Why Did Nobody Tell Me?

Do ''milestones'' feel like millstones? Does the thought of

waiting at the school gate make you more nervous than

your

five-year-old? Do you find yourself sometimes tempted to just let your

children

fight to the death? And does flicking through childcare books leave you

feeling

mostly bewildered and blamed? Then The

Mumsnet Rules are what you have been waiting

for...

Drawn from the message boards of mumsnet.com and

based on

the assumption that if thousands of parents have found a piece of advice

to be

helpful then you can be pretty sure it''s worth knowing, this book shapes

that

collective wisdom into dozens of dos and don''ts that will lead you

through the

minefield that is twenty-first-century

parenting.

From tantrums to teenagers, parasites to

parties,

competitive parenting to choosing the right school, and

including:

Don''t heed the

gurus



Do cut your

children''s hair off



Do bribe and

corrupt them through exams

Don''t let them

dress like a Ho



Do be hypocritical

about swearing



and

Never buy them a guinea pig ...

...The

Mumsnet

Rules will arm you with the insight that usually only comes

with

hindsight (as well as teaching you how to make a very classy Easter

bonnet out

of a KFC bucket).