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We were excited to get ‘free’ childcare for our son. Then the government said he didn’t exist

The extension of free nursery hours to two-year-olds has been blighted by all-round confusion, says the Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Adults can see the horror in Gaza, but how best to talk to children about it?

Across Britain, families are calling for an end to the violence. But what should be shared and discussed with younger members, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Michael Sheen as Nye Bevan is a call to arms at the NHS’s moment of maximum peril

The Welsh actor’s performance at the National Theatre is timely. Let’s just hope it’s not too late to save the patient, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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When dads get into character for World Book Day

Letters: Retired army major Richard Amey on how he put his construction skills to good use for a costume. Plus letters from Bryn Hughes, Nick Cuthbertson and Liam Clancy-Kerrigan

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Tears, fancy-dress tyranny and tedious discourse: it can only be World Book Day

The pressure can be overwhelming – so I gave up on green eggs and ham and found a low-effort solution, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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How do you grieve for a child who barely lived? A new book has some profound answers

Tamarin Norwood’s son, Gabriel, lived for 72 minutes. Now she has written a memoir of her pregnancy and his death, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Call the midwife! No matter how bad you’ve heard care can be, ‘freebirthing’ is not the answer

Giving birth at home without medical support is simply dangerous, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Something strange has happened to high street clothes – so I’ve taken action

We’re all being fleeced. Now I have a far better wardrobe of secondhand gems I’ve found online, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Arrogant parents and extravagant tantrums: all the world’s a stage in our precious playgrounds

Children’s play reveals a lot about life – making it all the more vital to rescue Britain’s playgrounds from austerity and decline, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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A hospital helped me and my baby at our most vulnerable. I wish I could protect it now

Many mothers feel a bond with the people who support them through childbirth: seeing them anxious about their jobs is hard to bear, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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This was the year I nearly resorted to an elite baby sleep trainer. But there is another way

After a tired and desperate 2023 with our baby, finally my family found the deep bliss of sleep, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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If you are childless, and not by choice, how do you get through Christmas?

So much of the festive season is built around children. Amid the celebrations, it’s OK to give yourself space to grieve, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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My advice about the stress zone that is toddler mealtimes: do your best and get by – everything else is just noise

Any manual I wrote would have feeding tips certain to outrage the nutrition influencers of Instagram, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Motherhood is exhausting - but this week I was reminded that we’ve come a long, long way

An exhibition on women’s activism drove home how much more involved dads are now, and that we have 1970s feminists to thank, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I want my son to wear fun, colourful clothes – but boys’ fashion is so boring

Finding brightly coloured boyswear devoid of superheroes or heavy plant machinery is no mean feat, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I resist sharenting on social media. Does that mean my son and I are missing out, or is it just safer?

Posting can turn into a privacy risk – and in a changing online landscape, it’s become another parental identity marker, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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My breakdown and what it taught my daughters

Letters: I’ll never go so far as to say that it was worth getting sick, writes Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco, but there has been a silver lining

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I feared my mental health struggles would hold my son back, but I’m starting to see they could help him

Some of the best parents I know have lived with anxiety and depression, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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My son’s face lit up at Winnie the Pooh – and my misgivings about Disney melted away

All it takes is the opening credits of a Disney film to whisk me back to my own childhood, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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For too long, women have been bullied and demeaned by lad culture

Letters: Readers respond to Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett’s article on the rife misogyny of the 2000s, and reflect back on previous decades

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The 2000s lad culture that Russell Brand epitomised wasn’t funny then. It looks even more hideous with hindsight

Young women who challenged the swirling misogyny were bullied and harassed – it’s high time we listened to the victims of that era, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Why is mum-shaming still a thing in 2023? Is it because society still won’t let women fully express themselves?

‘Bad mother’ behaviour seems to include anything that even hints at maternal ambivalence or a desire for more freedom, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Mothers should beware unethical marketing by formula firms

Letter: Commercial milk formula advertising can frame normal behaviour as pathological, says Dr Tony Waterston

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Formula milk advert restrictions are patronising – let parents decide what’s best

For those who can’t breastfeed, or choose not to, our present laws and the stigma attached to bottle feeding are unhelpful, says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Having a baby does mess with your memory. I’m glad I recorded the truth – good and bad – in real time

Most of us quickly forget the reality of early parenthood, but writing it all down was one of the best things I’ve ever done, writes Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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