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A new report reveals that 35 per cent of young men in the UK aged 20 to 34 still live with their parents. I welcome it
A new report reveals that 35 per cent of young men in the UK aged 20 to 34 still live with their parents. I welcome it
Just over 3,000 children and young people were hospitalised with the disease in England in one year. There’s good news: a catch-up programme begins this month
INTERVIEWSuki Waterhouse: ‘Parenthood? I feel good about how we’re doing it’The model, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse on songwriting, sleep schedules and being a ‘millennial’ parent with her partner, Robert Pattinson
INTERVIEWSuki Waterhouse: ‘Parenthood? I feel good about how we’re doing it’The model, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse on songwriting, sleep schedules and being a ‘millennial’ parent with her partner, Robert Pattinson
LOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrenceJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrenceFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrenceJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessThe psychotherapist addresses your dilemmas
LOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrenceJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrenceJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrenceFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrenceJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXJULIA SAMUELDear Julia: We can’t agree which child should inherit our businessLUXXLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeLOUISE CALLAGHANMichael raises three children in tents. This is their American lifeWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioWar’s Phoebe Fox: ‘Having children and acting felt incompatible’TV & RadioHow to talk to your teenagers about free willLUXXFIRST PERSONI want to be a sexy mum at the school gates like Jennifer LawrencePersonal storiesWhat we are doing when we are ‘gentle parenting’Yes, I used to roll my eyes at it too — but I tried the other way and it didn’t work
What we are doing when we are ‘gentle parenting’Can AI improve my dad skills? I tried it for a weekCan AI improve my dad skills? I tried it for a weekWhy should I have to pay £30,000 a year for my son to go co-ed?Why should I have to pay £30,000 a year for my son to go co-ed?CLAIRE COHENTerrible twos. Threenagers. Are labels prophecies, or problems?CLAIRE COHENTerrible twos. Threenagers. Are labels prophecies, or problems?AdviceWhy the ‘best’ school might not be the best one for your childClinical psychologist Tara Porter shares her advice on finding the academic sweet spot between challenging enough and too intense
Three generations in one home for 15 years: here’s how we do itProperty & HomeI’m glad my grandmother died. She tormented us for 40 yearsI’m glad my grandmother died. She tormented us for 40 yearsWhich grandparent matters most to a child’s life chances?Which grandparent matters most to a child’s life chances?The expert’s guide to grandparenting from afarThe expert’s guide to grandparenting from afarThe Parent TrapTHE PARENT TRAPAlison Lapper: I love my son so much. I miss himThe artist and fourth-plinth muse reflects on her difficult childhood, losing a child and finding purpose in helping young people through art
THE PARENT TRAPAlison Lapper: I love my son so much. I miss himTHE PARENT TRAPTony Hadley: Fans still threw their knickers on stage after I became a dadTHE PARENT TRAPTony Hadley: Fans still threw their knickers on stage after I became a dadTHE PARENT TRAPArlene Phillips: My daughter threw her ballet shoes in the binTHE PARENT TRAPArlene Phillips: My daughter threw her ballet shoes in the binTHE PARENT TRAPNatalie Cassidy: There was no question I would care for Dad when he got illTHE PARENT TRAPNatalie Cassidy: There was no question I would care for Dad when he got illADVERTISEMENTIn the newsParents ‘could face jail’ for saying no to gender transition, PM warnedFormer equality commissioners say legislation designed to ban conversion therapy is ‘ideological, authoritarian and unworkable’
Parents ‘could face jail’ for saying no to gender transition, PM warned‘Scar on the nation’: Milburn report urges local drive on youth jobs‘Scar on the nation’: Milburn report urges local drive on youth jobsLocal pupils could lose place at grammar school in ‘betrayal’ rule changeLocal pupils could lose place at grammar school in ‘betrayal’ rule changeDid AI erase mothers’ complaints about natural birth ideology?Did AI erase mothers’ complaints about natural birth ideology?Best schoolsPARENT POWERSchool league tables 2026: the best UK secondary schools revealedThe top schools are preparing pupils to be curious, problem-solving and risk taking, ready for anything that comes their way — as well as academic success
PARENT POWERSchool league tables 2026: the best UK secondary schools revealedSecondary schoolsThe best state and grammar schools in the UKSecondary schoolsThe best state and grammar schools in the UKSecondary schoolsHow to know — and cope — if your child is a geniusHow to know — and cope — if your child is a geniusThe best private schools in the UKSecondary schoolsThe best private schools in the UKSecondary schoolsBest of parentingHere come the dadfluencersMums have dominated the parenting influencer sphere — until now. Meet six men sharing the unvarnished truth of fatherhood with their followers
Here come the dadfluencersI home schooled my children till 16 — all four got into OxbridgeI home schooled my children till 16 — all four got into Oxbridge‘We got a call yesterday. Birth mum’s had another baby’‘We got a call yesterday. Birth mum’s had another baby’NEWSLETTERWe are here to accompany you through every stage of parenthoodNEWSLETTERWe are here to accompany you through every stage of parenthoodADVERTISEMENTRead moreNov 2, 2026Thank heavens for Jack Dee. He makes this new game show fun for allThose who like the comedian’s deadpan shtick may find something to enjoy in this new format that pairs comedians with clever youngsters
My night at a rave in a sauna as a midlife mumIt’s the new going-out trend for people who want to dance and feel virtuous. Is this what Gen Z call fun?
The ‘baby zoomers’ in their twenties who aren’t waiting to have kidsMeet the Gen Z couples who have bucked the trend and cracked on with having children. So far, they have no regrets
PM has betrayed us, say parents of valproate childrenBefore entering No 10 the prime minister supported the families scarred by sodium valproate. They’re still waiting for action
I know what it’s like to find out your father is a child abuserAuthor James Dakin, 56, made the discovery at 18. He describes his complicated feelings
I’m 31. I’ve moved back home — and so have my adult siblingsLike many of her generation, Lara Bowman has returned to the family nest. The only thing that has changed since she left is the contents of the fridge
It’s the new going-out trend for people who want to dance and feel virtuous. Is this what Gen Z call fun?
Meet the Gen Z couples who have bucked the trend and cracked on with having children. So far, they have no regrets
Before entering No 10 the prime minister supported the families scarred by sodium valproate. They’re still waiting for action
Author James Dakin, 56, made the discovery at 18. He describes his complicated feelings
Like many of her generation, Lara Bowman has returned to the family nest. The only thing that has changed since she left is the contents of the fridge
