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16:22 What is America’s pro-natalism movement really about? | Moira Donegan

The movement isn’t actually interested in making motherhood easier by offering things like affordable childcare. So what is their aim?

10:09 Please, yell at kids! Five lessons I’ve learned about good parenting from around the world

I traveled from Mozambique to Finland to learn parenting hacks, and came away with the same lesson: parenting is hard everywhere, but nowhere is it as lonely as it is in the US

19:35 The ridiculous notion of ‘illegitimate’ children lingered for too long | Brief letters

Brief letters: Registering babies | Farage’s pub crawl | Medics in crisis | Weeding out thieves | Weighing up the cost of papers

22/04 It turns out you’re never too old to go Interrailing around Europe | Phil Mongredien

Having missed out in my youth, I thought that was that – until I took a revelatory trip with my sons. We’re going again this year, says Guardian Opinion production editor Phil Mongredien

21/04 Tech overload for teachers and parents | Letter

Letter: Dr Susan MacDougall says schools and universities are to blame for the excessive use of digital platforms these days

21/04 I prided myself on being rational and easy-going. Then I started coaching competitive kids’ sports | Myke Bartlett

Coaching has brought me into close and uncomfortable contact with aspects of my own character that had been hitherto concealed – much like parenting

20/04 Parents must make tough choices on smartphones, says children’s commissioner for England

Dame Rachel de Souza says parents should look to their own smartphone use and not try to be their children’s friend

20/04 Absentee students should make us ask, what is school for? | Eva Wiseman

Low school attendance is a symptom of the problem, an expression of something deeper

20/04 How we let our babies down in 1974

We failed them in those vital preschool years, boring them badly and allowing them to sleep. By Genevieve Fox

19/04 ‘I’d named my autistic son in my will – I didn’t realise that would only cause problems’

In this extract from her book, Rhiannon Gogh, whose son is autistic, says parents often aren’t aware specialist planning is needed if you leave money to a vulnerable dependant

18/04 Supreme court ruling on sex divides opinion | Letters

Letters: Guardian readers respond to the judgment on sex and the Equality Act, and consider its repercussions for trans people

18/04 My sister gets into toxic fights with my mother. How can I help? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

The first priority must be the safety of the most vulnerable – your mother and your sister’s children

15/04 I can’t go everywhere my daughter goes – a wheelchair only works in accessible spaces

For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible – but we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds

15/04 Having as many babies as possible is not the only way to show you love humanity | Zoe Williams

Elon Musk is obsessed with falling birth rates, as is the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán. Why would leftwingers want to buy into their ‘pronatalist’ agenda, asks Zoe Williams

14/04 Our New Girl review – Irish nanny triggers mayhem in gruellingly tense domestic noir

Nancy Harris, the writer of acclaimed dark comedy The Dry, reveals her early mastery of family power games in this taut new production of her 2012 play that feels fresh and relevant

14/04 Risks to children playing Roblox ‘deeply disturbing’, say researchers

Exclusive: Gaming platform accused of ‘troubling disconnect between child-friendly appearance and reality’

13/04 Put your baby down to nap near a washing machine, expert says

Researcher warns that dark daytime naps can disrupt babies’ sleep when they properly go to bed at night

13/04 My young boy is the English son of Irish parents… | Seamas O'Reilly

How do I explain this complicated situation to him, for example when we are watching the rugby?

13/04 I’m nearly 60, but my father’s indifference towards me still stings

It’s deeply human to seek approval and recognition from a parent, even when we are fully grown

12/04 ‘It can break you’: Life for parents of autistic children can be exhausting. One podcast is offering hope. Is it real?

A podcast claims to show that autistic children with limited speech may be able to communicate via telepathy. What does the science say about the idea?

12/04 How to raise kind children: lead by example, talk it over … and get a dog

It is a simple and powerful way to help them feel calmer and happier, say the experts. So how do you teach kindness to kids?

12/04 Rogue doctors stole one woman’s eggs to get another patient pregnant. What happened next is an unlikely tale of friendship against the odds

When it emerged that a fertility clinic had made one woman pregnant with another’s baby, Renée Ballou and Carole LieberWilkins were advised to ‘lawyer up’. Instead they did something extraordinary – even as one raised the other’s biological child

11/04 Rules of engagement for family rows over politics | Letters

Letters: Readers are divided in their reactions to a piece by Simon Usborne in which he says he now focuses on common ground rather than the battleground

11/04 My husband is always on his iPad. I miss him. How can I ask for screen-free time together? | Leading questions

Time without screens doesn’t need to feel like homework, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it might help to suggest some active alternatives

10/04 Growing up between two countries felt like having two selves. In midlife, that tension has softened

Age has made me a more fully realized version of myself – I didn’t recognize that until returning to the Philippines

09/04 Once, my father carried me into the surf. Now my arm steadies his steps back to the sea | Tim Baker

Early morning swims were a daily ritual for my dad until age and illness took its toll. On a recent visit, I hatched a plan to get him in the ocean again

09/04 ‘Parents left picking popcorn out of their hair’: the meme-soaked magic of A Minecraft Movie

Jason Momoa and Jack Black’s review-retardant blockbuster is bringing living memes – and lessons about teen audiences – to cinemas

09/04 A moment that changed me: I brought a baby gorilla home – and learned so much about being a parent

The seven months I spent looking after Afia fast-tracked me through every stage of parenting: love, laughs and pride, followed by inevitable separation and loss

07/04 Woman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth

Grace Davidson gives birth to baby Amy Isabel after receiving her sister’s womb in 2023

06/04 My son has found a way to beat me at chess – replace all the pieces with Minecraft Lego | Séamas O’Reilly

To be fair, it’s proven to be a very successful tactic…

05/04 Melania Trump’s secret to getting through hard times? Love (actually)

The first lady spoke about (wait for it) diversity as she presented awards to courageous women from around the world

05/04 ‘Too sticky. Too saucy. Too weird’: could I persuade my son to eat the food of my heritage?

