Parents and parenting

Your article (Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies, 19 July) suggests that the solution lies in better...

Our teen daughter is a deeply sensitive, perceptive kid who longs for close friendship but often feels sidelined; she reads...

My husband and I have one son, in his late 20s. We’ve always been devoted to him, keep in touch...

My parents got divorced four years ago, at which point my brother and I were both in our 40s, and...

For years, it has fallen to me and my sister to take my mother on holiday. Now, she has a...

My son is moving out. I’m happy for him but I’m bereft. I know “empty nest” is a cliche but...

At the 20-week ultrasound, because of the baby’s position, my partner and I didn’t get any proper pictures to take...

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I was waiting for an overwhelming rush of love, but when I looked...

In the least weird way possible, strapping children to bicycles is a longstanding tradition in my family. My grandparents used...

At my suggestion, my husband and I moved his father to live in a granny annexe of our home. This...