Family | The Guardian Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Print subscriptions
Sign in
Search jobs
Search
The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian

Family

  • A leatherback turtle, the largest of all sea turtles.

    A moment that changed me: I dived into the shadows of a shipwreck – and saw the 5ft turtle that altered everything

    After a season of loss and sadness, scuba diving had brought me some peace. When the beast burst out of the wreckage to join me, it provided an invaluable lesson in perspective
  • Amelia Abraham for The Observer Magazine

    Maybe baby: could a fertility coach help you make an easier parenting decision?

  • Little girl breaking an egg on kitchen counter covered with flour. Girl child learning cooking in the kitchen at home and making a mess.<br>PGDX6T Little girl breaking an egg on kitchen counter covered with flour. Girl child learning cooking in the kitchen at home and making a mess.

    Working from home is all very well – unless your daughter is there too

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Illustration showing good and bad mood on a woman by representing it with thunderstorm or sun above her

    Why am I so angry when I’m with my mother?

  • Portrait of Puk Qvortrup standing in a field in Denmark wearing a red top and orange skirt

    ‘Reality hit: I was about to give birth to a dead man’s child’: I became a widow and single mother aged 26

  • Illustration of a red fox on a white background

    How many types of foxes are there and who invented wigs? Try our kids’ quiz

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Opinion

  • Brian Hanson-Harding

    After years of obsessive learning, my piano sits silent – and I’m happy with that

    Brian Hanson-Harding
  • Adrian Chiles

    My dad has died but his watch ticks on. Why does that feel so heartless?

    Adrian Chiles
  • A child slurps spaghetti

    Mealtimes can be daunting for a child who is autistic or has ADHD. Here are five ways to support them

    Stella Boyd-Ford and Clare Dix for the Conversation
    From identifying ‘safe foods’ to having a designated plate and cutlery, there are a few practical ways to make mealtimes more manageable
  • Zoe Williams

    Why does Father’s Day always mean more work for mothers?

    Zoe Williams
  • Young dad Paul Pocock from Washington, Tyne and Wear, with son Kai. Paul has completed parenting courses run by Charlie Thompson in neighbouring Sunerland. Commissioned for Family support project for teenage fathers

    My son is suspicious of the idea of Father’s Day. Why would he want to celebrate the lesser of his two parents?

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Rachel Cooke

    Wake up and smell the yorkshires – Sunday lunch is back!

    Rachel Cooke
  • Zoe Williams

    How much do you love your children? With prom season approaching, it’s time for more competitive parenting

    Zoe Williams
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Advice

  • Mum Dad arguing with child stuck in the middle

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My working-class dad sent me to private school – now I feel that I’ve failed him

  • A woman wearing a towel and looking towards the floor

    Sexual healing
    My partner wants me to ejaculate – and I’m not sure it’s possible

  • Illustration showing good and bad mood on a woman by representing it with thunderstorm or sun above her

    Ask Philippa
    Why am I so angry when I’m with my mother?

  • A learner driver policy ends when holder passes their test.

    Consumer champions
    Car insurer charged £40 to cancel learner driver policy

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Love & sex

  • Loretta and partner for G2 - How we met Pictured in Stoke Rochford, 2023

    How we met: ‘I’d stopped appreciating new things because I was always on my own. Now, I really enjoy them’

  • A foot being tickled with a feather.

    ‘Incredibly intimate’: can 25% of people really orgasm from tickling alone?

    The results of a new survey are eye-opening – but have a lot to do with the proclivities of those being asked
  • Young woman reads a book on the beach

    No, being single doesn’t make me miserable. It’s the key to living my best life

    Jill Stark
    I feel more at peace with myself at 48 than I ever have. Far from feeling like a lesser path, my life feels expansive
  • Coogee Run Club after running from Coogee to Clovelly as dawn breaks.

    Run clubs, book readings and salsa: the gatherings pulling gen Z off their screens

  • ‘He made me see the lighter side of life’: Heather and Rhodri in 2008

    The moment I knew: in his hospital bed, he ripped off his oxygen mask and said he loved me

  • Illustration of Mila and Oliver being catapulted

    This is how we do it: ‘The threesomes are on hold while we try for a baby’

  • Lucy Holden surrounded by her nine matchmakers

    I asked my mum, my ex and seven others to find me a date. Could I fall in love?

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Most viewed