Fathers-to-be, trust me, watching your children being born is not traumatic

Ally Fogg: Media misrepresentation of research into life-threatening labour complications has real and harmful consequences

How can I spot signs of antisocial behaviour in my child?

Luisa Dillner: A hostile, defiant child who lies or bullies could be more than usually naughty

UK packed lunch – show us what’s inside your school lunchbox

A leading nutritionist has said what's inside school children's lunchboxes isn't much healthier than a canteen meal - what's in your lunch box? Share your picture to create a UK map

Sleepless nights with screaming babies can ruin your marriage and your health

A screaming baby or a TV in a child's room can lead to the parents' divorce, claims new series

Horsemeat scandal ‘could make pupils switch to unhealthy packed lunches’

Nutritionist warns that parents may be put off canteen meals, but just 1% of packed lunches meet nutritional standards

My six-year-old still wears nappies

Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader worried that her son has to wear nappies at night because she hasn't trained him not to

How music helps children to deal with bereavement

A charity is helping children cope with the death of a parent and express grief through writing and playing songs. Stephanie Theobald listens in

Breastfeeding saves lives – it’s time for warnings on formula milk

Ros Wynne-Jones: Breastmilk could save 830,000 babies' lives a year. Westerners squeamish about warnings on packets should see the big picture

Sex education: what 10-year-olds want to know

Pupils want to know about puberty and their changing bodies, rather than the mechanics of sex, says Clare Horton

Andrew Solomon: ‘I’m one of five parents with four children in three states’

The author talks to Carole Cadwalladr about his 11-year mission to write an epic about family strife and his own challenges as a gay father