We must untangle the web of contradictions around breastfeeding

Response: A focus on failure and guilt leaves little room for discussing the joy of feeding your baby, says Kate Evans

Oliver James: Family under the microscope

Your son may be daft but he's probably fine. The alarming rate of distress among 15-year-old girls, meanwhile, affects all classes

Government should rethink policy of schools staying open during pandemic before they return from summer holidays, say experts

Confusion and worry at the school gate following latest figures released by government

Maureen Freely: Denis Walsh may be right that epidurals bring their own risks, but he shouldn't tell mothers about the moral value of pain

Anne Weyman: Messages on preventing pregnancy and disease have left better forms of contraception ignored

BBC North America editor, Justin Webb, on his son being diagnosed with type-one diabetes

Children whose parents remain married but frequently argue do worse at school, new research claims

Rowenna Davis: We need a new sex education system to counter the view among young people that HIV and Aids are not their problem

Marianne Kirby: If your child is fat, it's far more important to let them know they are loved than to encourage them to diet