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WE are lucky enough to see a lot of our two youngest grandsons. They live in the next town but go to school and nursery in our town. With their parents working, that leaves plenty of opportunities for

If you’re a grandparent, you might know how easily a babysitting favour can turn into a day or two of childcare per week. Before you know it, your retirement looks nothing like the peaceful life you i

Lydia Williams, 44, lives with her husband Chris, 50, and their two children, Amelie, 14, and Arlo, 11. Every day, Amelie would come bursting through the front door, full of energy. Her life was a bus

Watching my husband Gary answer the phone, I saw the colour drain from his cheeks as he listened intently. Without saying a word, he handed the phone to me, and I could see a shimmer of tears in his e

Society is failing young boys in a variety of ways, placing even more pressure on parents to pick up the slack. As our writer – a mother of two girls – contemplates a third child, she weighs up whether she is up for the task of raising a boy in today’s world