Before she became a mother, Samantha Ellis secretly judged other parents who let their children subsist on white bread and pesto-pasta. And when her son was born she couldn’t wait to share the Iraqi Jewish food of her ancestors. Unfortunately, he had other ideas …

05/04 UK parents with babies in neonatal care gain right to paid leave

Measures hailed as lifeline for parents will allow people with sick babies to take up to 12 weeks’ leave

04/04 How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice – podcast

John Harris on how music helped him connect with his autistic son James

03/04 ‘Heteropessimism’ didn’t spring from nowhere | Letters

Letters: Josephine Grahl advises looking at the labour burden placed on women and how social structures enforce this. Brid Connolly recalls Marge Piercy’s novel Body of Glass

03/04 My teenage son is just horrid, I hate him. How can I cope with the disgusting feelings I’m having?

You don’t need to feel wretched shame for having negative emotions, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Working through these feelings might be better for him too

02/04 Roblox gives parents more power over children’s activity on gaming platform

Parents can block children from talking to certain people and get detailed screen-time insights on site popular with under-13s

01/04 Mother’s Day has restored my hope in 2025 – but my kids had nothing to do with it | Zoe Williams

I’ve blown hot and cold on the virtue of Mothering Sunday, but I’m convinced it serves as a meteorological bellwether, writes Zoe Williams

01/04 A lot of mums are angry at Chappell Roan. I just want her to come over and listen to me whinge | Molly Glassey

Whether you’re a parent or not, you should be able to talk candidly about how tough it is having kids

01/04 Apex Predator review – supernatural psychodrama bites off more than it can chew

Sophie Melville and Laura Whitmore star in an ambitious yet flawed play about the pressures of parenthood

31/03 Love, actually: How intimacy survives marriage and motherhood | Saman Shad

The key isn’t chasing some impossible ideal of passion that never fades but learning to appreciate love in all its evolving forms

30/03 Police officers ‘mocked and ostracised’ for paternity leave in England and Wales

Exclusive: Most only take a week’s leave, and paternity pay for back-office staff in Met is nearly three times higher

30/03 How and why parents and teachers are introducing young children to AI

Guardian readers share the ways and reasons they are preparing their children and students for a future that may necessitate familiarity with generative artificial intelligence

30/03 Having your car stolen is bad, but it’s nothing compared to trying to report the crime… | Séamas O’Reilly

I use every bit of phone-jitsu I possess to reach a human so we can explain this situation

29/03 The anti-women ‘fertilization president’ who wants to have it both ways

Trump’s executive order supposedly expanding IVF access offered nothing concrete beyond a weird nickname for himself

28/03 The Adolescence alarm: ‘If there’s a problem with boys’ behaviour, it’s because of us’

Millions have been gripped by a story of toxic masculinity in children that’s been called a ‘wake-up call’. But is it a moral panic, and how should we respond?

28/03 New mums are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to take regular exercise and get more sleep. Don’t make me laugh | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

New guidelines are well intentioned, but as parents of babies know, finding time to look after yourself is impossible, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

27/03 A moment that changed me: my 11-year-old daughter received an unwanted compliment – and I taught her how to respond

At a party, a man looked my child up and down in admiration, before praising her looks. I saw her visibly shrink. So I taught her the value of bad manners

27/03 With its spotlight on the ‘manosphere’, Adolescence begs the question: how do we raise good men? | Michael Flood

Schools, social media platforms, governments and communities can all play a role, but parents can still be powerful influences on the kinds of men their boys will become

25/03 Here’s how much I pay for childcare – and what I’d do instead if it were free

Parents explain the financial burden childcare places on them and how it hampers their families’ futures

25/03 Were the Friends even human? Watching the old shows again, they certainly don’t breed like the rest of us | Nell Frizzell

One minute Rachel and Phoebe are giving birth, the next they’re perfectly groomed and having coffee with their mates. That’s not a picture I recognise, writes Nell Frizzell

23/03 My adult daughter wants to turn herself back into a teenager

Distorted external referencing can keep her paralysed, because she’s trying to live up to an imagined ideal

22/03 Having a baby with your best mate – podcast

Nicola Slawson on her decision to have a baby with her best friend, Tom, rather than a romantic partner

22/03 Parents: tell us about your child’s experience of playing Roblox

We’d like to hear from parents whose children have been playing Roblox, what got them into it and how they feel about the gaming platform

22/03 Emma Barnett: ‘People ask, is that the radio you or the real you?’

The broadcaster and author talks maternity leave, childhood curiosity, and her imaginary radio audience

22/03 ‘Does she love me? No. Is she capable of love? No’: my mother, the con artist

Chef Graham Hornigold had never known where – or even who – she was. Then out of the blue he got an email

21/03 You be the judge: should my mum have booked a Christmas trip abroad without telling me?

Margaret planned to spend the holidays in Vietnam with her partner, but her son thinks the family should be together. Is she being flighty? You decide

20/03 The Guardian view on modern masculinity: boys need mentors, not marketers | Editorial

Editorial: Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It’s a crisis demanding real-world solutions

19/03 Book swaps at tube stations are invaluable – bring them back | Letters

Letters: Gill Saunders urges a rethink of the ban. Veronica Porter says everything should be done to encourage book ownership

17/03 How many legal parents can a child have? The Dutch are asking the question | Mark Smith

In our rainbow family, there are two dads and a mum – but the law in the Netherlands only recognises two of us, says Amsterdam-based writer Mark Smith

16/03 ‘Your blood runs cold’: the anguish parents feel after a daycare worker commits a sexual offence against a child

With nearly 2,000 investigations into incidents at NSW childcare centres since 2020 and one provider’s response under investigation, parents are grappling with lingering questions

16/03 Maternity Service by Emma Barnett review – a tour of duty in early motherhood

In this valuable, brutally honest guide, the broadcaster argues that a supposedly joyful time is often steeped in drudgery and social isolation

16/03 Have you ever been tired enough to put your shoes in the microwave? This is my world: welcome! | Nell Frizzell

I asked on social media for stories from parents suffering extreme sleep deprivation. It was both hilarious and frightening, says journalist Nell Frizzell

