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modern tribes: the digital dad

We missed her first projectile vomit – sod’s law,neither of us was wearing the GoPro. I...

now the baby boomers are the reactionaries. the...

The youth of today with their new kinds of censorship and pious policing leave us condemned – and...

when busyness is our key social currency, our...

There is a unusual sense of pride in being busy – even whether it comes at the expense of...

how can my son be a year old already?

He’s growing up mercurial,leaving milestones in his wake and tiny parts of me along with themMy...

bridget christie: parenting advice? from a man who...

David Cameron won’t be giving his fresh parenting classes personally,which is a shame Without a...

what i m really thinking: the stay at home dad

My days are like yours. whether you feel you need a demolish from the routine,possibly it’s...

raising a black son in the us: he had never taken...

Even before her son was born,Jesmyn Ward was preoccupied with one thing – how she would prepare...

paternity leave one year on: i imagined my time...

It’s a year since extended paternity allowance rules came in. Here two dads who’ve taken extra...

my son s gums have dropped

I’m not sure whether dropped gums are a thing,but my mum said it with the wisdom of a village...

daddy s home: why on earth did i take shared...

Johnny Davis is one of the few men to prefer up the government’s offer of shared parental leave....

can you bully your child out of bullying?

A fresh viral video shows a Virginia child running to school in front of his father’s car as...

a letter to... the son we lost to heroin

‘We tried to keep you close,but all that did was hone your skills in deception’: the letter you...

listen to children - but sometimes grown ups might...

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are fighting over their son,but how much say should he have in his...

billy badger, squiffy squirrel, freddy fox - my...

My dad is a master of improvised stories – they kept us agog and now have the next generation...

it s too tempting to plug into entertainment all...

There’s much to amuse at our fingertips – we’ve never had it so good. But is it good for the...

jo brand s tribute to stay at home mums put a...

As a mother of young children at home and a feminist who supports the rights of the many women who...

is it ok to wear pyjamas in public?

A Darlington headteacher recently asked parents on the school run to stop turning up in their...

how the tooth fairy is wiping the smile from...

Children’s teeth are earning up to £10 a pop. But is this boom in tooth prices offset by...

sophie heawood: how hard is it to raise a kid on...

‘Living outside the nuclear narrative will create so many jarring moments with others that soon...

what i m really thinking: the au pair

One friend knows her host father is having an affair,another says the teenage daughter and mother...

sex, drugs, honeymoon, motherhood - what if my...

I’ve written more journals than Pepys,but am a mum with an image to protect, and worry that my...

babies are full of design flaws

If my wife leaves the room,our son’s convinced she’s gone for ever – so why doesn’t he feel...

babies can give you hope, happiness and purpose

My son helped me cope with bad news and stopped me from wallowing in self-pityNew parents are...

should i contact my abusive father?

My dad was volatile and his mother sexually abused me,but is it my duty to get back in touch? No,...

the secret to… not being a sweary parent

Record yourself while driving and check your language,pretend you’re talking to Mary Berry or keep...

teenagers will always find ways to outwit parents...

Jamie Oliver has banned his daughter from posting ‘porno’ selfies,but kids will be kidsI’ve...

my son s new fake laugh is terrible - a sea lion...

He’s polishing up his attention-seeking skills and techniquesWithout question,my favourite thing...

experience: i was abducted by my father

‘My father told people my mother was dead,or an unfit parent. I felt abandoned, and confusedThe...

the name game: what to do at the airport if your...

It’s supposed to discontinue child trafficking,but making families take additional documents...

jess phillips: i will never again make the...

It’s 4.30am,midwinter 2008, and the future MP is hunkering down for another early shiftI startle...

changeling review: when the terror of your toddler...

Aleks Krotoski focuses on the emotional impact in this debate on how technology is changing too fast...

new parents looking to tech for answers fuel £1bn...

Gadgets that promise to design looking after our children easier are doing big business at...

the secret to… living with adult children

net everything out in the open,treat your child as an adult and be prepared to find unexpected...

they take over your life and then, one day, they...

