How much screen time should I let my teenager have?
A new study says that up to six hours a day is perfectly normal, and unlikely to do any harm – as long as your child is doing fine at school and getting enough exercise
Robots can take our jobs, but they will never render obsolete our love
Loose canon: Yes, a machine could technically breastfeed a child. But only a mother can provide that vital human expression of a love that overcomes exhaustion
Can acupuncture relieve your baby’s colic?
A new study suggests so – but don’t start sticking needles into your child. A detailed look at the results shows things aren’t so clear cut
How risky are caesarean births?
This week an inquest found that Frances Cappuccini, a 30-year-old primary school teacher, died unnecessarily when a caesarean went wrong. What are the dangers – and the facts?
I’m 13 and worried about being fat
My friends are all skinny and happy and I can’t talk to my parents about my obsession with my weight. It’s driven me to the edge. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
A moment that changed me: holding the newborn baby I never thought I’d have
As a gay man I doubted I’d become a father. With my son in my arms for the first time, I wept – for myself growing up in care and for the future with a family
The sad truth about having a baby: ‘cattle’ care is now the norm
A new report confirms our worst fears about lack of midwives and lack of continuity. The situation is frustrating and dangerous – and it’s getting worse
Experience: I had a stroke while I was pregnant
‘I tried to sit up, but the nurse told me that I would fall out of bed, because I had no sitting balance. I thought, “Are you on crack? Of course I can sit up!” But she was right: I was paralysed down my left-hand side’
Here’s the real recipe for healthy eating: a big fat serving of education
Artificial sweeteners might be fattening us up, say scientists. It’s time to ditch the diet drinks, gen up and take responsibility for bad food habits
‘As she is born, part of me is dying’ – how becoming a mother changes you
Books speak of pregnancy as a pastel-hued dream. But the idea that suddenly you have so much more to lose can be frightening