Family

‘It’s frustrating to see immoral videos do so well’: how YouTube sensation Half-Asleep Chris sent a rollercoaster to space and made Bella the cat a star

by The Guardian | Oct 1, 2026 | Cats, Children, Culture, Family, Film, Pets, The Guardian, YouTube | 0 |

His videos of cats, loopy contraptions and theme park rides round the heavens (and his back garden) have notched up a billion views. We meet Chris Burton in the suburban home where it all happensChris Burton is getting ready to...

Healthy Babies programme to be expanded across England

by The Guardian | Sep 30, 2026 | Children, Family, Labour, Parents and parenting, Politics, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Scheme will follow principles of Sure Start, helping families with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with babiesThe government is rolling out a Healthy Babies programme to every local authority in England, as part of its...

‘Whose job is it to empty the dishwasher?’ Experts on the conversations every couple needs to have

by The Guardian | Sep 28, 2026 | Family, Homes, Life and style, Mental health, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

Burnout or breakup are constant dangers when one partner carries too much of the mental load of looking after the home and family. Here’s how to spread the burden more evenlyMany households have an imbalance in domestic duties,...

‘I’d like to explain why I was such a monster back then’: six writers on the apologies they wish they’d made

by The Guardian | Sep 27, 2026 | Books, Bullying, Children, Family, Fostering, Health & wellbeing, Life and style, Nikesh Shukla, Parents and parenting, Relationships, Sexuality, The Guardian | 0 |

From making life hell for a young teacher to doubting the motives of a caring foster mother, Olivia Petter, Derek Owusu, Annie Lord and other writers repent for past bad behaviourAt school, I was not a good girl. Actually,...

‘I turbocharged my career then pressed eject’: why couples are getting divorced later

by The Guardian | Sep 27, 2026 | Divorce, Family, Family finances, Law, Life and style, Marriage, Money, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Financial pressures, legal changes and shifting attitudes may help explain why couples are staying married for longer“We don’t know anyone whose marriage hit the skids after just a few years,” Celia said, reflecting on her...

My son has left home – and I feel full of complicated joy | Zoe Williams

by The Guardian | Sep 22, 2026 | Family, Higher education, Life and style, The Guardian, Universities, Young people | 0 |

I took him to university this weekend, and it reminded me of the exhilaration of suddenly having your own space, absolutely separate from your motherWhen kids are small, and their expectations of an event diverge from yours in...

The kindness of strangers: I was a ball of stress taking my four children on an international flight – then a passenger tucked a blanket around my sleeping son

by The Guardian | Sep 20, 2026 | Air transport, Australian lifestyle, Family, Parents and parenting, The Guardian | 0 |

Walking on to the plane with the kids in tow, I could almost hear people think, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to be seated next to them!’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI won’t lie – I was having nightmares before the...

Singer Becky Hill looks back: ‘Aside from the music I was making, I hated every minute of my 20s’

by The Guardian | Sep 20, 2026 | Becky Hill, Culture, Dance music, Drum'n'bass, Family, Life and style, Music, Photography, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndromeBorn in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Becky Hill is a singer and...

‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home

by The Guardian | Sep 19, 2026 | Ageing, Bereavement, Death and dying, Family, Life and style, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

From old love letters to pieces of string, our homes are stuffed with stuff. When it comes time to empty a parent’s home, sorting the junk from the memory can be overwhelmingSoon after her marriage in 1952, Ellen Rogers’ mother,...

Don’t be afraid to be masculine, laugh more, and phone your mum: letters to our sons, by Stephen Graham, Riz Ahmed, Danny Dyer and other wise men

by The Guardian | Sep 19, 2026 | Adolescence, Culture, Danny Dyer, Family, Life and style, Men, Parents and parenting, Riz Ahmed, Romesh Ranganathan, Society, Stephen Graham, Television & radio, The Guardian, Tom Daley | 0 |

The Adolescence actor and the psychologist Orly Klein asked fathers to write to their sons. The results – from famous dads to the wisdom of strangers – were moving and motivating. Here’s a selectionWhat can I say? From the...

‘Everyone assumed it represented a poo emoji!’ 27 writers on the greatest cake of their life

by The Guardian | Sep 19, 2026 | Baking, Cake, Dessert, Family, Food, Life and style, The Guardian | 0 |

From the blissful threat of ‘death by chocolate’, to a book made of sponge and the lemon drizzle to end them all, these are the bakes that left the biggest impressionsThe Sorting Hat sponge I made for my son’s Harry Potter party...

‘We’ve been on a good run lately. We’ve not had a row for weeks!’: Coleen and Wayne Rooney on marriage, mistakes and making reality TV

by The Guardian | Sep 19, 2026 | Coleen Rooney, Culture, Family, Football, Life and style, Reality TV, Sport, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, Wayne Rooney | 0 |

His on-pitch triumphs (and off-pitch scandals), her turn as Wagatha Christie … for years, the football power couple have made headlines, despite efforts to keep their lives private. So why are they now about to reveal all on...

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