‘No food should be taboo’: how to tackle your child’s weight – without giving them a complex

A third of children are overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school. Here’s how parents can help them forge good habits and avoid creating lifelong insecurities

‘They are together, they are equal’: the agonising choice facing father of conjoined twins

Separation surgery would save the life of one of the three-year-old girls but lead to the death of the other. Ibrahima Ndiaye tells how he came to his decision

‘My oestrogen levels were all over the place’: when men have ‘sympathy pregnancies’

From morning sickness to a swollen belly, some expectant fathers say they share their partners’ symptoms. But how is that possible?

I learned I could do my job and not feel ashamed of having a baby

As a freelancer, I struggled to separate my work from my duties as a parent – until I realised that the two could exist side by side

‘My mother-in-law called me Walter White’: how magic mushrooms rescued me from grief

After our daughter’s death I was overwhelmed by pain and anxiety. Microdosing home-grown mushrooms helped me cope

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry review – how to raise your kids

What’s the top priority when raising kids? A bestseller on good parent-child relationships

How women anxious to have a baby are being exploited for profit

With the ‘fertility IV’, the wellness industry has hit a new low. Perhaps regulating bodies should take a look, says the author Eleanor Morgan

The infertility premium: how big business exploits our deepest fears about pregnancy

The forced withdrawal of a vitamin drip injection this week has highlighted the growing exploitation of couples who are struggling to conceive

Pregnant smokers warned of ‘potentially deadly risks’

More than 61,399 women still smoking last year at time they gave birth, NHS England says

The Handmaid’s Tale comes to life in Alabama. Women must heed the warning

The indictment of Marshae Jones for the manslaughter of her unborn child shows that misogyny is now state law, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams