A foster mother – and adopter – on why Cameron’s changes to the adoption process are a step too far.

When a couple is planning to have children, they should discuss their views on parenting, before the birth.

What’s up with Millennials and marriage? In 1960, more than half of all 18 to 29-year-olds were married. Today, Pew Research shows it’s just one in five.

It’s crucial that parents manage their own anxieties about their kids. “Ask yourself, ‘Is this a bad situation or just uncomfortable for me?’ If your kid looks to you, you want him to see you saying, ‘go for it.’ No parent is able to do this all of the time, but we have to realize we can’t make the world totally safe for them.”

After a difficult childhood, the author explains why she will always be the best mother she can be.

No wonder there seems to be a growing thirst not just for authoritative parenting advice, but the science behind that advice. At least two books published in the past year are aimed squarely at parents and parents-to-be who want to know the nitty-gritty of studies covering everything from home birth to vaccines to pacifier use.