From the moment you find out that you are pregnant, intense desires can be evoked to love and nurture your baby and to protect it from harmful experi…

Some time ago I was listening to a programme on Radio 4 about parenting teenagers. One call from a listener brought a message which stuck with me; 'a…

Kids need dads. Through you, your sons learn how to be men and your daughters learn how to have relationships with great men when they grow up. Your…

Stepfamilies are created when two parents separate, and one or both of them enters into a new relationship. They’ve always been around but where in t…

Snow White is haunted by her narcissistic stepmother until she comes of age and finds herself in a position (with a little help from a love struck pr…

A phenomenon rarely commented on in society is the significant minority of grandparents, who having had their their children when young, are now faci…

Many women and some men suffer from difficult feelings following the birth of a baby. We know that the hormones in a woman’s body are adjusting to th…

One hundred years ago, people didn’t have to make a choice about whether to have children or not. Contraceptives and terminations were unavailable. M…

One area which is not often discussed is a couple's sexual relationship after childbirth, in particular, the experience of painful sex and loss of de…

For most mothers, giving birth and becoming a mother is an emotionally turbulent experience.  It is possible to range from feelings of intense joy an…

Investigating the parent vs friend notion. It can be said, that for some parents, they want to be their child’s best friend and want to hear phrases…

A therapist explores how early experience can shape our needs and attachment styles in adult life