16/03 ‘Kids can bypass anything if they’re clever enough!’ How tech experts keep their children safe online

From hacking screen time settings to bypassing website restrictions, young people make responsible parenting in the age of tech feel like a game of whack-a-mole. Here’s how to do it successfully

15/03 The tussle between two firms says a lot about the difficulty of getting your baby to sleep safely | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Wildly differing views about cosleeping and products like baby pods abound online. I admire those who offer clear, sensible support, asks Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

14/03 ‘Talk about it, focus on your values and … stay stoic’: how to cope with rejection

From the workplace to romance to friends, everything you need to know about rejection – and how to move on from it

14/03 Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reported

11/03 Toilet training and cutlery use key part of England’s ‘school-readiness skills list’

Checkpoints backed by education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, follow complaints from teachers of children arriving in nappies

09/03 Everything is a blank canvas to a toddler with a thick felt tip

When it comes to appreciating art, genius really is in the eye of the beholder

08/03 Go outside, ditch the phone, get humble: my top 10 Scandi life lessons after a decade in Denmark

After 12 years, we’ve said goodbye to one of the happiest countries on Earth. From friluftsliv (the joy of the open air) to janteloven (realising you’re no better than others) here’s what I’ve learned

08/03 Being a new mum was tough for my generation too | Letter

Letter: My children were born in the 80s and 90s, writes Jacky Pugh, and lots of us had to go back to work after three months

06/03 I just turned 40 and my life is not what I hoped for. How can I make it better for myself? | Leading questions

It’s scary that life can disappoint us in big ways, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. You can either change how you’re living, or how you feel about it

06/03 When you come out as gay, your family’s support makes all the difference | Letters

Letter: Readers respond to a piece by Sam Dick about the letter his father wrote to the Guardian in 1998 in praise of his gay son

06/03 ‘My child would use anything as a weapon’: the parents who live in fear of their offspring

Erin had knives thrown at her, Dolly was kicked, Tim was punched … and all of this violence came from their own children. Why does the outside world ignore such attacks – or even blame the victims?

05/03 A moment that changed me: I was 16, gay and bullied for it. Then my father wrote to the Guardian …

Britain in the 90s seemed to see homosexuality as something shameful. My father told the world how proud he was of me

05/03 ‘I feel like I’m on holiday!’ Inside our week-long mental load marriage swap

He walks the dog and does the cleaning and finances, she organises all the meals and responds to family WhatsApps. Would their household fall apart if they changed places?

04/03 Bog standard? Study seeks most effective toilet training methods

UCL team is inviting parents to share their experiences, as age at which children in west acquire the skill rises

04/03 Most school leaders in England, Wales and NI say pupils’ parents have abused them

Parents banned from school sites after leaders spat at and trolled, poll finds

02/03 Astronomers are used to fielding tough questions, but these are out of this world | Séamas O’Reilly

I suggest to my son that the object of going to the planetarium should be for him to learn something, not to catch the scientists out

02/03 Stacey Dooley: ‘I’ve spent my life assuring everyone I’m a strong woman’

In more than 70 documentaries, Stacey Dooley’s disarmingly light touch has taken her to the heart of many of society’s darkest issues. After 20 years of filming she thought she’d seen it all… Until she became a mother.

01/03 The dogma of ‘Britain’s Strictest Headmistress’ is a con as old as time - gentle parenting produces happier kids

Disciplinarians claim a stern approach is best, but there’s a lot of evidence to dispute this, says the Observer parenting columnist

01/03 Salman Rushdie out, Dan Brown in: why it’s time to detoxify our middle-class bookshelves | Gareth Rubin

Drop the pretence: instead of parading a love of highbrow literature, just enjoy the books you want to read

01/03 ‘I want him to be prepared’: why parents are teaching their gen Alpha kids to use AI

As AI grows increasingly prevalent, some are showing their children tools from ChatGPT to Dall-E to learn and bond

01/03 ‘Books picked me up on bad days’: how reading romance helped Lucy Mangan through grief

After the death of her father, the writer took refuge in the kinds of stories she had once written off – discovering a comforting world of funny heroines and happy endings

01/03 ‘Transforming into a parent is messy and primal: I drew it all’: Becky Barnicoat on turning motherhood into cartoons

The baby books promised so much, but failed to help at all – so I started making cartoons about the sweaty, sweary and often naked truth about new motherhood

28/02 Experience: I donated my uterus to a stranger – now we’re close friends

When her son was born, it felt like another member of our family had arrived

28/02 The memories lost when a sibling dies | Letters

Letters: Dr Wendy Tagg has missing photos in her album of memories, while Judith Abbs says there isn’t a word for a sibling who is now alone

25/02 It’s Elon Musk’s ‘pronatalist’ bonanza – so many families, so little time | Marina Hyde

With the mothers of his kids begging for his attention on social media, he makes much of ‘pronatalism’. Is that just a fancy word for bad parenting? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

24/02 The new mum group chat can be perilous. A simple rule can help navigate the minefield | Natasha Moore

Joy is a word we associate with becoming a parent. But there can be a strange iffiness about sharing the good stuff

23/02 Our home has been struck by the dreaded head lice. Must we all shave our heads?

The treatment for lice has improved since our day, but their presence is no less horrifying

23/02 Elon Musk’s four-year-old son blended in perfectly in the Oval Office with all the other bogeymen | Catherine Bennett

Regardless of anxiety by most parents about over-sharing, the president’s aide brought one of his children to the White House

23/02 ‘Alarming’ data reveals high diabetes risk for pregnant women in English jails

Freedom of information requests show that female prisoners are three times more likely to suffer gestational diabetes

22/02 ‘I think we brought the wrong one home’: one mother’s search to find her lost son

Joan always suspected she had been handed someone else’s baby by the hospital when she gave birth more than 70 years ago. Then an Ancestry DNA test seemed to prove her right. Now in her 90s, she is in a race against time. Can she find her missing child?

22/02 Social media bans for teens: Australia has passed one, should other countries follow suit?

