Parenting

How to have a difficult conversation about porn and sex with your teens

Eleanor's Letter: Alcohol & other things we inherit as mothers and daughters

What legacies do we get from our mothers ... and what do we hand down to daughters? Eleanor Mills spoke with a mother-daughter duo who have both struggled with alcohol. They share their emotional 'pack ice' and the family's difficult legacy

How to cope with empty nest syndrome

It can be difficult when your child leaves home. Here's how to cope with empty nest syndrome ... and make the most of what comes next.

'My Mother Saw Parenthood as an Affliction'

When she was eight years old, Leah McLaren’s mother left family life for a glamorous job in the city. In this extract from her memoir, Leah reflects on her mother's ambivalent feelings towards parenthood now that she herself is a mother.

How Parents Can Support Their Child Through an Eating Disorder

Throughout her late teen years, Megan Ravenhall found herself in the grip of an eating disorder. Though she feels she has still not fully recovered, Megan reflects on how her parents' support led her to ultimately choose life.

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Love Island, porn and Generation XXX

ITV's Love Island glorifies a culture of sex without feelings. But there is a very dark side to all this and it's time we addressed it writes Eleanor Mills.

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