‘Mummy was the light of my life’
But Daddy was chilly and remote. Oliver James discovers what made Penelope Leach such a powerful advocate of 'child-centred' parenting.
‘I would love someone to look after me’
Controversial childcare guru Gina Ford is known as the queen of routine. But, as Oliver James discovers, her childhood was anything but.
Female sex illness: is it in the head or genes?
Talking point: Many women lose interest in sex - but the battle now is over whether lucrative drug treatment can help them, reports Jo Revill.
Mind the gap
Charlotte Moore: Inclusion in the mainstream is the new mantra. But autism is more than a learning difficulty, it's a way of being.
The great guilt debate
Parents are probably right to worry about the effect they're having on their children, says Oliver James.
My Ab Fab family
In the sitcom inspired by Jessica Howie's mum, Lynne Franks, the daughter Saffy was the sensible one. Real life was a bit different.
Fat chance
A new report says childhood obesity means parents may soon outlive their overweight kids. Kate Hilpern looks for a way out.
Hard labour
Controversial childbirth expert Michel Odent now claims that 'industrialised obstetrics' could be to blame for autism and drug abuse. Joanna Moorhead reports.
IVF errors and questions of race
Dea Birkett: Why has the response to the black IVF twins born to white parents been so hysterical?
‘There is a huge amount of pressure’
Four women give their opinion of smoking and pregnancy.