A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practice

22/02 ‘I forgive the girl and boy for what they’ve done. If I didn’t, the hate would eat away at me’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of her daughter Brianna

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her mother has become friends with the parent of one of the murderers

21/02 Let’s not leave the baby-making debate to Musk and Vance – the left has a stake in this too | Gaby Hinsliff

Rightwingers calling for higher birthrates may be disturbing, but having children is the ultimate gesture of confidence in the future for us all, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

20/02 I love my kids but I regret having them. How can I accept my life as a parent? | Leading questions

It may help to view parenthood as a rapidly changing condition, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith says. It’s also important not to struggle with these feelings alone

20/02 ‘Tears were running down my face’: why Bridget Jones 4 is the most moving romcom of modern times

Word back from the cinemas is united – and sniffly: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is leaving audiences in surprising puddles. Our writers reveal the moment that made then sob loudest, and why

19/02 My dad died a year ago – and a photo of him on Google Street View brought me up short | Adrian Chiles

A friend sent me the image by surprise and I felt a lot of things very strongly: love, upset, amusement, pleasure and anger, writes Adrian Chiles

18/02 Elon Musk keeps bringing his kids to work – and the reasons aren’t cute at all | | Arwa Mahdawi

Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter, writes Arwa Mahdawi

16/02 The one change that worked: I set my phone to ‘do not disturb’ three years ago – and have never looked back

WhatsApp notifications in the middle of the night were the final straw. I switched those off – and every other alert – and it helped my wellbeing, sleep and parenting

16/02 When it comes to our son’s blaspheming, only divine intervention will help | Séamas O’Reilly

We can’t tell him not to shout ‘Jesus Christ!’ just because it’s rude, writes Séamas O’Reilly

15/02 ‘I didn’t want to spend time with my children. I was just going through the motions’: the pain of parental burnout

Most people with small children are worn out – but for some, the pressure of striving to be perfect parents can drive them to the edge

14/02 My sister is stressed and distant. I want to help but don’t know how | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

As the older, ‘parentified’ child, it sounds like your sister has taken on extra responsibilities all her life. She might appreciate you wanting to show you care

11/02 Mental health services utterly failed my child | Letters

Letters: Parents write of the agonising attempts to access support for their children, in response to an article about a 17-year-old who killed herself while waiting for therapy

10/02 Why we all need sisu – the Finnish concept of action and creativity in hard times

This is something more profound than resilience. It is the part of us that comes alive when we feel we have nothing left

09/02 When my daughter’s pregnancy was on the line, it felt like history was repeating itself…

Joanna Moorhead recalls her daughter’s difficult birth as she watchers her go through the same thing 32 years later

09/02 Are we tethering our kids too tightly, or should we let them roam?

To be fair, arguments for both ‘helicopter’ and ‘free-range’ parenting are equally annoying

08/02 Sorry, Lily Collins, but when people outsource childbirth, their motives really count | Martha Gill

Whether it’s infertility, to save a career or pure altruism, is there ever a reason that can morally justify surrogacy?

08/02 Older fathers on having kids in their 60s and 70s: ‘My time with my son is more limited – and more precious’

It isn’t only the likes of Mick Jagger, Rupert Murdoch and Al Pacino who are fathering children later in life. Six older fathers share the unexpected joys and pitfalls

07/02 I haven’t banned screen time for my kids – I’ve introduced binge-watching instead | Emma Brockes

Research shows that not all hours spent glued to a screen are created equal, so I’m actively encouraging nutritional content such as Minecraft, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

05/02 Being a mother in the west would be a dream, I was told. But compared to Uganda, it was a nightmare | Patience Akumu

Nothing prepared me for the reality of mothering without my extended family to help. How have western women managed like this for so long?

04/02 I thought I understood my late father. Then I was forced to spend lockdown in his home

My family and I went to Shetland for my dad’s funeral – and the world suddenly shut down. Overwhelmed by his presence in the house, I found my perspective on our relationship starting to shift

02/02 Tears before bedtime when my daughter smashes our TV

Suddenly our family life becomes an unfunny sitcom

01/02 Actor Lily Collins welcomes birth of first child by surrogacy

Emily in Paris star and husband express ‘endless gratitude’ to their surrogate and those ‘who helped us along the way’

31/01 Princess Beatrice has chosen to protect her new baby’s privacy online – good for her | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Until recently, everyone’s children were waving from the proverbial balcony on social media. You know the tide has turned when even the royals have stopped, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

30/01 Loners, misfits and the shadow of Southport | Letters

Letters: A reader with an autistic son responds to letters about Axel Rudakubana, while Peter Lowe suggests ways of restricting the sale and lethality of knives

30/01 I’m a mum who feels like the most boring fool on Earth. How do I find ‘interesting me’ again? | Leading questions

You’re allowed to want to feel like yourself again, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Sometimes things have to change outside us for things to change inside

30/01 I’m delighted MPs are taking paternity leave – if only it were as easy for the rest of us | Tommer Spence

Ian Murray will be the first minister to take the full two-week entitlement. But he’s wrong to say it’s ‘culture’ preventing other men doing the same, says researcher Tommer Spence

30/01 Some children starting school ‘unable to climb staircase’, finds England and Wales teacher survey

‘Covid baby’ explanation starting to feel like an excuse, say some teachers, as quarter of children begin reception in nappies

29/01 It’s true! American schools do brainwash children. Just not in the way I thought | Arwa Mahdawi

Imagine my shock when our three-year-old came home singing about … an NFL team. I blame the teachers, says Arwa Mahdawi

27/01 After my mother died, I dreaded my stepfather moving on. Then I realised love isn’t limited | Iman M'Fah-Traoré

I couldn’t help but love the woman who brought light back into our lives – and now I feel so lucky to have my big blended family, says writer Iman M’Fah-Traoré

27/01 Everyone asks me about my plans for having children. A nest of noisy miner birds has taught me how to respond | Joseph Earp

Deciding to be childless does not mean living in a world entirely without children, or without the act of shepherding

26/01 Three generations, one Tudor manor and some light trauma: a multi-generational break in Somerset

When an extended family go on holiday together in Portishead, it’s games, laughter – and tears for one

26/01 A dish of peas brings much weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth

The sheer cruelty of inflicting peas on children at teatime meets with the response it so richly deserves

26/01 I’ve lost contact with my mother and feel I’m the family pariah

Is there room for a more exploratory – rather than confrontational – dialogue?

