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Ofcom report reinforces online safety concerns as social media apps show significant growth among youngest
The Conservatives are right to focus on the problem — but more than free hours is needed to help both parents and society
Jonathan Haidt argues that social media and gaming have disastrously rewired childhood, but haven’t we been here before?
China has been way ahead of the west in seeing the dangers of raising a generation of zombies
Direct financial incentives are defeated by much stronger social trends
With ageing populations and dementia rates rising fast, the family home — worth more than ever before — is increasingly the focus of discord
The UK’s childcare crisis is taking another bite out of the older woman’s retirement prospects
Employers are under pressure to offer more help to ‘trailing spouses’
Mental healthcare can be life-saving, but Abigail Shrier argues that most therapeutic approaches have serious side effects and few benefits
Developed economies need to be better prepared for a drop in younger workers
The extension of adolescence and higher costs of settling down are increasing the burdens on modern parents
Experts warn ‘patients will suffer’ as students drop out and nursing course acceptances fall by 12%
The country’s twin expenses of education and housing is putting young couples off having children
Finnish demographer Anna Rotkirch assesses how young people view having children and suggests we may need a societal rethink
Books about the dark side of bringing up children are a useful corrective — but the upsides warrant investigating, too
A recent cohort has come out of the shadows of geekdom to combine imaginative themes and beautiful design
Data shows that limiting payments to 2 children hits those in Midlands and North West hardest
HMRC ‘needs to do more to inform taxpayers of responsibilities’
The correct mixture of openness and deceit to prepare young people for the world is always up for debate
Economist Claudia Goldin has helped narrow the gender pay gap. But working practices are still an obstacle to progress
New mothers and employers are navigating new and evolving patterns of work
Access to childcare is a challenge that ultimately affects everyone. What role can employers and policymakers play?
City and Wall Street employers are introducing better benefits for new fathers — but there is more to do
Millions of staff secretly juggle busy jobs with demanding caring duties that need more recognition
Parents have always fretted about what goes on behind closed doors — but societal shifts and tech dominance mean concerns are now more fraught
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