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It's not how you tell kids you're divorcing that matters - it's what happens next
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (1055+ words) HOW I PARENT Staying friends with my wife helped our son deal with the divorce Welcome to'The i Paper's opinion series,'How I Parent,'in which our writers open up about how they tackle challenges of raising their children in…...
Streeting called Tory student loan changes 'mis-selling' - before Labour copied them
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (969+ words) Campaigners said Streeting's comments exposed the hypocrisy at the heart of the Government student loans policy Cabinet minister Wes Streeting called student loans a "mis-selling scandal" and said a choice by the Conservatives to freeze the salary level at which…...
Should I pay my son's university fees upfront, instead of him take a student loan?
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (921+ words) A reader is in a financially comfortable position to cover some of the costs - but should they? In our'Budgeting Clinic'series, Tom Francis, head of personal finance at Octopus Money, answers your questions about all things personal finance. Tom is a…...
I'm a gentle parent who tried the tough love approach - it worked
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (917+ words) It is more aligned to the parent-raising styles of the 1980s and 1990s; less intensive, more hands-off for the parent, and far less paranoid that every angry yell or cross word to your child might build a mental health Jenga that will…...
Delaine Le Bas: 'My parents weren't bothered about sending me to school"
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (901+ words) INTERVIEW As her new exhibition opens in Manchester, the Turner Prize-nominated artist talks about her Romani heritage, outsiderdom and making art on her washing line Her "British Gypsy, Romani, Roma and Traveller People" heritage exposed her to prejudice and persecution…...
Joanne McNally: 'The child-free revolution is not necessarily a good thing"
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1174+ words) INTERVIEW The Irish comedian and podcast star talks about death, loneliness, her existential crisis - and her stand-up sensation, Pinotphile Joanne McNally is thinking a lot about what happens when her mother dies. She is 42, she's a stand-up sensation, she's got…...
Mortal Engines' Philip Reeve: 'My son doesn't read - I've made peace with it"
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (729+ words) INTERVIEW The bestselling author and former 'Horrible Histories' illustrator on nostalgia, escapism, and why writing is harder than drawing Philip Reeve might be the most successful children's author you know almost nothing about. Now 59, he has been writing the prize-winning…...
I went to grammar and private schools - selective education saved me
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (827+ words) It is a far better system than our blanket one-size-fits-all state education. Why shouldn't parents spend their money on what they feel is best? Between 1972 and 1979, from the ages of 11 to 18, I attended a top London girl's grammar school, Godolphin…...
You’re a bad parent if you put photos of your children online
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (394+ words) It is both dangerous and unethical I remember seeing my baby's birth announced on social media five days after the event. It was a surprise, because I hadn't done it. Made the announcement, I mean. I'd definitely had the baby....
I try to 'gentle parent'. My family just laugh at me
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (406+ words) Each child is different, each parent is different " there is no one-size-fits-all Ah, parenting: that thing many of us do at some point in our lives, and just about everyone has an opinion on. Some of which can be helpful,…...