A baby changes everything. So how does it feel when they’re all grown and gone? Photographer Dona...

my life as a boozer is over. why drink when i can...

It’s no fun changing a nappy with a hangover. Besides,the small fella means more to me now than...

babies? an impossible dream: the millennials...

Has the recession created a generation too insecure to have children? Meet the people trapped in...

is a woman too old to have a baby at 50? it...

I didn’t plan to have my only child at 43,but that was how life worked out. M&S boss Laura...

perfect prams for perfect parents: the rise of the...

How the rise of the luxury pram capitalised on the status anxiety of a unique generation of parents...

my son s nose was blocked and the solution was...

My wife did it first,and now I too occupy crossed a dreadful Rubicon, with the aid of a nasal...

the secret to getting on with your child s partner

Don’t create problems,keep the channels of communication open and be welcomingWe don’t maintain...

call it a competition and dads will rush to bring...

Aviva’s way to supply equal pay for both parents could start a revolution in childcareNormally...

facing my fear: sleeping, alone, in my mothers...

Mum barely left the house during the final months of her life. whether I was domestic alone,it meant...

my wife and i have got our evenings back at last

But this great expanse of baby-free time needs filling – so will it be booze or TV?Parenting is...

for the first time in my life, people need me -...

With my dumpier looks and stain-proof clothes,having a baby has mutated me into an adult at...

the secret to… helping your children get along

Find out if theres a pattern to any flashpoints,set crystal-clear rules to reduce conflict and allow...

cutting out swearing is an extreme lifestyle...

… but I acquire to cease for the sake of my son. It’s inevitable that he’ll be corrupted at...

dont beat yourselves up about how much tv your...

Computer games and TV shows are a vehicle for conversation and interaction and are a worthwhile...

a doll period party? no thanks, lammily, ill just...

Children should be learning about menstruation as part of everyday life and conversation,not...

margaret harrison obituary

Pioneer in child and family welfare whose Home-Start parenting charity now operates in 22...

its ok to be unhappy around kids. so put away that...

Research shows that there is a cost to hiding our feelings from children,even though the temptation...

bossy, easygoing, tiger: what sort of a parent...

David Cameron has stepped into a minefield with his plan for parenting classes and backing for the...

maggie thatcher should have known: all parents...

Parenting is a nigh-on impossible task at the best of timesMargaret Thatcher’s official...

this is the only country where dads spend more...

From paid paternity leave to universal daycare,Finland is closing the gender gap. What can it teach...

finland: the only country where dads spend more...

From paid paternity leave to universal daycare,Finland is closing the gender gap. What can it teach...

forget no pyjamas , here are the five school gate...

The Darlington school headteacher’s jimjam strictures won’t do. whether your kids won’t let...

i have a secret to confess about my parenting...

I’ve been keeping it from you for 49 weeks,but it’s a new year so I’m going to share itIt is...

i may have caused my fathers death

When my father died in 2007,I carried the burden with me for years. About a year ago, it occurred to...

i ve helped my ex addict dad financially, but can...

The daughter of a former addict is struggling to cope with her studies and with taking...

why depriving your kids of toys is a great idea

In this current weekly series,writer Madeleine Somerville makes the case for having less, and...

parents in pyjamas: why the headteacher should...

The school gate pyjama row shows how difficult it is for schools to set boundaries: but dressing...

is david cameron right to praise the tiger mother...

Amy Chua’s 2011 memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has become a shorthand for pushy...

the secret to... rediscovering sex after having a...

Book a babysitter,dress up, cuddle and talkBook a babysitter. examine friends, and family,a...

just when the baby boomer is loving the empty...

For parents who enjoy been enjoying the freedom of living child-free,now comes research to spoil it...

the 100 best nonfiction books: no 33 - the common...

The groundbreaking American childcare manual urged parents to trust themselves,but was also accused...

the boomerang generation - and the childhood...

Millennials who live in the rooms they grew up in give us a glimpse of adult life with Mum and DadI...

is sharing residency better for children s mental...

Divorce and separation can have a hugely detrimental impact on children. But Swedish studies point...

my daughters don t need another bff. i ll keep...