25/01 ‘When a woman needs more than ever to take care of herself, she is pulled away in two directions’: Diana Evans on the ‘sandwich generation’

Work has always been central to the novelist’s existence. So what happened when she found herself caring for her elderly mother and two children – and suddenly unable to write?

24/01 Scottish secretary becomes first cabinet minister to take full paternity leave

Move by Ian Murray comes as Labour prepares introduction of new workplace rights for parents

24/01 Bundle of Joy, a game about the frantic monotony of early parenthood

The relentless sudden challenges of caring for his newborn baby reminded developer Nicholas O’Brien of his day job. He explains how turning it all into a game helped him cope

24/01 ‘The best of both worlds’: people reveal why they are childfree by choice

Those who decided not to have children speak about the friendship challenges, joys and questions they have faced

20/01 Single mother entitled to same parental leave as couple, Spanish court rules

Court in Murcia region says woman should get 32 weeks of leave – the amount given to a couple – rather than 16 weeks

19/01 ‘A real lack of empathy’: women’s experiences of expressing milk at work

From showers to unlocked rooms, types of spaces offered to mothers wanting to express have been a source of dismay

19/01 We tried banning our young son from watching YouTube… | Séamas O'Reilly

It just led to him recreating its annoying content offline

16/01 Sibling rivalry: parents favour older children and daughters, study finds

International research also reveals conscientious or agreeable children are likely to receive preferential treatment

15/01 Middle children: are they just straightforwardly better than everyone else?

Psychologists have found that people who occupy this place in the birth order are more honest and humble than their older and younger siblings. But there are, of course, exceptions ...

15/01 Women in the UK: share your experiences of expressing breast milk in the workplace

We’d like to hear from women about how easy – or difficult – it has been to express milk at work. How supportive has your employer been?

15/01 Cardiff NHS worker wins tribunal claim over space for expressing breast milk

Health board found to have harassed Robyn Gibbins by failing to provide secure and freely available room at work

15/01 UK women who suffer miscarriage should get two weeks’ paid leave, MPs say

Government urged to introduce universal right of bereavement leave as ‘time to grieve’ early pregnancy loss

14/01 Stuck in the middle: advice on bringing up babies and caring for your parents

Believe it or not, you know more about babies than you think – and try to have fun with your mum and dad. Advice from the experts for the ‘sandwich generation’

14/01 Most romcoms don’t dare ask what women in their 30s really want. We Live In Time does

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s bold new film about a woman who falls in love and then gets an ovarian cancer diagnosis tackles messy questions about motherhood most films won’t touch

13/01 The big idea: why it’s great to be an only child

The notion that it’s bad to be brought up without siblings should be banished for good

12/01 Being a parent means you’re never quite your own person again, but that self-sacrifice can pull off a miracle

Parents must frequently say ‘no’ to their own wants and needs to serve their child’s long-term flourishing – and growth into a wonderful adult

12/01 Lost and found: a mother and daughter on surviving teenage mental breakdown in the social media age

In an extract from their unflinching memoir, Christie Watson and her daughter Rowan Egberongbe recall the post-Covid psychological collapse that fractured their bond, and how social media was both the hero and villain of the hour

12/01 What will my descendants make of my photo 100 years from now? | Seamas O'Reilly

Looking at a sepia-tinged picture of my grandmother, she has the kind of face you don’t see any more

11/01 The image that speaks a thousand words about our inhumane migration debate | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The birth of a baby boy on a dangerously overcrowded refugee boat should be a wake-up call to all of us, says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

09/01 I chose to be childfree. I didn’t think I was choosing isolation too

I’ll never stop trying, but parents and childfree people both have to work hard to maintain a community

09/01 The sad beige aesthetic: why has the world suddenly turned taupe?

Whether it’s oat, bone, sand or fawn, this colour palette has a strong anaesthetising effect – and it has become the leading fashion and interiors style of our era

08/01 The question that changed my life: seven writers on the conundrum that transformed everything

From choosing between a relationship and a baby to imagining a life without sex, how a simple question revolutionised seven lives

07/01 New mothers don’t need to be bombarded with unsolicited advice – they need reassurance | Jodi Wilson

When we talk about the difficult parts of motherhood we provide emotional cushioning for what can be a deeply challenging experience

07/01 From ‘gestation’ to ‘gentle’: across Europe, why do we talk about parenting in English? | Olga Mecking

I live in the Netherlands and speak several languages. But when I became a mother, I had to learn a whole new vocabulary, says writer and journalist Olga Mecking

06/01 Friendship across the parenting divide - podcast

Helen Pidd and Alexandra Topping have been close friends for almost 20 years. But infertility and the struggles of parenting tested their bond to the limit

05/01 Why tell someone ‘I love you’ when you could overfeed, ridicule or ignore them?

The holidays have reminded me of the many languages of love – most of them barely comprehensible

05/01 Questions to ask yourself … to be a more confident parent

Emily Oster, parenting guru and professor of economics, offers advice on finding your way as a parent

05/01 Why have my son and daughter suddenly made friends now? | Seamas O'Reilly

She pinched his toys, mocked him and refused all hugs… yet somehow peace has suddenly broken out

03/01 Nostalgic memories of home and a carefree childhood | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to Michael Rosen’s reminisces on where he was brought up

03/01 How do we tell our young daughter that she has a half-brother? | Ask Annalisa

You are right to bring this out into the open. Learning of a secret sibling is big news, so agree with your ex-partner on exactly what to share

02/01 I thought I could be a ‘cool mum’ – just strap my baby to me and keep living life as usual. I was so wrong | Tara Kenny

I’ve discovered new ways to be cool: rhyme time is my cocktail hour, the park my catwalk and I have a nappy bag that’s chicer than a Fendi Baguette

02/01 We can tell the truth about pregnancy without scaring women to death – in fact, it’s vital that we do | Emily Oster

Many women have no idea about the potential complications until they happen. Without discussion there is no treatment or prevention, says author Emily Oster

29/12 My resolutions for 2025, from diets to zips to the swear jar

How can I be a better and more productive parent?

