Is the nuclear family disappearing?
Social fabric is critical in urban design as we look to service some big demographic shifts.
Families
We’re mad to give our children smartphones
Only by barring under-16s from social media can we break this toxic cycle of anxiety, addiction and mental ill-health.
Folbigg’s freedom fighters who helped end 20 years in hell
In the end, like so many tragedies, a saga that spanned decades and inflicted so much grief was suddenly over. Kathleen Folbigg was free.
‘Striking cognitive impact’: how Covid babies are different
Babies raised in the isolation of the pandemic had an unexpected start to life, and the results are showing. What happened – and will it be permanent?
Two women, a DNA test and the gift of finally knowing Dad
Two girls are born in different states, three years apart. More than half a century later, they ask for the same birthday present. What follows will change their lives.
‘We’ve created a new family’
When you take seniors isolated from family and children craving a grandparent’s devotion, wonderful things can happen.
Long recovery after love sours
Even seven years after separating, the emotional wellbeing of men and women in has not fully recovered.
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