Educators who teach sex ed have been called "groomers" by political pundits on the right. But comprehensive sex ed can help kids identify predatory behaviors.
The work involved in taking care of a baby is unpaid, hard and often overlooked – but I now find pleasure and validation in it I’m supposed to be writing about joy, but I’ve just been crying my eyes out. Nothing major, just the physical...
I stay up late and wake up grumpy – and then look up the schedule for the next evening’s viewing I didn’t set out to be a “sports dad”. None of the risk factors seemed to be present. Through my childhood and into my early 20s, watching...
A new memoir brings humour to the everyday pain of pregnancy and motherhood I meet Marianne Levy in a laidback café near her north London home, doorways wide enough to accommodate the bulkiest of buggies, highchairs stacked in a corner,...
In 2018, after the introduction of marriage equality in Germany, Ben Fergusson and his husband Tom became one of the first same-sex married couples to adopt My childhood fantasy, whenever there was an unexpected knock at the door, was...
This catastrophe took place 45 minutes before the first guests arrived The first warning sign was probably the grinding slide of the toilet seat that morning, proof that it had come loose from its moorings and was quite separate from the...
Long hours and more childcare buck the economist’s forecast of working less, but studies show children are better adjusted John Maynard Keynes was a brilliant economist, but he didn’t get everything right. In 1930 he promised us...
Veto on Met interviews into child abuse allegations ‘overreached powers’ A family court judge overreached his powers in making an order blocking the Metropolitan police from interviewing two children who reported allegations of abuse by...
As Roe v Wade is overturned and abortion bans are reinstated in the US, women from across the world who felt pressured to have children tell their stories I became pregnant two years after getting married and it was the worst thing that...
High court quashes adoption, which couple were forced into after registrar wrongly permitted only one mother’s name on child’s birth certificate A woman in a same-sex relationship who was forced to adopt her child because officials...
The doctor cut the cord as the band finished their set. It was magical Jaime and I met at school when we were 12, got together two years later and have now been married 17 years. We run a tattoo studio in Curitiba, Brazil, are fans of...
As a licensing change denies unchaperoned under-18s entry to one of Australia’s biggest festivals, we asked readers to recount their own experience Were you supervised too much, or not at all as a teenager? Get our weekend culture and...
The pandemic has been a constant backdrop for me. I live alone with my 10-year-old child. Who will support us if I fall ill? I am a single parent working in the NHS as a therapy assistant. I help patients get back on their feet and...
In a study that followed preterm infants for seven years, investigators found that children who received greater quantities of maternal milk both during and after time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) had greater academic...
It’s a tricky situation. The biological clock is ticking, but apps don’t make it easy to find a partner who wants children A few years ago I went for a drink with a female friend who had been dating for some time, but hadn’t met anyone...
Children spend the same amount of time growing up as bowhead whales – yet they live for hundreds of years One of the things that makes Homo sapiens so unique as a species seems so mundane, so everyday, that we rarely stop to question it....
The man Chrysta Bilton knew as Dad turned out to be a prolific sperm donor. She reveals what happened next… One afternoon in Los Angeles, Chrysta Bilton had a party; a family reunion, of sorts. Her mother, Debra, arriving in tears, told...
A life lesson in patience and perseverance badly backfires in the face of an infuriating toy It was my wife’s fault, mostly. The entire chain of events can be traced back to one interaction she had a few months back with another mum,...
Adolescent depression and behavior problems are on the rise and paternal depression may be contributing to this increase, regardless of whether the fathers and children are genetically related, according to new research.
Price of parental love | A convenient Royal Mail service | Stand like a tree | One foot on the ground Re your article ( I’m learning to live with my fear for my baby’s safety: it’s the price we pay for love,4 July ), the fear never goes....
A new book explores how pregnancy and motherhood affected the lives of artists including Audre Lorde and Susan Sontag. At our current moment, the questions it raises take on additional urgency When Susan Sontag had an abortion in the...
Some local officials are unsure of how to order Covid vaccines or when they will arrive, while others are aiming to ignore federal guidelines completely Ashley Comegys, a parent of two young children in Florida, was ecstatic when the...
Food allergies among children are on the rise. I’m grateful for the medical care and empathy shown by friends, family and community Sharing the Load is a column about parenting children of all ages I was at a trendy cafe when I bought a...
Adolescents are over three times more vulnerable to developing a cannabis addiction than adults, but may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug, according to a new study.
Researchers have trained new mothers in skills that help newborns sleep more during the night. New research shows that second children in these families also slept longer.
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) fare better at school but are more likely to have mental health problems by their late teens, according to a new study.
Severe 'brain bleeds' experienced by some babies in the first year following their birth can lead to long-term sight problems, researchers have found as part of a ten-year follow-up study.
Babies can help unlock the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), according to neuroscientists who have just published new guiding principles for improving AI. The research examines the neuroscience and psychology of infant...
New wearable technology creates new possibilities for assessing the neurological development of young children. Early motor assessment is essential for supporting the early detection of neurodevelopmental problems and their therapeutic...
New research found that for up to seven years after the death of their grandmother, adolescent boys had a 50% increase in depression symptoms compared to peers who were not grieving. Additionally, this loss also was associated with a...
Children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get older, new research shows. The study provides the first clear evidence that the ability to play with peers has a protective...