28/12 Kieran Culkin on pranks, parenting and why his famous family doesn’t need therapy: ‘Us siblings, we’re already cooked’

He’s been on screen since he was seven – but only prepares for a scene 10 minutes before. Yet somehow the mischievous Succession star is now tipped for an Oscar. How did the chaotic, charismatic actor do it?

27/12 My son’s girlfriend has taken over his life and I fear he’s being suffocated | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

You are better off keeping your son close so that he knows he can come to you if there are problems

27/12 My daughter will be an only child – and I’m not going to feel guilty about it | Arwa Mahdawi

My wife and I are ‘one and done’ on kids. We’re also ‘one and done’ with unsolicited advice about our decision

25/12 The Christmas that went wrong: We went into last-minute lockdown – and I had to spend the big day with my ex

Covid was everywhere, the fridge was empty and my former partner was coming to spend the day with me and my new girlfriend. Christmas was doomed … wasn’t it?

24/12 You can keep your rigid Christmas traditions – I’ll be tucking into my Boxing Day carbonara | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

We’ve started building up our own yearly rituals, and asking what we really want to get out of the festive period, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

23/12 The kindness of strangers: on a stressful day, I reversed into another mum’s car – and she told me not to worry

Perhaps she could hear a child’s shrieks over the blasting Baby Shark, but in that moment she chose mercy

22/12 Knowing the Christmas school fair is on? Not for all the reminders in the world

Some parents are good at noting the important events, others… at making up for it in the sweets raffle

21/12 Scientists map use of epilepsy drug in England and Wales linked to birth defects

Data is used for the first time to show regional differences in the uptake of a single medicine – sodium valproate – and the potential benefits are striking say researchers

21/12 ‘We need a total culture change’: the UK teacher told to work 60-hour week or leave after having baby

Deputy head Vickie Johnson asked for a switch to part-time employment to balance work with parenthood but hit a brick wall that is causing problems in many schools

21/12 The Christmas that went wrong: I spent the day with three small children in an eerily deserted airport

With a seriously ill mother in Scotland and an arduous journey to France via Amsterdam, it had the makings of a nightmare day for everyone

20/12 Cochlear implants make a useful addition to sign language | Letters

Letters: Parents of a deaf child should not feel pressured to choose between implants and signing, writes Dr Wyatte Hall, while Simon Gair agonised over implants for three of his children. Plus letters from Ruth Holt and Jenny Froude

18/12 Can’t-do attitude: why the real horror of Nightbitch is weaponised incompetence

Women around me in the cinema groaned at what Amy Adams’ character had to put up with in the film – and it was nothing to do with dogs

18/12 My mother has schizophrenia and there’s a chance I could too. Am I right to want biological children?

I’m not ambivalent about having kids because I’m afraid for their mental health. It’s because I’m afraid for my own

18/12 These women lost their children because they were lesbians – why can’t the government say sorry? | Sophie Wilkinson

As late as the 1990s, the law sided with fathers over custody on the basis of a woman’s sexuality. I detailed the scandal for Radio 4, and was shocked at the cruelty involved, says journalist Sophie Wilkinson

17/12 What price a wonderful Santa memory for your kids? Try £18: ‘ho, ho, ho’ not included | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The ‘blatantly fake beard’, the ‘cheap red suit’? It must be that time of year again – the season of the great fleecing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

17/12 Forget the novelty mugs and homemade biscuits: here’s what teachers really want for Christmas | Myke Bartlett

There is no getting around the cliche that it’s the thought that counts – even if that thought is an acknowledgement of the 11 months of thoughtlessness preceding it

15/12 It’s been a grim year for baby-making. But what can the Christmas story teach us about having a child?

It’s an enduring dilemma, this becoming-a-parent thing. It’s never a good time to embark on parenthood

15/12 Try doing secret Santa when 39 family members gather in one house

Giving and receiving presents is all very nice, but when you’re dealing with big numbers, you need to have a system

14/12 ‘It’s emotionally painful, spending every day with your ex’: the couples who live with their partners after a breakup

Michael and Yanna share a flat with their daughter Roza. They split the mortgage and cook breakfast together. The catch? They broke up six years ago. Meet the couples sharing a home even after separating

14/12 ‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children go ‘no contact’ – podcast

Some cases of child/parent estrangement stem from a traumatic childhood. But in others it can come as a shock to parents who believe they did their best. People on both sides of family rifts share their stories with Gaby Hinsliff

09/12 No one wants to receive unsolicited parenting advice. But there’s one effective way to handle a child’s big emotions | Yumi Stynes

It helps me to think of myself as my child’s support animal. It doesn’t berate or problem solve. It just shows up and sits with the child through their big feelings

08/12 Ambika survived years of her brother’s abuse. That her parents turned a blind eye remains a source of great pain | Ahona Guha

It’s one of the most common forms of domestic violence, yet it can be psychologically threatening for parents to acknowledge that one child has abused another

08/12 ‘I’d always enjoyed alcohol – but my mother’s sudden, violent death made me a heavy drinker overnight’

When she died, my life plunged into darkness and I turned to the bottle. It quickly became clear to me how trauma could change a moderate habit into a dangerous one

08/12 The best and worst of this year’s kids’ TV

From Dog Man spin-offs to sentient farts, there was something there for everyone

07/12 ‘Mummy would prefer you not to do that’: how ‘no’ became a dirty word in parenting

The gentle, child-led approach to raising children has become popular with millennials – and one two-letter word has fallen sharply out of fashion. Is this progress, or a recipe for future disaster?

06/12 How to ensure absent fathers support their children financially | Letters

Letters: Guardian readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article about the child maintenance system

06/12 How AI monitoring is cutting stillbirths and neonatal deaths in a clinic in Malawi

The only hospital in the country using foetal safety software has seen baby fatalities drop by 82% in three years

06/12 Lately I’ve become less engaged with the world. How do I find something to be interested in? | Leading questions

The world is a big thing to get interested in, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. What if you start with the little things instead?

