What sort of mum are you? Posted on January 18, 2017May 31, 2018 by IOM Staff Writer There's a PTA cake sale at school. What are you doing? Nothing. The nanny has it under control. Adding the finishing touches to my homemade cake Nipping to the supermarket to buy a "not homemade" cake Setting up tables - these sales don't run themselves you know Hunting for loose change to buy a cake Cake sale? What cake sale? Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> Which celebrity mum do you most identify with? Angelina Jolie Gwyneth Paltrow Katie Price Victoria Beckham Kirstie Allsopp Duchess of Cambridge Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> What's your child's bedtime routine? My child tells me when they are tired and puts themself to bed Bath, story, bed. Starting at 17.48 No routine. We just go with the flow Bath if there's time, otherwise just a story and bed CBeebies bedtime story then bed I'm not sure. Let me ask the nanny and get back to you Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> You've just taken a photo of your child. Now what? Marvel at the beauty staring back at you from the screen Facebook it Examine the photo for signs of retinoblastoma Retake it, making sure this time your kids sit up straight Who has time for photos? Use it to remind yourself what your child looks like Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> It's raining. What are you doing? Puddle jumping Kitchen table crafts (I'll post photos on Facebook later) Catching up on housework while the kids watch TV Making a den with my children in the living room Cinema and McDonald's Helping your child improve their knowledge of algebra Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> What's your biggest gripe with the babysitter? What they feed the kids Babysitter? I wish... They are more fun than me They don't update me enough They let the kids watch TV The amount of money they charge Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> You're just about to leave for work when your child starts complaining of a sore throat. What do you do? Google the symptoms of meningitis Make an emergency doctor's appointment Business as usual. A sore throat never hurt anyone Cancel everything. My child is sick! Rant on Facebook Send your child off to the childminder as normal, with a bottle of Calpol and instructions on how to reach you Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> What do you think of noisy flashing battery-operated plastic toys? The kids love them, therefore so do I Don't they cause hyper attention sensory stimulation processing disorder or something like that? So long as I don't have to listen to them, I don't mind We had a few, but the batteries miraculously died... Absolutely not. Wooden toys only please. Oh please! My child is far too intelligent to be interested in those sorts of toys Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> World Book Day at school. Your child is wearing... Whatever you can find in their dressing up box - Spiderman's a book character, right? Just a little something I've been working on for the past few weeks A £5 costume from Asda An adorable outfit that cost me a small fortune Their school uniform. Oops! Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> Your 8 year old tells you she wants to quit the netball team. How do you respond? Ask the coach to promote her to team captain Great news. No more getting up early on Saturday morning Question what's happened to suddenly make your child want to quit the team She can quit at the end of term if she still feels the same way What's the problem? It's her decision She can quit just as soon as she has chosen a new club to join Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> Your child is refusing to eat their dinner. What do you do? Tell them they can't leave the table until they've finished. Even if that means sitting there until midnight Tell them they have to eat at least 10 mouthfuls and they can leave the rest Offer to make them a piece of toast - anything for a quiet life Ask your online friends for advice Tell them that it's fine to leave it, but you won't be offering them anything else Beat yourself up over what a failure you are Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> You have a pile of washing to do, and the house is a mess. What do you do? Sit the kids in front of cartoons all day. That will keep them quiet Make the kids recite their times tables while you put the laundry on. If they're going to get ahead in life, they need to be top of their class Take the kids to the park so you don't need to look at the mess. It can wait until tomorrow Ask if they want to help you sort the colours from the whites. They like helping you with chores Tell the kids that if they tidy the living room, you'll buy them cake (not forgetting to post on Facebook about what marvellously helpful children you have) Call the cleaner Correct! Wrong! - Continue >> Share the quiz to show your results ! Facebook Facebook Just tell us who you are to view your results ! Show my results >> What sort of mum are you? %%personality%% Share your results Facebook Facebook Twitter Google+