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<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Sahara Jayde Baker-Koro

It's hard to believe a grown man killed a five-year-old in his own defence - or even accidentally - but there you have it.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> One pregnant lady wanting a seat

One thing neither women nor men do anymore, it seems, is give up a seat to a pregnant lady.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Is it ok to be a slut?

As a typical lefty liberal, I defend the right of any woman to walk anywhere at night and be completely unmolested.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Contemplating the kiddy transport conundrum

As any parent knows, problem solving is a big part of parenting.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Sex and the suburbs

It's been a time of pondering sex in the Ikram household of late.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> If Sir Peter says so

Someone who has done nothing but alienate large groups of teachers is a deadbeat choice for the job of Education Minister, says Dita De Boni.

The big five

I feel as though I do deserve a hearty slap on the back because I have safely delivered my first child to the age of five.

<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Trying to keep the faith

It depresses me to think that inevitably, one if not all of my children will make their futures offshore.

<i>Dita De Boni</i>: My 'real' mummy

I am accustomed to being hailed from the other side of the house to the cries of "mummy! mummy!", but by now, I know I'm not the character in the house that goes by that name.

Good little girl goes ga-ga

I don't know what has happened to my formerly cherubic little girl of late.

Dita De Boni: More for jittery kids

Many parents are seemingly conflicted about what to tell their young ones in the wake of such an enormous event, writes Dita De Boni.

Rolling coverage and kids

'Do you think Ma has a cut on his head?' This from the little voice beside me, as I stared in incredulous horror at the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.

Sheer neurosis over child safety

I thought we were over the bad old days where the thought of any men near children, no matter how public or how scrutinised, was cause for mass parental hysteria.

<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Fencing them in

There's a great park, about a 10-minute drive away from our house, that is half-fenced.

<i>Dita de Boni</i>: A certain trainwreck

Sometimes, there's nothing more guaranteed to bring you down than reading the <i>Sunday</i> papers.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Britain's nanny state

This week, the British Government has given its rubber stamp to two quite unique parenting ideas, writes Dita De Boni.

Testosterone surge

I've very worried about the hinges of the door to my children's room. They are about to snap.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Fed up with the fetishisation of pregnant women

Am I the only one already sick of Victoria Beckham's fourth pregnancy?