Starmer will bin the two-child benefit cap and outdo New Labour on tackling poverty – I’ll bet on it
Polly Toynbee
On the Aylesbury estate in London this week, I met residents who recall the impact Blair had. This government will go even further, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Letters: Robert Hardy, Mandy Lane and Rita Hawes respond to an article on hands-off Norwegian parenting, talking of the freedom they had during childhood in Britain decades ago
What I wish you knew about your child’s mental health: how aiming for high self-esteem is a mistake
Dr Bill Garvey
High self-esteem is fragile, says developmental paediatrician Dr Bill Garvey. There are three pillars to helping children build a more stable sense of self
Baring the bump: how celebrities are leading a shift in maternity fashion
‘Will I just disappear?’ Laura Marling on the ecstasy of motherhood – and why she might quit music
‘I am happy to see how my baby is bouncing’: the AI transforming pregnancy scans in Africa
Labour has power at last. Will it use it to scrap the inhumane two-child benefit cap?
Ruth Patrick
Shoes too small, not enough food to go around: children I work with are suffering the effects of this catastrophic policy, says Ruth Patrick, professor of social policy at the University of York
The first summer I …
I dared to leave my three young children and spend a month with strangers – and it was blissful
Saima Mir
Motherhood had stripped me of everything that came before. In a small Italian villa, I was reunited with my old self, says writer Saima Mir
Euro visions
How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail
In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country – and no one bats an eyelid. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse?
