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Britain' s mothers are under so much pressure to feed their children healthily that three-quarters admit to lying about what they give them, reported The Metro. It is common for them to exaggerate to friends, family and doctors the amount of fruit and vegetables their offspring eat, according to a British Potato Council study. Babies are being taken to therapy by their parents in an attempt to establish good mental health early in life. The Daily Express talked to London-based psychologist Dr Stella Acquarone, who offers initial consultations with both baby and parents for just 100. Prices move up steeply to 29,000 for an intensive three-week course. Dr Acquarone believes that it is important to realise how early a child's brain develops and runs a parent-infant clinic at the School of Infant Mental Health in Hampstead.

Babies are being taken to therapy by their parents in an attempt to establish good mental health early in life. The Daily Express talked to London-based psychologist Dr Stella Acquarone, who offers initial consultations with both baby and parents for just 100. Prices move up steeply to 29,000 for an intensive three-week course. Dr Acquarone believes that it is important to realise how early a child's brain develops and runs a parent-infant clinic at the School of Infant Mental Health in Hampstead.

Proud mother Karly Hart has nicknamed her newborn daughter Little Lou after giving birth on the toilet in Worthing, Sussex, said The Sun.

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