Drinkers want children kept behind bars

In pubs across Britain children have become the most unpopular customers with drinkers calling on landlords to bar them

Dad rules

This is what some unscrupulous papers do. They notice normal things and suggest terrifying explanations

I froze my eggs

In a bid to stop her biological clock, 34-year-old Fleur Britten had her eggs frozen. But will it be worth it?

Slummy mummy: "Better speak the truth rudely than lie covertly"

Advice for the domestically challenged

The dark ages

The guide for the modern grandparent

A family expert explores what we expect from the modern grandparent and how much time they should spend with grandkids

Ask your father: Does God have a mummy?

Expert advice on what to do when your child asks... Does God have a mummy? Charlotte, 6

Do try this at home

Afternoon games

Was Larkin right to blame parents?

Writers attending The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival give their responses to the poet's cynical view of parenting

How to cope with after school tantrums

Asha Phillips's reissued best-seller Saying No describes how to handle a child who is good at school but a nightmare at home