I went to a sex spa for the super rich
A raft of high-tech sexual performance enhancement treatments are being offered in hotels. I checked into one for an intimacy MOT
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Not speaking to your children? Smartphones have a lot to answer for
Parenting should be a pleasure as much as a duty
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Kemi is right: Children need their fathers
But politicians may not have the solution to this problem
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My ex-boyfriend broke up with me because ‘we inhabit different worlds’ – should background matter?
It seems a curiously old-fashioned idea that childhood, schooling, religion or one’s family could dictate who you end up with
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If I’d known my husband would make such a fuss about his Covid jab, I’d have gone on holiday
As booster season begins, so does the self-pitying from our other halves... Ladies, you have been warned
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I desperately need a sweet little cottage in the country. But rich Londoners have bought them all
The allure of the country promises long dog walks, cosy pubs and plenty more space than in the capital
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Learning to fly at 11 is a typical posh-child hobby, like beagling or quail raising
Prince George has certainly trumped his classmates with this new perfectly-posh pastime
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Dear Richard Madeley: My daughter’s naughty dog wreaks havoc whenever he comes over
He’s a lovely pooch, but he does cause undue damage to our furnishings. How do we bring up this issue with her?
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Dear Richard Madeley: Ever since my affair, my children have been cold and distant
I feel that their mother has provided them with a false narrative – but all I want is a healthy relationship with my kids
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My kids are still living at home in their 20s – how can I get them to move out?
We’re excited about exploring the world when we retire, but we can’t while our children stay put instead of renting their own place
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10 last-minute half term ideas that won’t cost a fortune
From board games to bonfires, here’s how to keep the kids entertained and not glued to a screen all week
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I’m 28 and earn more than £60,000 – but I still can’t afford to have children
Like me, almost every young woman I know feels that motherhood is out of reach. If we are going to break the cycle, we need change
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Vanessa Feltz: ‘I was quite suggestible and basically up for it’
The television personality talks about her school girl flirtations, her journey to Cambridge University and her thoughts on marriage
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£250 gift vouchers and a brace of pheasants: how Christmas gifts for teachers got out of hand
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, being gift-shamed by other parents is the last thing anyone needs – but it hasn’t stopped some...
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The ‘tough love’ school that puts its pupils in a boxing ring
For teenagers excluded from mainstream education, an academy in east London offers a fresh start with life skills taught by throwing punches
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Schools that get the most pupils into Russell Group universities: search your area with our postcode tool
With places at the UK’s top universities limited, which schools are the top recruiting grounds for the Russell Group institutions?
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‘My daughter had a meltdown and never returned to school’
The struggle for some children to remain in class is not a simple case of truancy. Here parents and children share their stories
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Ban smartphones from schools, says major UN report
Report warns excessive mobile phone use is associated with poor educational performance and emotional instability
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‘My child was missing school because of illness – but I was accused of making things up’
A broken education system is the reason so many pupils are missing from class, argues one struggling mother
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Would you tutor your toddler to pass the 4+ exam?
From now until February, selective schools will be testing under-fives to determine to whom they should offer a place – cue parental panic
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I went to a sex spa for the super rich
A raft of high-tech sexual performance enhancement treatments are being offered in hotels. I checked into one for an intimacy MOT
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Dear Richard Madeley: My narcissist sister is going after my friend’s husband – should I warn them?
She used to be a model, and I know how irresistible she can be when she is focussed on a man
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My wife won’t work – so we’re pulling the children out of private school
She would rather we uproot our children’s lives than sacrifice her yummy mummy lifestyle and pick up a few hours a week in an office
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I divorced my husband because he couldn’t put his phone down
As our relationship with tech becomes more engrossing, digital addiction is being increasingly cited in marital breakdowns
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Dear Richard Madeley: My technophobic older boyfriend refuses to use a bill-splitting app
My friends all prefer it – and I don’t want him to bully anyone into paying more than they can afford
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Dear Richard Madeley: I hate the expensive watch my girlfriend bought me
It’s a lovely gesture, but it’s incredibly uncomfortable. Is a staged mugging the only option?
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Dear Richard Madeley: My wife has been cheating on me for a year – how can I forgive her?
She doesn’t want our marriage to end, but I feel utterly betrayed by her lies and deceit
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I’ve been looking after my grandson for three weeks straight – I’m delighted school is back again
I’ve been a parent – and I don’t want to be one again
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The vital life skills your grandchildren aren’t learning
We’re raising bright kids, but can they boil an egg? Jo Dunbar explores how grandparental wisdom can plug the gap in practical knowledge
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‘I want to be a grandparent but my daughter doesn’t want children’
With the UK’s birth rate at its lowest since records began, experts offer advice to the people navigating later life without grandchildren
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My in-laws blame the grandchildren for every sniffle
Cases of shingles, flu and chest infections have been unfairly levelled at our kids – and I’m sick of the situation
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Considering the financial strain the Government puts on our business, I think it’s only fair
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Dear Richard Madeley: My ex is using me for sex, but I still have feelings for her
The relationship feels transactional, but I’m worried I won’t meet someone new in my 60s
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Dear Richard Madeley: Should I come out to my dying father?
I’ve been in a civil partnership for many years, but I’ve never told him. Is it too late?
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I’m teetotal and my annoying husband isn’t
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