4 h. ago Please, yell at kids! Five lessons I’ve learned about good parenting from around the world

I traveled from Mozambique to Finland to learn parenting hacks, and came away with the same lesson: parenting is hard everywhere, but nowhere is it as lonely as it is in the USFour years ago, scarred by the pandemic experience of trying to care for two toddlers in isolation, my husband and I decided we wanted a built-in community. We were tired of being the ones solely in charge of organizing, feeding, disciplining and playing with our kids.On a whim, we moved halfway across the world to Singapore to live next door to our best friends, Jeremy and Melissa. We aren’t polyamorous, hippies or reckless. Just another set of tired parents, exhausted by trying to do it all with little support. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Please, yell at my kids! Five lessons I’ve learned about good parenting from around the world

I traveled from Mozambique to Finland to learn parenting hacks, and came away with the same lesson: parenting is hard everywhere, but nowhere is it as lonely as it is in the USFour years ago, scarred by the pandemic experience of trying to care for two toddlers in isolation, my husband and I decided we wanted a built-in community. We were tired of being the ones solely in charge of organizing, feeding, disciplining and playing with our kids.On a whim, we moved halfway across the world to Singapore to live next door to our best friends, Jeremy and Melissa. We aren’t polyamorous, hippies or reckless. Just another set of tired parents, exhausted by trying to do it all with little support. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago Keir Starmer reveals how breakfast clubs helped his family as 750 schools begin rollout

Keir Starmer said getting a proper breakfast makes 'a massive difference' to kids’ ability to learn and make friends - and offers extra childcare to parents in the morning

Society

28 h. ago Last year, a town’s primary schools banned smartphones. This is what happened

Just under a year ago, headteachers at primary schools in St Albans told families their learning environments would be smartphone free and urged parents not to give their children the devices until the age of 14. Nearly a year into the experiment, Holly Bancroft explores the impact at one school

Events

47 h. ago Last year, an entire town’s primary schools banned smartphones. This is what happened

Just under a year ago, headteachers at primary schools in St Albans told families their learning environments would be smartphone free and urged parents not to give their children the devices until the age of 14. Nearly a year into the experiment, Holly Bancroft explores the impact at one school

Events

55 h. ago Which sleep approach is best for your children? The battle rages on

Forget politics, nighttime hibernation in early parenthood can tear friendship groups apart, says Eilidh Dorgan, who learnt the hard way

Events

6 d. ago 8 lessons I’ve learnt that other food allergy parents should know

While each family’s experience is different, here are some pearls of wisdom that can make life with food allergies a little easier.

Society

7 d. ago Parents to get help teaching children basics to be ready for school with new website

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has spoken to The Independent about the new School Readiness website to teach basic skills like going to the toilet or putting on coats as parents learn which primary school their child will attend

Society

1 week ago Strictly's Stacey Dooley says it was 'entirely my fault' in 'unhinged' family admission

Stacey Dooley has opened up about becoming a first-time mother and how she underestimated the challenges of parenthood - and it seems she learned the hard way

Events

2 w. ago A moment that changed me: I brought a baby gorilla home – and learned so much about being a parent

The seven months I spent hand-rearing Afia fast-tracked me through every stage of parenting: love, laughs and pride, followed by inevitable separation and lossIt was 2016, and I’d been a zookeeper for seven years. I lived with my partner and two stepchildren in a Victorian terrace house in Bristol. We’d met when her kids were four and eight, so I had not experienced the early baby stages, the sleepless nights, nappies and bottle-feeding.But that was about to change. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Here are three surprising things I've learned which could help Scots pet parents

An award-winning dog trainer who quit a career in teaching to follow her passion has revealed the biggest surprises she has encountered since working with man's best friend.

Politics