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CarolF

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7 Things AI Writers Need to Know

(#1: Not all editors are dumb)

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One-Minute Facts: Cheeky Hamsters

Let’s marvel at what these cuties can stick in their cheek pouches

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How to Avoid Turning Your Only Child Into an Arsehole

Some only children turn into precocious monsters. If you don’t want to build an arsehole, read this.

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How to Avoid Turning Your Only Child Into an Arsehole

Oct 4, 2023

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School Bullying Doesn’t Just Happen To Kids

Parent-on-parent bullying is a real thing

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How Studying History Shapes Your Child’s Life

Understanding the past can help children navigate their futures

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The Parenting Portal Newsletter: November 2025

Stats, editorial nudges, a staff pick and some recommended reads

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One-Minute Facts: Medieval Two Sleeps

Shift sleeping in the very-way-backs

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One-Minute Facts: Medieval Two Sleeps

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One-Minute Facts: The 100th One

Happy Birthday to us….

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Oct 27

One-Minute Facts: Safety Coffins

Trigger warning: gruesome

Oct 20

A drawing of a safety coffin that shows how a person could attract outside attention if they were still alive

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One-Minute Facts: WW2 Carrot Propaganda

The myth that concealed new radar technology

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Oct 13

CarolF

CarolF

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I write diverse stuff in British English. I use the S over the Z and keep the Oxford comma for special occasions. Editor of The Parenting Portal.

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