5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (73+ words) The Times Half-term with my anxious child nearly broke me " how can I help her? Our Send agony aunt offers advice to a mother whose daughter's generalised anxiety disorder is having an impact on family life Challenge yourself with today's…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (63+ words) The Times Bye bye, baby " so why is Britain's birth rate crashing? The number of children being born is at its lowest level in 50 years. Should we be worried? Challenge yourself with today's puzzles. "1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (62+ words) The Times I had always been ambitious " then I had children Jessica Barrett climbed the career ladder, but the arrival of her second child heralded a new role: stay-at-home mum Challenge yourself with today's puzzles. "1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (415+ words) It was everything, from dinner table conversations to carrying a ball everywhere to always having a football kit on, be it a Luton kit, West Ham or a Seattle or Phoenix kit when my dad [Harry Redknapp] coached in the…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (457+ words) I'm so sorry, but also I think you have nits," my lovely British husband, Tim, said, hugging me on a grey London afternoon, my head under his chin, where he could see the critters clearly. So having to learn to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (482+ words) My mum always said I was incredibly curious or just very nosy, because I was always asking everyone questions. Even if one of my parents" friends came over and I"d never met them before, I"d go straight in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (289+ words) What is going on here? What leads an animal to find caring for something else as rewarding as caring for itself, and at times to sacrifice its needs completely on the altar of its children? It is this that Preston,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (532+ words) When was the last time you judged another parent? I'm guessing it might have been pretty recently, what with all the evidence before me " namely, dozens of hours listening to mums and dads casually slag each other off and endless…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (315+ words) They say that the most stressful life events are death, divorce and moving house. I'd add a fourth: steering your teenager through their GCSEs. (I can't bear to think about A-levels.) My almost 16-year-old daughter is sitting her first exam…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (371+ words) My baby was born six weeks before my birthday. My 41st birthday, that is, and I really want to tell you how great that has been. How, for me, this is the best decade in which I could have become a…...