Listen: Ashley James giving new parenting tips

Discrimination and social pressure are crushing the spirit of early parenthood in Britain. Data shows that 63% of parents have encountered criticism during those challenging early days.

Parents report being criticised for a range of issues: 17% for their baby’s behaviour in public, 16% for their feeding choices, and 15% specifically for using a dummy, according to the research from MAM.

The negative feedback is relentless, with strangers providing 36% of the criticism and other parents 30%, while friends account for 20%, parents 18% and partners 14%. Nearly 44% of parents have felt that their parenting efforts were undervalued because of their gender, with 14% often and 30% sometimes experiencing this bias.

Aston spoke to TV presenter & former Made In Chelsea star Ashley James.

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