Real mums

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Couples should not have more than two children for the sake of the planet, a…

Myra Butterworth argues the attraction of life as a single mother - financially at least.…

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Melanie Nicholas and her partner Andrew Ballinger have not worked in 20 years. Neil Tweedie…

In 2008 The Telegraph identified the 'Coping Classes': solid citizens beaten down by rising costs.…

The couple may have failed in their bids to become shadow chancellor, but this competitive…

The concept of fairness is not being applied to the middle classes, believes Janet Daley…

Too much was left unsaid when the BBC sent its cameras to Coventry, says Christopher…

An army of state spies and bureaucrats would need to be employed if the controversial…

The decision to remove child benefits from higher rate taxpayers has drawn howls of protest…

Country mother of four Lucy Cavendish wonders where her son's bad dreams are coming from…

Amanda Evans tells how she is desperately raising money to fund groundbreaking research into pulmonary…

If you are tired of always being in a rush, running after the kids and getting no respite, then it's time for a change! Find out how getting your children on board and teaching them about time management can make your life a little easier.

If you hate your boss, as tempting as it my be to slate them at interviews, it won't win you any brownie points - if anything, it could lose you a potential job, and your professional respect.

Being made redundant can be a devastating experience for most people, no matter what the situation. But if the news comes while on maternity leave, it can be even more distressing. This has become an increasingly common situation for working mums during the recession

We may not be able to do much about the government's welfare reform and budget cuts, but we can make changes in our work to help counter its effects. One way to do this is to change the way you work - if losing child benefits and child tax credits will hit your family too hard, put pen to paper and see if reducing your hours will kill two birds with one stone - give you more work-life balance, and save you money you would lose from the cuts, and in tax.

if you would like to apply for flexible working but just don't know where to start, our new guide, The Working Mum's Guide to Flexible Working will walk you through the entire process.

What a difference two years makes! And it just goes to show that politicians just can't be trusted. Back in 2008, the Conservatives asked the Policy Exchange think tank conducted a study, which called for a universal childcare allowance that would be paid to not only nurseries, but to mothers and grandparents.