How do you deal with parenting conundrums? Take our quiz

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Being chief decision-maker comes with the territory when you’re a parent - but sometimes the best way to go is not so clear cut. Take our quiz to find out how your decisions following common parenting conundrums align with those of other users’.

Here’s what O2 have to say: “#IsItAlright to let them use a tablet at breakfast? We hear you. Parenting is full of #IsItAlright questions, challenges and dilemmas. That’s why we’ve launched O2 Family, to bring advice, safety tools and kid-friendly offers to parents across the UK. We don’t pretend to have all the answers. But hopefully we make it a little easier to navigate the everyday messy magic of family life."

Whether you turn to the TV when things get tough, choose to embrace your child’s creativity no matter how questionable it may be or you find bargaining with your children the best way to get things done, take the quiz here and share any results that surprise you (or your own parenting conundrums) below.

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Definitely surprised by some of the answers! You have to pick your battles wisely as a parent - don't sweat the small stuff!

Aaaaand it turns out I'm a pretty typical Mumsnetter 😏

For most parenting conundrums there is no right answer...

There’s an ideal way that it could go, there’s compromise or there is all out horror.

Kids are unpredictable. Just roll with the punches and hope for the best.

I'm an average mumsnetter . . . .

Well I'm largely in the majority, although not in everything. I think I veer towards impatience when I could be coming up with more worthy or fun approaches to challenges!

Turns out I'm typical- but how middle class do I sound in all the answers- and so like my Mum!!

Done! Interesting survey!

I'm in the majority with veg and bedtime but minority with pirates
It's a minefield and we're all probably just muddling along trying to do our best!

Pretty typical. There were times when I knew what I ‘should’ answer cover what I actually answered 😂😂

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I think DS(12) is too old for some of these questions now. Can't say the questions about the clothes or bed time would apply!

Turns out that I'm significantly in the minority because I expect my children to wear smart clothes to special events, eat their dinner and go to bed when told? OK...

Seem to mostly be in agreement and here was me thinking I'm a push over....I am but so is everyone else. Just on the peas though I would never make my child eat them all/force feed but would encourage them to try a few before probably letting them have pudding. Its usually fruit for pudding anyway.

I'm in the majority for most questions. Minority for clothing conundrum though, wouldn't take my DC to a special event dressed as a pirate.

Some of the multiple choose were things I wouldn't do, so I have as to pick the closest thing. Mostly in the majority though.

I was pleasantly surprised to see so many other parents also threaten the loss of pudding if no effort is made to eat some vegetables.

I’d have “Cruel to be kind” in my thoughts but still felt mean. Now all my DCs happily eat lots of veg - All feelings of guilt have gone.

I couldn't believe the "Tell yourself 'this too shall pass', then have a little cry in the loo" answer. Why on earth was the second part of the question there? There is no way I would cry in the loo because a DC wasn't very good on a violin yet - though I would tell myself that "this too shall pass". With the majority on bedtime and vegetables - though wouldn't force them to eat all of them, trying some would be sufficient. The clothes question - there is no way I would completely wind up a child before a special event and so putting a jumper over the top of the costume was my choice.

Done and dusted. I'm super average!

Grin and bear it type of mum :)

Think I'm pretty much super average except I'm not going to cry in the loo when my kid isn't good at something 😂

Interesting! I've never struck a bargain over vegetables/pudding - I think food should be joyous so I try to keep it all fun and keep trying different veg cooked different ways, also pudding is often fruit based anyway. Apart from that I sided with the majority

I'm average for mumsnet! Slightly surprised

Quite reassuring actually. I have very little patience and I sometimes think I'm too harsh because of it, but it seems like plenty others are like-minded.

I'm surprised at how mainstream I am!

Wonder whether my answers would have been different 10y ago, when they were all so much younger? It's the same old same old: I wish I'd known then what I know now.

I seem to be in the top 2 apart from boredom,