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Whether LGBTQIA+, or sceptical of romantic love as the best foundation for their family, many are looking to the Internet to find co-parenting partners with whom to raise a child.
Vaccine skepticism, and the broader medical mistrust and far-reaching anxieties it reflects, is not just a fringe position in the 21st century.
Many families want to set ground rules to reduce their screen time – and have time to connect with each other, without devices. Here’s where to start.
Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
While the Ruby Franke case is an extreme example, it raises important questions of sharing children’s lives online.
Families in the UK play a significant role in introducing children to colourist views. They can also be instrumental in challenging them.
We tend to think when children are using screens, they are passive and sitting still. But they can move in response to what they watch. Or get inspiration for what to play next.
Engaging in purposeful, meaningful and strategic conversations with children can directly support children’s language comprehension, an important component of reading.
You can donate to environmental charities and even purchase carbon offsets, but not having an additional child typically has a much greater impact.
New research shows that women’s earnings are negatively impacted by having children, while men’s aren’t. The effects can be long-lasting and contribute to the gender pay gap.
Karina Gould’s parental leave is similar to that of many Canadians. Yet there are key differences, and they offer lessons on how parental leave could be redesigned to help more Canadian parents.
Fiction offers precious and sobering insights into the impact of alcohol in the lives of women and children.
Lunchboxes should have food for concentration, growth and health as well as something to drink.
Chances are, your teenager has already seen online porn. How should you respond if you find out they are watching it? What conversations should you be having with young children to prepare them?
However you structure pocket money in your family, it is important to consider it an opportunity to learn about finances.
Raising children with behavioural, developmental or learning difficulties can also make parenting more challenging. So how can parent training help?
For many families, there is a daily battle around getting kids off their screens and back into real life.
From keeping up routines, to making contact with new teachers, there are many things families can do to lay the groundwork for a more positive school year ahead.
Researchers with expertise in parent-child relationships and child development offer 5 tips about how parents or caregivers can find a balance between children’s structured and unstructured time.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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