insywincyspider's slow cooker sausage and green lentils: a solution to frazzled term-time cooking. Pop this tasty casserole in your slow cooker in the morning and you've got a delish dinner with no cooking in the evening.
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Gorionine on the secret of baking a good Victoria sandwich cake: "Let someone else make it."
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Kids' motivations don't change as much as you would think. Teenagers love their certificates, pictures, etc on the wall just as much as a toddler does. custardo
Parenting news
Little girls think they're cleverer than boys
Girls from as young as four believe they're brighter than little boys, and by age seven to eight boys agree with them; just over 140 schools are expected to convert to academy status during this academic year. Read these stories and more...
Mumsnet campaigns
Let Girls Be Girls
Sainsbury's, Tesco, Next, Asda, John Lewis, M&S... find out which companies have committed not to sell products that prematurely sexualise children.
Teenagers
Living with teens
Parenting teenagers is like toddlers (tantrums, growth spurts, faddy eating, odd sleep patterns) but with a load of new, scary stuff chucked in - risky behaviour, 'gatherings', holidays, gap years, sex, drugs...
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Seasonal treats
Pears, plums, blackberries, apples, carrots, celery, halibut, mackerel, lamb, venison... the list of seasonal foods goes on and on. Be inspired with Mumsnet recipes.
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Labour leadership hustings
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Ford Galaxy Summer Cinema
Win tickets to exclusive outdoor cinema events with Ford at some of UK's
most spectacular surroundings and stately homes, screening classic family films – click here to find out more.
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Live from the Towers
Author Nicholas Carr came in to discuss his new book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. Find out what he had to say about our online habits and why it's important children have time to develop reflective thinking.
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This month's prizes include a £150 Babyway voucher, a five-star family break to Gleneagles, a 42" plasma TV and VTech Kidizoom VideoCams.
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Protect your child
Practical steps to ensure your child is safe online, whether they're preschool, at primary or a teenager, on a computer or mobile.
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Family holidays
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Kane or Kelvin?
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