04/12 Share with parents or rent forever: ‘I have put life on hold while trying to buy a house’

Thanks to the housing crisis, Australians are learning to live together in ways previously associated with students and twentysomethings. Can we accept it as the new norm?

03/12 For his 80th birthday, my dad asked for the gift of time. What we gave him will last generations | Ranjana Srivastava

My father was more thrilled with his present than the times we gave him lovely photos, swanky dinners and a fancy laptop

01/12 I could have cared more about my 39th birthday, but my son had other plans

It’s touching the way he wanted to buy me trainers or a laptop, but the piggy bank might not reach that far

30/11 Is it safe to have a child? Americans rethink family planning ahead of Trump’s return

Some in the US are reconsidering children, with fears over reproductive healthcare and the climate crisis front of mind

30/11 It’s heartbreaking so few children read for pleasure – and sad to know the reasons why | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

When people face financial pressure and child poverty is so high, it’s hard to prioritise family reading, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

29/11 I want to end my stifling marriage – but can’t bear how much hurt I’d cause | Ask Annalisa

Where did you learn that everything is your fault? If your marriage fails, you both have to take responsibility for it

29/11 Here’s one way to slash Britain’s rate of child poverty: stop dithering and make all fathers pay what’s due | Polly Toynbee

A new report shows a bad situation is getting worse. This really is a case for draconian action from the state, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

28/11 Rise in number of pregnant women in England not getting help they need, survey finds

CQC study found falls across a range of metrics dealing with antenatal care, labour, childbirth and postnatal care

28/11 Both my parents died in a hospice – the decline I saw in end-of-life care in four years was terrifying | Natalie Morris

This crisis is not the fault of medical professionals. If funding for hospices is cut further, more people will die in distress, says author and journalist Natalie Morris

28/11 The experts: sex educators on 16 ways to talk to your children about bodies, porn and consent

It is the discussion many parents dread most – so how and when should this be brought up? Here are the best ways to broach it

27/11 A moment that changed me: at seven, I saw the truth of China’s one-child policy – and felt my parents’ pain

When a classmate said she’d be allowed a brother or sister, I realised what it meant: she might die young. It was a sudden insight into tragedy and trauma

27/11 ‘Doing it with no partner is easier’: the single women using fertility treatments

A growing number feel single parenthood is liberating and only a sense of ‘shame’ around it is holding women back

25/11 I’m still running at seven months pregnant. But it’s transformed how I think about exercise | Nell Frizzell

All too often, staying fit is about vanity and status. The slower and wheezier I become, writes Nell Frizzell, the more I realise it’s also about survival

24/11 Bedtimes at our place are more dramatic than Australian soap operas | Seamas O'Reilly

Two young people with two very different approaches to bedtime sharing one room… No wonder no one can get to sleep round here

23/11 Chris and Rosie Ramsey look back: ‘The minute our marriage feels like it’s failing because of the strain of the podcast, it stops’

The hosts of the Shagged. Married. Annoyed. podcast on growing up together, how their relationship survived Chris’s comedy career, and the challenges of having kids

22/11 Meet Ms Rachel, the YouTube goddess worshipped by toddlers and parents alike | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Her videos offer so much more than speech therapy and a brief respite from childcare: she is part of the fabric of our lives, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

19/11 He has already fathered many children. Now Musk wants all of the US to embrace extreme breeding | Arwa Mahdawi

Trump’s billionaire best friend wants young people to ‘fear’ childlessness. He’ll be right at home in an incoming administration set on rolling back reproductive rights, writes Arwa Mahdawi

19/11 He has already fathered 12 children. Now Musk wants all of the US to embrace extreme breeding | Arwa Mahdawi

Trump’s billionaire best friend wants young people to ‘fear’ childlessness. He’ll be right at home in an incoming administration set on rolling back reproductive rights, writes Arwa Mahdawi

17/11 Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’

Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?

17/11 Learning to scoot is all very well, but what’s the point if you can’t ring your own bell?

Since failing to instil a love of wheels in our son, we have stepped up with our daughter’s tutelage

16/11 They were best mates. Then one had a baby, while the other struggled. Two brutally honest takes on what happens when motherhood affects friendship

They both had something the other wanted. Could their relationship survive?

16/11 Winter is coming … but don’t panic! 54 expert tips on getting through the cold, dark months ahead

How to survive the season – with mood-lifters, skin-savers, life-changing layers, and ways to have fun in the rain

15/11 Estrangement from a child is like a never-ending bereavement | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Gaby Hinsliff told from people on both sides of family rifts, and share their own experiences

15/11 Have breakfast for dinner, let kids sleep in their clothes … and 12 other easy tips for better evenings

Feeling frazzled and drained at the end of the day? Try these expert micro-habits

15/11 I have spent my life looking after my depressive, controlling mum – can I move on? | Ask Annalisa

This is one of the most controlling mother/daughter relationships I’ve ever seen. You have done more than enough for her

14/11 My greyhound Basil is an awkward loner weirdo – now I know how my parents felt | Patrick Lenton

My mum and dad eventually realised I was happy being a little freak. And so is Basil

10/11 My six-year-old son is a born comedian and loves a joke | Séamas O’Reilly

But nothing has made me laugh more than the books he’s written

10/11 I find it hard to make friends – now my daughter does, too

Many of us are convinced our insecurities are screaming out because we compare what we feel like on the inside to what other people look like on the outside

09/11 ‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children decide to go ‘no contact’

Some cases of estrangement stem from a traumatic childhood. But in others it can come as a shock to parents who believe they did their best. People on both sides of family rifts share their stories

09/11 ‘We have learned to have low expectations’: why can’t British hospitals serve better food?

After spending years in and out of hospital with my daughter, I know the patients’ food isn’t usually very good. But does it have to be this way?

