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A moment that changed me: I gave up my job – and found my self-esteem

When my boyfriend asked if I would move with him from London to Washington DC in December 2017, I said yes right away. He...

Skincare for tweens is booming. But they already look perfect… | Eva Wiseman

I didn’t see the aurora, but I tried. At 10 or 11pm, I looked out of my bedroom window and squinted, and saw only...

We’ve been replaced in our kids’ affections – by their grandparents | Séamas O

Having left our children with nana and grandad for three days, the inevitable came to pass. Not only did they go to sleep for...

The thing about parenting is that it is, basically, financially ruinous | Séamas O’Reilly

One of the things about writing a parenting column is that expectant parents sometimes ask me for advice, as strange as that may seem...

‘He’s having fun!’: why children should be encouraged to play with mud

Michael Follett is a specialist in children’s play and is passionate about the importance of playing with mud. “It’s so tactile,” he gushes. “You...

I thought I was laid-back about my sons leaving home. My WhatsApps tell a different story | Emma Beddington

‘Texting your teenage son is like texting a guy who has no interest in you” goes a meme that has re-emerged recently, piercing in...

Why Irish names are tongue-twisters for English speakers | Séamas O’Reilly

I have a new niece, as my sister Fionnuala and her husband Adam welcomed Sadhbh (pronounced: Sadhbh) into a grateful world this week. At...

Parents are anxious, lonely, overwhelmingly stressed – and their crisis affects everyone | Emma Beddington

It is the kind of statistic that makes you do a double-take, because it can’t be right. It is, though: 41% of US parents...

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