Evidence-focused look at how parents’ smartphone use around children affects connection and development.
Practical discussion of teaching children anatomically correct names for genitals.
A parent seeks workable approaches for an almost-9-year-old refusing everyday basic skills.
Evidence-minded question on whether babies benefit more from beloved rereads or a wider book rotation.
Concrete discipline question: choosing an appropriate home consequence after a school behavior report.
Car-seat safety discussion on when toddlers should stop rear-facing.
A practical new-term roundup covering lunch boxes, stationery and school-ready gear for kids and parents.
From loafers to lunch boxes to fancy stationery, these picks for kids, teens and grownups will bring that new-term energy, whatever your age • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Shiny shoes. Freshly sharpened pencils. New rucksack . Back-to-school season is here, and even for those of us no longer in full-time education, the energy of this time of year is undeniably one of fresh starts and renewed momentum. A couple of well-chosen items, from a notebook to inspire ideas …
A personal column about discovering, during a pre-university Ikea trip, which everyday domestic skills her son lacks.
The pre-university shop is the moment you find out how much domestic wisdom you’ve managed to impart. In my case, none I have yet again found my ultimate tribe in a high-street shop, this time Ikea. As far as the eye could see, there were middle-aged women trying to choose kitchen essentials for their late-teenaged sons, for whom the next chapter of life, in which they move to another city and never once use a kitchen, cannot commence fast enough. I don’t know where all the girls were – did the…