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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Surprised how tough other mums are - thought I was the only one!

Apparently I'm just a sheep, every answer that I gave was the one with the highest percentage of other votes! Nice to know I'm not the only one doing a certain thing though.

Turns out Im just like every other parent lol

I was in the majority for every answer. Glad to see the majority would allow their little pirates to go to the party just as they are

My answers seemed to be the same as the majority of the voters, that makes me feel quite normal.

Funny to see that "I'm going to count to three..." is a popular choice. A technique that my parents used on me, so it's obviously here to stay.

My answers seem to be in the lowest percentage. Oh well!

I seem to be the same as everyone else. But I'm surprised at the amount of people that force their child to eat vegetables. It just makes it so much more of a bigger deal and as an adult there are foods I don't like. I would hate to be forced into eating melon. My daughter has a varied diet but hates califlour and peas so I don't make her eat them. But she loves broccoli and sweet corn so we eat that a lot xx

Fairly typical, but I don't let things bother me. I don't care if my child watches tv. Today she has also played with her dolls and done some maths homework.

I also don't force veg onto her as was done to me as a child. As a result she now eats several different things.

I know I'm much more patient now than ten years ago so I know my answers would have been different then.

Pleasantly surprised that my answers are in the majority. Seems I'm not such an unusual tyrant after all! I just wish there had been an option to hide vegetables in meals for the fussy eater question as that was my preferred line of attack.

I am average

Well, I'm feeling very average from the results lol

Surprised at some of the answers especially the vegetable one I would never make kids eat what they don't like because we as adults don't eat what we like.

I think nearly all of these questions are ones that will confront virtually every parent at some time or other so it's important to realise that and that your kids are not being any different to any other children. Rationalising things and discussing with parents for good hints and tips for how to handle things based on their experiences is all good.

I am very surprised by some of my answers, maybe not what I thought they would be before I had children!

I seemed to be in the least percentage for most questions lol I'd turn on the tv if they're bored and i'm busy with something. I've never stressed over eating vegetables because i found early on it just leads to very stressful mealtimes for everyone and i just don't believe in forcing children to eat something they just don't like. I sneak in vegetables in various smoothies etc. I was quite surprised to find a lot of my answers were not shared by the majority lol

I seem to be with the majority

I agree with the first poster choosing battles is the way forward!

I got average just as I expected

All my choices aligned with the majority!

Mrs Average here too!

all the answers where what i expected

looks like im an average type of Mum , My answers seem to be pretty much middle of the road

I rather feed them a veg they like than force something on them they will not eat. It's wrong in my eyes