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  • Economist Emily Oster at her home in Providence, Rhode Island, July 2021

    Questions to ask yourself … to be a more confident parent

    Emily Oster, parenting guru and professor of economics, offers advice on finding your way as a parent
  • FILE PHOTO: Pieces of Lego bricks are seen in a shop in Paris, France, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo

    Why have my son and daughter suddenly made friends now?

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Illustration of a shiny red apple, on a white background

    What makes apples red and where does air come from? Try our kids’ quiz

  • Children playing on their way home from school, Rhymney, Wales, 1975

    Nostalgic memories of home and a carefree childhood

  • How do we tell our young daughter that she has a half-brother?

  • Judge illustration of a man on his mobile phone

    You be the judge: should my boyfriend stop trolling rightwing social media accounts?

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Opinion

  • Many people presume that the maternal instinct switches on at birth, but relatively new research tells us that the maternal brain circuitry established in pregnancy primes a new mother for learning in parenthood

    New mothers don’t need to be bombarded with unsolicited advice – they need reassurance

    Jodi Wilson
  • Olga Mecking

    From ‘gestation’ to ‘gentle’: across Europe, why do we talk about parenting in English?

    Olga Mecking
  • Emma Beddington

    Why tell someone ‘I love you’ when you could overfeed, ridicule or ignore them?

    Emma Beddington
  • A mother bonding with her baby boy at home

    I thought I could be a ‘cool mum’ – just strap my baby to me and keep living life as usual. I was so wrong

    Tara Kenny
  • Emily Oster

    We can tell the truth about pregnancy without scaring women to death – in fact, it’s vital that we do

    Emily Oster
  • two anonymous women drinking coffee seen from above

    Sharp and curious, my 85-year-old neighbour wades into conversations with a joyful openness

    Nova Weetman
  • Someone sleeping on a couch next to a table of half-empty wine bottles.

    An evening of grief once turned into my most liberating New Year’s Eve

    Shanti Nelson
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Advice

  • Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    How do we tell our young daughter that she has a half-brother?

  • Two women holding each other

    Sexual healing
    My lover and I can’t stop having sex – and it’s disrupting our working lives

  • Church congregation<br>Families worshiping in church

    Ask Philippa
    A very nice man is interested in me, but I don’t feel a spark

  • Three network didn't help when a Vodafone customer was accused of owing it money.

    Consumer champions
    My identity had been stolen but Three failed to respond

Love & sex

  • Martha Beck at home in New Hope, Pennsylvania, December 2024.

    The anxiety secret: how the world’s leading life coach stopped living in fear

  • illustation of people having sex

    We need to liberate sex from shame and fear

    By being true to ourselves we can find greater enjoyment and a deeper connection
  • Illustration of a question mark with a big stitched-up heart on it, with hands on each side, plus smaller hearts and a diamond ring, against purple background

    Questions to ask yourself … to fix your love life

    Dr Orna Guralnik, clinical psychologist and Couples Therapy star, on the prompts that could help your relationship
  • Lachlan and Agnes

    This is how we do it: ‘We don’t share the intimate details of the sex we have with other people’

  • Blind Date Felix &amp; Erin

    Blind date: ‘He handled an allergic reaction with stoicism, while I fretted about having to tell the Guardian I’d killed my date’

  • Painting: The Lie by Félix Vallotton.

    My friend has left her husband for a man I detest. Should I tell her how I feel?

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