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Traditional toys are getting digital makeovers for tech-savvy children
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A baby changes everything. So how does it feel when they’re all grown and gone? Photographer Dona Schwartz meets expectant parents and empty-nesters
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Stella Grey needs cheering up after a man keeps her waiting – perhaps lunch in Paris with a ‘French doctor’?
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Readers’ favourite photographs, songs and recipes
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Livvy has been brought up by her mother and her aunt. The three have lived as a family since she was born – and it has worked beautifully. Now they are campaigning to get alternative family units like theirs recognised in law
teenage special
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Having hardcore punk musicians for parents has been a noisy delight for Holly MacHenry – and an education
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We asked young readers, aged 13-18, to share their experience of growing up with parents and siblings. Funny, moving, revealing – here are some of the replies
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A guide for adults who don’t want to shame teenage family members in front of their friends, or make themselves look stupid
opinion
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Is it safe to drink during pregnancy?
Amy WesterveltThe norms around drinking while pregnant seem to change every couple of decades. Is it ok to have an occasional drink, or is it better to extra cautious? -
A study has found that new couples wait for five months before uttering the three magic words. But how can you really tell if your new partner is for keeps?
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Like Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Seidan, many heterosexual couples don’t agree with the institution of marriage – they should not be discriminated against
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Having a child doesn’t mean you have to stop going to the theatre – or stop making it. Babies can open up new possibilities in the arts
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White Hollywood stars with black children have an important role to play in speaking up against racial discrimination in Hollywood
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Our society – and capitalism at large – depends on the unpaid labour of women. But there’s evidence that our gendered assumptions are hurting men too
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I lost my father to alcohol, in every sense. We still live in fear for his future, but we finally have a relationship again
advice
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Ask Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis Morissette: my friends are freeloaders. How do I make them pay?I want to be clear that you setting a boundary is not being confrontational
love & sex
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A trauma in his past means he is terrified that I will get pregnant, but I’m desperate. I can’t go on without sex. Pamela Stephenson Connolly advises
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At least those who are rejected on Tinder don’t know about it. We had to cross a dance floor and risk being snubbed
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As a youth worker, Amy Barwise is used to dealing with pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, but after a week of revelations at home and work she decided safer was better than sorry
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Mark, 26, recruitment specialist, meets Adam, 29, healthcare manager
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I want to be clear that you setting a boundary is not being confrontational
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I have a successful career and am generally happy. But as soon as I start to feel close to someone, they back off. Is it me or them?
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Swipe Right is our advice column that tackles the tricky world of online dating. This week: grappling with frustration when nothing seems to work out
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Our young son died suddenly. It’s hard to cope with people’s reactions