Family
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At an exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood, a collection of doll’s houses offers an insight into the families who created and played with them. Below, children’s author Lauren Child talks about her lifelong fascination with doll’s houses
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I dislike my selfish brother who gets to spend Christmas where he wants, but I’m always expected to celebrate it with my mum. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I struggle with the idea of the value of money, especially when so much of it supposedly disappeared after the crisis in 2008
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Emily Chappell: The LittleBig extendable bike seeks to solve the age-old problem for children that love to cycle – that they just won’t stop growing
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The boxer talks about why his father encouraged him to start boxing as a boy and life with his extended family all around him
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Gaby Hinsliff: It’s a warning light flashing. In a healthy society parents would be happy to let their children cope on their own
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Analysis Mothers face medication dilemma
Investigation into death of Charlotte Bevan looking at whether she stopped treatment so she could breastfeed baby -
Child born with lifelong damage after excessive drinking by mother is not entitled to compensation, judges say
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Midwives at St George’s hospital in London say outcomes are better for women giving birth in midwife-led centres and at home
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Child born with lifelong damage after excessive drinking by mother is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation, court rules
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Peggy Young took her employer to court for placing her on unpaid leave when she was pregnant, but what about women who suffer in silence? We want to hear your stories.
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Jessica Valenti column If we truly valued motherhood, we would actually do something to help pregnant women
Jessica Valenti: For all of the court cases and conservative rhetoric, we’re failing global norms on nearly every policy that would support mothers, parents and families -
NHS guidance from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence suggests 45% of births ‘unsuitable’ for labour wards
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Since the 1960s, UK births have increasingly taken place in the stressful environment of hospitals, but as this week’s guidelines highlight, there was never any proof that this was the safer option
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Tests on descendants of last Plantagenet king point to ‘false paternity event’ and reveal he may have been blue-eyed blond
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Open thread: Nativity plays have been changing with the times. Tell us if they should include aliens and lobsters or stick with tradition
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Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan launch judicial review after trying to hold ceremony at town hall and being turned away
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David Boyle: Buses are good for the soul, offering up life and conversations you might otherwise not encounter. Children should hop aboard
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Although the name, popular among Islamic parents, will maybe one day become the country’s favourite, it has not happened yet
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Couple sought out gender selection treatment, which is illegal in Australia, after having three boys
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Luisa Dillner: An unhappy marriage could break your heart. Is it better to leave a difficult relationship that might make you ill – or to fix it?
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A 24-year-old man, badly abused in childhood, feels desperately helpless. Mariella Frostrup says his letter shows his determination and advises professional help
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House prices drive thirtysomethings out to smaller cities
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The National Theatre is putting on Treasure Island for Christmas. Beneath Robert Louis Stevenson’s vivid pirate adventure, it’s really a story about family relationships, says the former poet laureate
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Headmistress of St Paul’s girls school says parents try to ‘clear everything out of the way so nothing can go wrong’
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The big birthdays are meant to be the scariest, but new research shows that we take the year before them the hardest – having affairs or running marathons. Oliver Burkeman, 39, and others come clean about being on the cusp
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June Mottershead’s father founded Chester zoo in 1931. It was also the family home and as she grew up many of the animals became her friends – especially Mary, their first chimpanzee
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Readers’ favourite photographs, songs and recipes
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The letter you always wanted to write
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Projecting status is a key topic among men who think that talking to women demands technique
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After nearly 40 years of estrangement, Ian Clayton got a phone call from his dad to say goodbye – he was dying. It was the trigger that led to a reunion and a new, belated understanding of the father by the son
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‘After a while, it becomes clear that the missing drums must have been nicked. There is no other explanation’
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Enough of the one-size-fits-all approach. What women need are individually tailored feeding plans developed before the birth that are actually achievable
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I’m worried about his mental health – he has been through bereavement, divorce and redundancy recently. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Women! Stop being so ostentatious