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Having a sister is really good for you, according to science

Having a sister is really good for you, according to science

Having a sister is actually good for your mental health. She may drive you mad at the best of times, but science has revealed having a sister is good for you. Yes, it’s true. Sisters steal your clothes, argue with you over the silliest things, and always hog the Netflix. But they’re also your shoulder […]

1 year ago

Eeeekk! How to introduce your toddler to their newborn baby sibling

Eeeekk! How to introduce your toddler to their newborn baby sibling

“It should all be so simple,” sang Lauryn Hill on 1998’s Ex Factor, “but you’d rather make it hard”. And (throwback tunes aside) the same can very much be said of toddlers and their introductions to newborn baby siblings. Look, some two- and three-year olds take the household’s latest bundle of joy with ease. They […]

7 years ago

This matching brother/sister clothing set is absolutely adorable and now on sale

This matching brother/sister clothing set is absolutely adorable and now on sale

Over the years I’ve seen lots of my cousins and their siblings dressed in matching sets. This is usually between siblings of the same gender. Sisters wearing matching dresses and brothers wearing matching shirts and trousers. Having one son and one daughter it’s rare that I ever see matching sets that would suit them as […]

8 years ago

Woman asks for advice after finding out her 15-year-old sister is pregnant

Woman asks for advice after finding out her 15-year-old sister is pregnant

What would you do in this situation? A mum has taken to Mumsnet after she found out her sister is pregnant. She found a positive pregnancy test in her sister’s clothes, but doesn’t know whether to tell their mother. She wrote: “We were going to go swimming as a family and I didn’t have any […]

8 years ago