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    Why the Instagram-friendly movement espoused by the likes of Dr Becky Kennedy is stressing some parents out

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    In a tight labour market, employers must make a costly, precarious childcare market their problem too

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    For two weeks I tried to build a new healthier relationship with technology — with mixed results

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  • Friday, 18 February, 2022
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    For many women, the resounding certainty of one’s declining fertility puts hard roadblocks on one’s ambitions

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    As Omicron burnt through the population, children proved easy tinder. The silence from politicians is deafening

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    Employers who support paternity breaks and promote flexible working are likely to stand out in a competitive labour market

  • Friday, 26 November, 2021
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    Multitasking MPs must be allowed proper maternity cover

    Constant juggling between home and work life is dreadful, but occasional flexibility is necessary

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    Failed government attempts to cajole people into having children ignore the bigger picture

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    ‘Our children are coming to terms with a different life’

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