Parenting

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
Ruth Talbot

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’

New government figures confirm that single parents are far more likely to be living in poverty than couples. Ruth Talbot, founder of Single Parent Rights, calls for change

Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
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Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’

Without good parenting role models while growing up, what is a new dad supposed to do?

‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
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‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence

The Boiling Point director’s new four-part Netflix drama focuses on toxic masculinity

Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
Marvyn Harrison

Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
Letter To My Younger Self

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Letter To My Younger Self

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’

The existential agony of being a parent
Sam Delaney

The existential agony of being a parent

Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way
Sam Delaney

Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way

‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’
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‘After 200 rejections, Big Issue Recruit helped me land the ideal job for me’

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
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Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
Food poverty

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids

Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
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Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
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Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids

10 ethical Father’s Day gifts from The Big Issue Shop
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10 ethical Father’s Day gifts from The Big Issue Shop