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Before I start spewing my perspective of modern parenthood, and bemoan its trials and tribulations, I will provide some context.

I am a mother, wife, teacher and full time control freak. I have three children (aged 7, 5 and 10 months) and a puppy - so our home has successfully exceeded capacity.

My husband and I have a relatively traditional approach to parenting but recognise its shortcomings when it comes to communicating emotions and showing affection. We take parenting very seriously (some may say, too seriously?) but we feel very strongly that our children should grow up in an environment rooted in respect and routine.

We feel there has been a societal shift in attitudes to parenting and often discuss why this has happened. We often lament how doomed our child and their generation are due to the deteriorating standards of public services and the flagrant disregard for authority in our society.

These concerns (we have finally accepted) are completely out of our control. But, we do have a fair chunk of control of our family. So, rather than rant and rave about the injustices and unrealistic expectations that saturate our environment, we have decided to tune out the background noise and focus on doing the best we can do for our family.

Of course, this is much easier said than done, and we are far from perfect parents, but we (like most) want to do the best for our children in order to give them the best start in life.

A Modern Family is our platform to share these experiences, battles and joys as we reflect on parenting through an unexpectedly and uniquely challenging era.