1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (915+ words) The little girl and boy already felt like my own, but he told me he didn’t want children any more – or me We got together and a year later, out of the blue, he proposed to me. We then got…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1768+ words) Parents earning over £100,000 are looking to the state for support – and it is becoming a political problem Want to understand what’s really going on in Britain, and how we can fix it? There are two questions about our welfare system…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1685+ words) The Government's £1.8bn plans to provide SEND 'experts' for schools face delay over 'crushing' shortages Pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools risk missing out on promised “expert” support because of “crushing” staff shortages, ministers have been warned. Schools minister…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1224+ words) There are many myths around ADHD, and it isn't down to parenting, sugar intake or screens. Here's a step-by-step plan if you suspect your child is showing symptoms It’s 8.35am. You’ve asked your child to put their shoes on six times…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (854+ words) I left my corporate job and work as a luxury cake baker – I finish work at 3pm and am so much happier I’ll never forget the moment I was driving home after delivering my first ever wedding cake to The Ivy…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (700+ words) Unpaid carers worry they will be left out of Andy Burnham's reforms to social care, despite desperately needing more support When artist Cas Holmes, 66, arrived home with her partner after he was discharged from hospital following a stroke, she didn’t…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (711+ words) Dame Sarah Storey: I wanted children who fitted into my life – gentle parenting helped I practise “gentle parenting” but my daughter considers me in some ways the strictest parent she knows. How can that be, you might wonder. Well, I…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (457+ words) A new book reveals how the pressures a generation faces have led to a global fertility crisis There are a number of reasons for this, of course, all explored thoroughly by Cavendish, a Financial Times columnist and former policy director…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1242+ words) Don't flirt, don't ask about other children and focus on whether they enjoy school, say teachers The timer is set, you now have five or 10 minutes to learn all you can about your child’s school life. Parents’ evening can feel…...