family

I don’t want another child

Posted September 20th 2010, by Lucy Beresford

I’m 37, with two children aged three and five, and I don’t know whether I want another child. I thought I did, but when I recently missed a period, I was absolutely terrified and started panicking about how all our plans were going to be ruined. But I was one of three siblings, and I have a [...]

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My sister has been living with us for a year

Posted September 14th 2010, by Lucy Beresford

My sister, 37, left her husband a year ago and since then has been living in our spare room. We don’t mind having her live with us, but I’m concerned that since she made the decision to move out, she hasn’t moved on at all. She is, in theory, trying to work things out with [...]

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Who is to blame when girls turn sleazy?

Posted September 10th 2010, by Louise Chunn

Louise Chunn believes the parents of Rooney’s escort girls shouldn’t apologise for their daughters’ bad behaviour

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Brood awakening

Posted September 8th 2010

Having children affects how our brains develop, and forces us to learn flexibility and new skills. David Servan-Schreiber explains why bringing up a child can be the best therapy

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Why some family values should be your own business

Posted September 2nd 2010, by Louise Chunn

Under suspicion of an ‘improper relationship’ with a man, Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about his wife’s struggle with infertility. Louise Chunn wishes he hadn’t

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In-laws or out-laws?

Posted August 26th 2010

What is it about ‘Shall we visit my parents over the holidays?’ that strikes dread into so many of our hearts, asks Linda Blair, and what can we do to make relations better?

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