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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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Carrying a child in a sling came naturally to me as a father

Letters: Iain Forsyth and Steve Ford recall their baby-wearing days

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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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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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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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I’ve always been untidy. Nothing prepared me, however, for the mess having a child would make

‘Sad beige’ lover or slummy mummy? You’re damned either way when it comes to cleanliness and parenting, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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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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