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The Latest Articles by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The tussle between two firms says a lot about the difficulty of getting your baby to sleep safely

Wildly differing views about cosleeping and products like baby pods abound online. I admire those who offer clear, sensible support, asks Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Better mental health care around pregnancy exists – I’ve seen it. Why aren’t all women getting it?

The tragic loss of a mother of three highlights how widespread perinatal mental illness is – and that care is patchy and underfunded, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Princess Beatrice has chosen to protect her new baby’s privacy online – good for her

Until recently, everyone’s children were waving from the proverbial balcony on social media. You know the tide has turned when even the royals have stopped, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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What price a wonderful Santa memory for you and your kid? Try £24: ‘ho, ho, ho’ not included

The ‘blatantly fake beard’, the ‘cheap red suit’? It must be that time of year again – the season of the great fleecing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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It’s heartbreaking so few children read for pleasure – and sad to know the reasons why

When people face financial pressure and child poverty is so high, it’s hard to prioritise family reading, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Meet Ms Rachel, the YouTube goddess worshipped by toddlers and parents alike

Her videos offer so much more than speech therapy and a brief respite from childcare: she is part of the fabric of our lives, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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People around the world are appalled by Trump’s win, but women have been gripped by a visceral horror

The hatred of this far-right misogynist administration has been written on women’s bodies. You don’t have to be American, pregnant or a mother to feel it, writes Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Don’t ‘boy mum’ me. These stereotypes around raising children do enormous harm

Biology can play a role in how girls and boys behave. But it’s parents who turn small differences into big ones, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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To men who still want ‘proof’ of women’s pain: be careful what you wish for

A UK school’s botched plan to require a doctor’s note for period pain shows we’re still not trusted over our own suffering, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Is it any wonder our kids don’t eat their greens when the veg we provide is so insipid?

Parents are under too much pressure to make every meal an organic delight, but healthy, affordable produce would help, writes Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Great men do wear their babies – the days of criticising a father for carrying his child are over

In response to a call-out, I was inundated with moving messages from dads about how much they loved their baby slings, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Parental leave isn’t a holiday or a ‘year off’ – so don’t pit parents against workers

Caring for your infant can be magical and mind-expanding, but it’s labour too. We all need respite from the rat race, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Meet the postpartum punks – a primal scream in the face of all tradwives

North London band Pushy Pushy Pushy have made it their personal mission to carve out space for mothers in the music industry, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I’m with Kirstie Allsopp – parents have to let go, and allow their kids to roam

The TV presenter has been criticised after her son went Interrailing at 15, but isn’t taking risks part of growing up, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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An anti-childcare movement is spreading online – it’s both disturbing and regressive

Ignore the trad wife influencers: wanting or needing space from your child is not just normal, but healthy for both of you, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Narcissistic, invasive, annoying? No way – the voice note is a lifeline

From a quick message of support to a moan about your in-laws, the sound of a human voice is a blessing to a frazzled parent, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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When is inconsolable crying a sign of something worse? Parents aren’t getting the advice they need

Too many are dismissed, while others are overdiagnosed. And the catch-all diagnosis of ‘colic’ isn’t helping, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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A few days of sunshine won’t fool me – we’re in the UK’s worst summer ever

It’s July! It should be all about picnics and ice-creams, not plastic rain ponchos. I have officially lost my joie de vivre, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Pop the champagne, dance for your kids: if Labour wins, I’ll be celebrating like my parents in 1997

On 5 July, I want my son to see me happy and hopeful, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Millions go to the polls in general election – as it happened

Polling stations opened at 7am, with voting taking place until 10pm on Thursday night

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Girl in the Making by Anna Fitzgerald review – an affecting coming-of-age debut

A girl’s childhood is vividly chronicled in this novel of a large family in 1960s and 70s Dublin

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How did the Greens get it so wrong on ‘natural’ birth?

The party has backtracked on a policy to reduce childbirth interventions. Questioning the use of C-sections harks back to the days of ‘too posh to push’, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Where to start with: Rachel Cusk

From a novel sequence that dispenses with much of what we expect from fiction to fearlessly honest memoirs of motherhood and divorce, Cusk is a challenging writer. But also a genius

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My old headteacher has been convicted of sexual offences against pupils. But why did justice take so long?

Concerns about Neil Foden’s behaviour were raised years ago. We need to understand how such abuse is enabled, writes Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Mumsnet has its flaws, but the depth of experience shared on it is extraordinary

From allergies to hen do beefs, the parenting site’s users cover it all. I just wish they wouldn’t use the word ‘hubby’, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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