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The Jeremy Vine Show turns its attention to parenthood this week, with Radio 2's Guide to Parenting. It's often called the most important job in the world, but becoming a parent requires no application form, no interview, no training and no appraisal. So how can you be certain you're any good at it?

The discussion begins today, with a look at that very first day at home with your baby, and finishes on Friday, with the heartbreaking - or perhaps joyful - moment your child moves out or leaves for college.

Through the week, we'll also be asking: who creates troublesome teenagers, the teens themselves or bad parents? Is there anything wrong with so-called ''broken families''? Can a divorce help to bring people closer together? And who make better parents, strict or liberal mums and dads?