By baby No 2, I just wanted a good night’s sleep. But my journey into baby tech taught me something else, writes Sophie BrickmanWhen my daughter Ella was little, I’d often see various tech products on my Facebook feed purporting to calm parents who wer…
‘There is so much bad behaviour everywhere’: how to raise a good child in a terrible world
Amid Trump, #MeToo and rising hate crime, science writer Melinda Wenner Moyer decided it was time to learn how to stop her kids becoming ‘assholes’. Her research became an unusual, much-needed parenting bookWhen Melinda Wenner Moyer looked around in th…
The children of 9/11: haunted by their fathers’ last hours, some dread the anniversary
Children who lost a parent that day share a burden of grief, prying questions and ubiquitous footage of the disaster that killed their parentsRobyn Higley has always hated September. It’s the month when everything bad happens, when her spirits, general…
Science project reveals high lead levels in schools’ water
Concentrations at 14 sites were five times higher than recommended limitIt was meant to be a straightforward school project to spark children’s curiosity about water.But pupils at 14 schools taking part in the Great British Water Project have made a fa…
NHS gender identity clinic whistleblower wins damages
Child safeguarding expert awarded £20,000 after bringing claim against Tavistock and Portman trustA child safeguarding expert who faced vilification after raising concerns about the safety of children undergoing treatment at a London NHS gender identit…
Let parents decide on Covid jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, say vaccine advisers
Boris Johnson is heading for a clash with backbench MPs over plans for mass vaccination of teenagers Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageParents should choose whether they allow their children to be vaccinated against Covid-19 i…
‘A kick in the teeth’: British mothers and pregnant women fear return to workplace
Companies recalling staff this month have been accused of not offering flexitime and failing to protect employeesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBefore the pandemic, every morning and night was a cycle of stress and rushing …
Give pupils Covid jab to prevent virus running through UK, expert says
Sage scientist’s call comes after JCVI says net health benefit in giving jabs to 12- to 15-year-olds is too smallCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSchoolchildren should be given the Covid vaccine to avoid allowing the virus to…
This is what I tell friends who are torn about having children | Hadley Freeman
That your life becomes entirely about your kids once you have them is not proof that’s how life should beI am of an age when most of my social group is in their late 30s and early 40s, and, as has always been the case, the majority of my friends are wo…
UK decision on Covid jabs for children expected imminently
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation holds long discussion on the issue followed by a voteCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA decision on extending Covid vaccinations to 12- to 15-year-olds is expected to be announc…