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Happy birthday Olivia Oct 6, 2013: Olivia Coates celebrates her birthday today shortly after graduating with a first class honours degree – guess who is a proud mother?

Child benefit – deadline Sep 16, 2013: The deadline to request self-assessment forms for parents affected by changes to child benefit for high earners is fast approaching, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is warning today.

Kindle Fire - £30 off Sep 13, 2013: A great chance to buy a Kindle Fire with £30 off the selling price. Now only £99.

Support Refuge - buy Woman Walks into a Bar Sep 4, 2013: Rowan Coleman's novella Woman Walks into a Bar is published on 10 September 2013 and 100 per cent of the proceeds will be donated to Refuge, a charity dedicated to helping women and children suffering from domestic abuse and violence. Rowan explains what led her to this decision.

Congratulations Kathryn & Ollie Aug 28, 2013: Most usually we are celebrating new additions to the family but last weekend member Christine Mayle's family welcomed Ollie as elder daughter Kathryn's husband and Anne Coates was delighted to be at the celebrations.

A Level results - national helpline Aug 13, 2013: Careers advisers from the Exam Results Helpline will be on-hand from 8am on Thursday 15 August (A level results day) to provide valuable careers information and advice to students (and their parents) across the UK who receive higher or lower A level results than expected, and more importantly who don’t know what to do next.

Entering Competitions on PWT Jul 28, 2013: Parenting Without Tears regularly runs competitions with sponsors who provide the prizes. We have a few Terms & Conditions that entrants should observe or risk being disqualified.

Hello Fresh – recipe box service Jul 24, 2013: Fresh ingredients delivered to your door with recipe cards for you and your children to follow – what could be nicer? Hello Fresh is an award-winning, UK-wide, recipe box delivery service encouraging people to rediscover the joys of cooking from scratch. Anne Coates and her family tried out the recently-launched family box (and fed their friends at supper parties) and were impressed with both the ingredients and the results.

London Theatres – Kids Go Free Jun 18, 2013: Booking opens today for summer 2013 Kids Week at London Theatres. Free shows and activities throughout August.

World Book Night books Apr 23, 2013: Even if you are not one of the volunteer book givers for World Book Night you can still celebrate by buying a book or borrowing one from your local library. For parents it's a great opportunity to show children how much books mean to you. Here are the chosen titles for World Book Night 2013.

World Book Night Apr 23, 2013: It's St George's Day, the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and death, as well as the death of the great Spanish novelist, Cervantes. In their honour UNESCO made this the international day of the book. This evening thousands of books will be given away as part of World Books Night. Here crime writer, Mari Hannah, tells Anne Coates what she thinks about World Book Night.

National Trust – free weekend Apr 20, 2013: Over 200 National Trust properties are offering free admission this weekend Saturday and Sunday 20 and 21 April 2013.

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