Parenting

Lily Cole: ‘I still feel guilty about not having used cotton nappies’

Mother's Day 2019: How Anna Jarvis' campaign led to the official celebration of mums worldwide

Mother's Day 2019: How Anna Jarvis' campaign led to the official celebration of mums

Halloween effectively cancelled in Tier 3 as ‘trick or treating’ is banned

Millions of youngsters living under the strictest lockdown will not be allowed to go knocking door-to-door

From chia seeds to geometry sets, ways to support your Covid-19 positive child 

Your children have been diagnosed with Coronavirus. So what can you do to help them while they are at home recuperating?

'My child thought we were all going to die from Covid'

When a child at school tested positive for Covid, one mother did not foresee the emotional toll the incident would have on her son

Watch: I'm a parent. What do the new Covid-19 restrictions mean for our family life?

Lockdown has increased levels of childhood stress and loneliness

One in four parents didn't know how to go about improving their child’s mental health, found a Public Health England survey

Children who miss learning goals at five face greatly increased risk of primary school exclusion

Children's Commissioner for England publishes report analysing provision of early years services for children across the country

The best children's picture books of 2020 so far

From dreamy drawings of DNA to a tricksy Tyrannosaurus Rex, these picture books are guaranteed to keep kids entertained

Meet the GCSE students who've been making music to stay positive

Amidst the chaos of the last few weeks, and uncertainty around their GCSEs, a group of teenagers found solace in making music together

Everything you need to know about your teen you can learn from a book

From risk-taking to identity-shopping, here are the books that will explain your child.

Five ways the school summer holidays are bad for parents too (and not just the kids)

'My son's mental health unit is threatened with closure – so who will care for him when I'm gone?'

Dear Graham Norton: 'How can we support our daughter after a painful break-up?'

The rise of ageless travel: Why millennials are holidaying with their parents - and guess who foots the bill

A parent's guide to surviving the October half-term

The never-ending dilemma of how to keep the kids entertained is even more troublesome with coronavirus restrictions, but all is not lost

How I came out to my parents – and what happened next

Thirty-two years on from the very first Coming Out Day the world is a different place, but that doesn’t make the conversation any easier

Soaring bills and frayed tempers: what happened when empty nesters got their kids back during lockdown

Less freedom, more laundry, bigger bills… Midlifers reveal how they coped when Covid-19 meant their homes suddenly became very full again

'Our third child was still born – sharing our story helped us as a family' 

We know what Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are going through and they shouldn't be criticised for talking about their heartbreak

'Princess Beatrice is helping to break the taboo of step-parenting'

Step-mother and podcast founder Rachel Silver discusses the positive impact of high profile step-parents

Get your buggy by subscription: save the planet and your purse at the same time

The family retail market is being disrupted by services offering buggies and bikes. Will it change the way we buy all child paraphernalia?

The need for constant hand washing in schools could lead to Generation OCD

They may be sensible precautions against Covid, but a raft of new repetitive behaviours could affect children's mental health

For parents, the fight to keep sex-segregated spaces goes on

As Liz Truss announces new guidance on gender recognition, campaigners say more attention must now be paid to protocol and advice in schools