It’s not helicopter mothering schools should be warning against but oversharing all aspects of our...

we re taking our baby on holiday. will it all end...

Don’t accomplish it,said a colleague, a man beaten down by cranky poolside babies and his failure...

when it comes to parenting, americans reach for...

modern York mothers leave nothing to chance,but my French safety guy has a more laid-back approachOf...

we re never going to bed : children rewrite the...

Sweets for breakfast,pillow fights on demand, and no tidying up... what happened when three families...

how can young people start families when their...

Women choosing late childbirth are assumed to ‘want it all’. But the millennial housing crisis...

my two year old daughter had sepsis and was close...

Several medics had missed the diagnosis before one A&E nurse realised how seriously ill she was and...

we know working women get penalised for...

New research suggests that men want to contribute equally to caring for children. It’s their...

my parents had a life of their own till i came...

It took me a very long time to understand that my parents are people first and parents secondI...

my son has started to play with himself in public

I don’t want him to be the butt of older children’s jokes – how enact I help him without...

these are my hardest moments as a mother. what are...

Cheeks burning while strangers judge your parenting skills … the child shrieking in the post...

who needs sex to make babies? pretty soon, humans...

Within decades,technology will give would-be parents choices that sound like the stuff of science...

the mommy wars are the patriarchys latest attempt...

The ‘conclude mommy wars’ advertisement shames mothers by insisting their beliefs are...

a letter to … my 10 year old son, who needs to...

The letter you always wanted to writeThis morning we fell out because I asked you to tidy up after...

who thought babyproofing a home was easy?

Now that my son has become a cable vampire seeking out the snakepit of wires behind our TV,our house...

no trolling, no threats, no swearing: the...

The Mommas Facebook group was shut down after endless online fights,but their impeccable (perfect,...

a thousand nurseries close as free childcare...

Providers resorting to ‘unethical’ practices to replace funding shortfallMore than 1000...

today s women can ignore the church - but we can t...

In the past half century we’ve moved from forced adoptions to record IVF births,yet feminism still...

children s gifts to parents motivated by...

Challenge to idea of altruism within families has implications for pension system,says studyIt is,...

two in five new parents experience mental health...

Royal College of Nursing says many new parents suffer from anxiety,depression and other issues but...

barbie will not become a feminist anytime soon,...

Barbie has been a paleontologist,a computer engineer and a presidential candidate. But she has a...

tim dowling: the youngest is still bartending. it...

A smartly dressed 10-year-old boy approaches the bar with a menu in one hand and £30 in the otherIt...

we can all learn from pussycat fathers | letters

In the discussion of a possible English national anthem (Shortcuts,G2, 14 January), or I build...

headteacher asks parents to stop doing school run...

Head of Skerne Park Academy in Darlington asks parents to dress appropriately in daywear that is...

moral minefield: when parents abduct their own...

The case of Sally Faulkner attempting to abduct her children in Lebanon highlights the desperate...

whats it like to be a pensioner parent? share your...

As the number of teenagers with fathers collecting their pensions is set to rise,we want to hear...

fertility industry errors created doubt over...

Judge criticises regulator as couples who used sperm donors win proper to be called legal parents of...

women in england and wales having fewer babies...

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show women in England and Wales are having fewer...

cost of raising children in uk higher than ever

Study finds family finances stretched further as typical parent can expect to spend £231843 raising...

i m so proud that my stepmother was sue lloyd...

She taught me how to eat an artichoke,cook an aubergine and dance the Charleston. Sue did her...

tim dowling: exams are more stressful for parents...

The middle and the youngest one are approaching their mock exams in a manner designed to stress the...

more babies born to women 35 or older than under...

There were 138592 live births to women under 25 and 144181 to women aged 35 and over final year in...

child burial fees waived across uk after campaign...

Carolyn Harris won support of Theresa May for campaign she led since losing her son in 1989Child...

the perils of playground etiquette can make trumps...

My spat over who had the true to a plastic bucket shows everybody is capable of being childish,not...

baby formula makers ramp up production as...

Manufacturers confirm shortage in Australian supermarkets because Chinese buyers create...

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