at home with Jo Frost - October 2012 - (Page 300)

MOTHER KNOWS rom the moment you’re conceived, your parents will have passed on their genes, thereby determining everything from the size of your nose to the colour of your hair or how likely you are to wear glasses when you’re a child. Then, as you grow older, they will begin to impart advice, from the purely practical and helpful, to the life-affirmingly emotional. Later still, your parents may choose to hand down family heirlooms or sentimental items they would like to see preserved. And, if and when the time comes, they will be inherited by your children – their grandchildren, your legacy. If you do become a parent, those words of wisdom and life values will soon be passed down, either consciously or subconsciously, in the things you teach your little ones. And so the cycle continues. Here, eight women tell us the lesson in life their mothers taught them, and that they will now teach their own children. F ‘KINDNESS AND HARD WORK WILL TAKE YOU FURTHER THAN INTELLIGENCE’ Above, from left: Isaac, Catherine and Marie Catherine Toft, 48, says: ‘As a single mum to my only son Isaac, one really important lesson my mum, Marie, told me was that my son should never have to feel responsible for me or for my happiness as he was growing up. It’s a very important lesson and one I’ve tried to follow as Isaac has grown up into a teenager. My mum was also a single mother and she has taught me so much.’ Hilary Browning, 49, says: ‘My mum, Dorothea was a huge influence on me. She died nine years ago but she always advised me never to close my mind to any opportunities and said I couldn’t say I didn’t like something unless I’d tried it at least once. I’ve passed this life lesson on to my own daughter, Natasha, starting when she was a toddler and threatening to be a fussy eater – and it seems to be working, which is great.’ Juliette Kellow, 43, says: ‘My mum, Edith, taught me something very early on, explaining to me that it was the easiest way to get on in life. Her advice was, always be nice to people, no matter who they are, where they’re from or what they do.’ 300 | OCTOBER 2012 WORDS: Jo Willacy | PHOTOGRAPH: Getty Images Left: Hilary’s daughter, Natasha with her grandma, Dorothea Right: Baby Juliette with her mum, Edith

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of at home with Jo Frost - October 2012

EDITOR’S LETTER
JO’S HELLO
WHAT’S NEW IN PARENTING?
OCTOBER OUTINGS
SCRUB A DUB DUB
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
NICE WHEELS
FAMOUS MUMS
JO FROST ON THE GO
THE NAUGHTY CORNER
ADULT CLASSES
THE BIG C
YUMMY MUMMY
GET THE LOOK
PUSHY MOTHERS
TOPS ON TREND
MAKE-UP MAGIC
MOTHER WEAR
BABY BUMP BLISS
FIRST-TIME WORRIES
STARTING OUT
ON-THE-MOVE
SIGN UP
MILK TIME
SLEEP EASY
CRY BABY
WHAT’S THAT RASH?
MORE PLEASE
BABY STEPS
JOIN THE GREEN TEAM
COUNTRY COOL
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING
BUDDING BOOKWORM
AN ITCH TO SCRATCH
‘I’M NOT HUNGRY’
GOING POTTY
BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT
LIVING WITH AUTISM
OPEN WIDE
THE COLD WAR
LET MUMMY KISS IT BETTER
PANIC STATIONS
A CLEAN SWEEP
PROJECT RUNWAY
ORGANISE THIS
TIME FOR BIG SCHOOL
ALL KITTED OUT
WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?
‘I HATE YOU!’
TWEEN HEALTH
EAT WELL
TRICK OR TREAT
THE GHOST WITH THE MOST
LET’S BAKE
BABY BUDGET
WHAT KIND OF PARENT ARE YOU?
GIVE A CHILD A HOME
FAMILY MEN
GIRL POWER
DAY TRIPPER
GET PACKING
WHY PETS ARE BEST
COMING SOON
STORY CORNER
COUNT TO 10
PEARLS OF WISDOM
QUESTION TIME
KODAK MOMENTS
SURF’S UP
SOUND BITES
STOCKISTS

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