07/11 Finnish fathers taking nearly double length of paternity leave since 2022 reform

Dads say rule change granting both parents equal time off has helped build bond between children and fathers

06/11 A moment that changed me: I gave up my job – and found my self-esteem

When I moved with my partner to Washington DC, it was months before I was granted a work permit. At first, my confidence took a hit. Then I felt liberated to start a new life

05/11 Digital tech can offer rich opportunities for child development, study says

Activities of those aged 0 to three often involve sensory exploration and embodied cognition, researchers find

05/11 One Mother review – poignant memoir grapples with trauma of foster care

Mickaël Bandela’s documentary reflects on the events that left him in care as a child, and the generational losses that came before

04/11 Mothers to take DWP to court over ‘inhumane’ benefit rules on non-consensual conception

High court approves judicial review of rules denying some women exception to two-child limit on universal credit

03/11 Halloween in Dublin is not for the faint-hearted

Luckily our ghoulish kids love every minute of it

03/11 Why the ‘club sandwich’ generation could do with sibling therapy

Torn between childcare, caring for grandchildren and also looking after elderly parents brings all kinds of sibling tensions to the surface, so rather than opting for couples therapy, it could be time to get some sibling therapy

03/11 Fur and loathing: do America’s ‘childless cat ladies’ hold the key to the US election?

When JD Vance dismissed Kamala Harris as a ‘childless cat lady’, it sparked controversy, brought Taylor Swift into the presidential debate and focused attention on right-wing political pressure placed on women to have children

27/10 For my son, I’ve ceased to be the font of all useful knowledge | Séamas O’Reilly

A child doing his own research is great, until dad gets replaced as his go-to source

27/10 Skincare for tweens is booming. But they already look perfect… | Eva Wiseman

Our kids have embraced body positivity, but has diet culture merely been replaced by the quest for flawless skin?

27/10 Austerity hurts more than a smack

Letters: when services that support vulnerable families are cut to the bone, it’s no wonder society breaks down

26/10 This mother made six attempts to raise the alarm about her sick toddler. Doctors told her he’d be fine. They were fatally wrong

The death of her son, Micah, highlights the danger of medics ignoring parental concerns. ‘It was like they were gaslighting us,’ says Keri-Sue McManus

26/10 MPs divided over how to introduce family-friendly hours to Westminster

MPs with children in family homes close to London favour shorter days while others want more time in their constituencies

25/10 Don’t ‘boy mum’ me. These stereotypes around raising children do enormous harm | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Biology can play a role in how girls and boys behave. But it’s parents who turn small differences into big ones, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

25/10 How should I tell my bigoted mother that my daughter has come out?

It can be a mistake to guess how people will react to ‘shocking’ news. With sensitivity, time and love, many hurdles can be overcome

25/10 ‘Inhumane and wicked’: anguish over Italy’s expanded surrogacy ban

Most who seek surrogacy overseas, which is now punishable by jail terms and fines, are heterosexual couples

24/10 How to talk to your family and friends about not posting photos of your kids

You’ve decided you don’t want to post pictures of your baby online. What about all the requests for cute photos from grandparents?

23/10 An isolated mother breastfeeding her child during Covid: Dola Posh’s best photograph

‘I gave birth during the pandemic and was cut off from my family. It was just me and my daughter at home. That bedroom was my sanctuary, my place to hide and cry’

23/10 Eight ways to get your finances ready for having a baby in the UK

From simply cutting back on the easy things first, right through to thinking about how to protect your pension

20/10 ‘It’s natural, it’s real, it’s raw’: the rise of birth photography

Pictures taken in the delivery room could be triggering for those who go through trauma, but for Chloë Hamilton inviting a photographer into the delivery room was a way to connect with her child. Here, she writes about the intimacy and intensity of capturing the arrival of her baby

20/10 We’ve been replaced in our kids’ affections – by their grandparents | Séamas O'Reilly

Their magic touch with our offspring extended to charming our friends and acquaintances – again

20/10 Do you want kids? It’s finally OK to simply say no | Eva Wiseman

If birth rates are falling it could be down to choosing childlessness, rather than economics or infertility

19/10 How many more children like Sara Sharif will be killed before smacking is banned? | Catherine Bennett

Labour should not dither – it is time for England to follow the example set by Scotland and Wales

18/10 Halloween isn’t some frightful US import – its origins are Celtic | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Zoe Williams and reflect on the long and rich history of the festival in Scotland and Ireland

17/10 Tory MP says Badenoch too ‘preoccupied with her children’ to lead party

Christopher Chope’s comments draw widespread condemnation, with Stella Creasy saying ‘dinosaurs walk amongst us’

14/10 Why pickles and ice-cream? The science of strangely specific pregnancy cravings

Salty or sweet, nutritional or not – there may be hankerings for unexpected foods when pregnant but beware the old adage of eating for two

14/10 As a hippy-punk grandmother, here’s how I learned to stop disturbing the baby – and his parents | Rose Rouse

Coming to terms with my son and his partner’s modern, tender and considered parenting hasn’t been easy – but now I love it, says Rose Rouse of Advantages of Age

13/10 Guilt, worry, resentment: how the ‘club sandwich’ generation juggles caring for parents, children and grandparents

With people surviving longer and with greater infirmity, the pressures on adults living among three other generations are increasing

13/10 The thing about parenting is that it is, basically, financially ruinous | Séamas O’Reilly

Tip: take a leaf from Kemi Badenoch’s book and marry a banker

12/10 Helen Lederer looks back: ‘I met a man at my book launch and knew I’d marry him. And divorce him’

The comedian on Liquorice Allsorts, being in Absolutely Fabulous, and single motherhood in the 90s

12/10 My abuse in the Osho Rajneesh cult has haunted me for decades. Now I’m ready to speak out | Sarito Carroll

Children like me, abused under the guise of ‘liberation’, have been left out of narratives about spiritual communes – until now, says author Sarito Carroll

12/10 No water, power or formula: moms struggle to feed babies after Hurricane Helene

The storm has created a crisis within a crisis for families in North Carolina who need safe infant food – but some areas may not properly recover for months

11/10 My 15-year-old son keeps appearing naked in front of me ‘accidentally’ | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

This provocative behaviour sounds like a cry for help. You need to talk about boundaries – and keep asking if anything is bothering him