Babies’ sleep patterns can be challenging – here’s why you shouldn’t despair
On Baby Sleep Day, here are some insights that might help get you through the long, broken nights
Exercise is more precious than ever. So let’s stop scaring kids off PE
Cutting PE lessons to boost exam results is madness – especially as we now know physical activity aids academic performance, says the sports writer and author Anna Kessel
Discriminating against pregnant women is not just wrong, it’s foolish
Women are still hit by the motherhood penalty at work, with lower wages and stalled careers. If men did more childcare this would change, says Rowan Davies, head of policy at Mumsnet
Maude Julien: ‘How I escaped from my father’s cult’
Maude Julien’s father tried to turn her into a ‘superhuman’ through a series of cruel experiments. Now aged 60, she recalls how she survived
Wales bans intimate piercings for under-18s over health fears
Law forbids practitioners from working on areas including tongue, breast and genitals
‘I knew I was in labour’ – why are women being turned away from hospital during childbirth?
As a number of women recount how they were mistakenly told to go home and wait, before giving birth on the pavement or in a lift, experts warn that more investment in early-labour care is needed
Dentists warn of child tooth decay crisis as extractions hit new high
NHS surgeons removed multiple teeth from under-18s in England a record 42,911 times in 2016-17, figures show
Tech bosses limit their kids’ time on smartphones: why shouldn’t we?
Parents focus on harmful content, but limiting the time teenagers spend on mobile phones is imperative, writes author and academic Jean Twenge
Living in a big, noisy household is fun and healthy. Why are we selling up?
Our plans for downsizing, forcing our kidult children to move out and rent, seem increasingly unattractive
India bans condom adverts during primetime TV
Move is aimed at protecting children but campaigner warns it could undo decades of progress on sexual health