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Hand-wringing about ‘nepo babies’ obscures some uncomfortable truths around class privilege
Gen Z’s teens are learning to self-moderate their screen time
Services for the most vulnerable in society are being undone by funding cuts and collapsing social care infrastructure
. . . but getting the messaging correct is not always child’s play
My phone allows me to monitor my daughter’s late night journey home. But is that a good thing?
Parental anxiety is contagious but we constantly push for our children’s successes and intervene in their failures
We asked people about their experiences of childcare and their views on the UK system
From saving pocket money to better budgeting and giving to charity, children’s financial habits are changing
Pre-school provision suffering from a debilitating mix of under-investment, rising bills, shortages of qualified people and low morale
‘A shared culture creates the basis on which a company can continue to prosper as control passes from one generation to the next’
Tantrum-free travel, from luxury play-dens in the Maldives to Scottish camper-van escapes
A memoir by Russian-American writer Keith Gessen offers insight into all parental anxieties from birth to flying the nest
It’s partly about safety, partly about consent — and partly about the speed at which tech is developing
Respondents call for policymakers and employers to help shoulder the costs
A muddled mix of private providers and patchy government funding creates barriers for parents in the UK
I have to learn how to be an autonomous adult again
We asked our readers to share their experiences and tips on coping with anxiety and stress in young people
Protectiveness comes with some downsides, which states should try to mitigate
We asked FT readers to share their views on the respectful parenting movement, and their relevant experiences — here is what they sent us
Thrust into stardom as young as five or six, can they understand the world they’re in?
Three in four women with children are in jobs, showing pandemic pressures did not force women out of labour market
How the difference in parenting styles explains the two countries
Lack of funding, fearful parents and the car’s supremacy mean that children increasingly play in a way defined by adults
Britain has strict rules governing foreign nationals with school age children
The famous psychoanalyst’s granddaughter spent much of her life publicly opposing his theories
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