Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
PARENTING FOR IDIOTS
Channel 4, 10pm
Having children is such a joy... says every parent for at least half an hour before their baby does its first explosive nappy.
“There is a giddy rush you get when a baby is born. It doesn’t last,” sighs actor Stephen Mangan. He is one of a clutch of celebrity parents who have been filmed for this funny montage about parenting horrors.
From the unrivalled satisfaction of getting your child to eat three more mouthfuls of broccoli, to the mind-boggling risk analysis that accompanies every trip to the swings, these are the realities of life when looking after a child.
Danny Dyer describes trying to potty train his son (who was chewing on a chop at the same time), while Jamelia confesses to a g-string incident, proving your kids will do anything to embarrass you.
Annoying soft-focus nappy ads are discussed at length – you know the ones, featuring immaculate mums with happy gurgling babies. Where are the parents weeping in a corner?
And child-free Grace Dent moans that parent friends only ever want to meet her in a germinfested soft play area at 9am. That’s not fun, I can tell you.