‘My bears are my lifeline’: the adults who sleep with soft toys
A third of adults cuddle up to teddies every night for emotional comfort – and research shows there are real health benefits
Why do I keep breaking my resolution to have a vasectomy?
I definitely don’t want more kids – but my visions of scalpels are so much worse
‘When I became a mother I realised how hard it is’: how the parenting experts parent
What does a dietician feed their children? Does a dentist rule out sweets? And how does a psychologist cope with troublesome teens?
We need to redefine manhood. Our warped ideas are causing a mental health crisis
Our society reinforces the worst kinds of masculinity – and I’ve seen it ruin lives, says poet and writer JJ Bola
Michael Rosen: ‘Stories hung in the air about great-aunts and uncles who’d gone’
Searching for the missing pieces in his family brought poet and author Michael Rosen closer to the horror of war
Our first Christmas as empty nesters
The kids have left home, and we’re not really coping, so this seems like the perfect chance to lure them back
How to be hopeful: Jung Chang on the moment she knew Mao’s China would become less brutal
The author reflects on an inspiring photograph taken soon after her parents were released from Mao Zedong’s labour camps
How to be hopeful: Nina Stibbe on why optimism is a gift – even if all your plans fall through
The novelist and diarist refused to hope, until she saw how much her sister gained from it, regardless of the outcome
Boys born underweight ‘more likely to have infertility problems’
Experts say men have a higher risk of reproduction issues if born below average size