Changing nappies, juggling schedules, trying to maintain some semblance of personal hygiene… motherhood is no joke. Taking care of children really is a full-time job; in fact, it’s two and a half, according to research which has found that the time mothers spend on parent-related tasks is equal to a 98-hour work week. The US […]

As two recent instances of child-on-child sexual assault hit the headlines, a look at the challenges of parenting in an age saturated with sexual imagery The question doing the rounds this week was: ‘What are children getting up to these days?’ It wasn’t asked with mild exasperation, but grim worry. In parks and on social […]