Parenting Archives

Planning your family holiday

A guide to getting it right for specific age groups, and ensuring everyone gets the most out of their holiday – together.

Psychologies

2 March 201019 February 2022

Rob Reiner’s son Jake Reiner quietly marries eight months after parents’ deaths – as he reveals his grief ‘manifests into rage’

The 35-year-old has married Maria Gilfillan in an intimate ceremony following an unimaginable family tragedy – but says every morning brings a painful reminder of everything he has lost

Donna Smiley

7 September 20266 September 2026

True Crime

Inside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial: The chilling final texts to her husband before killing her three young children

The Massachusetts mother killed her children before attempting to take her own life. Now a jury must decide whether Lindsay Clancy deliberately planned the killings or was suffering from severe mental illness that left her unable to understand her actions.

Donna Smiley

16 August 20262 September 2026

True Crime / Family & parenting / Mental health

Jury deadlocked in Lindsay Clancy murder trial – as judge orders more deliberations

Jurors deciding whether a mother who killed her three young children was criminally responsible have failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Now, after four days of deliberations, they have been told to keep trying.

Donna Smiley

2 September 20262 September 2026

Family & parenting

Why families get stuck in the same arguments – and how the break the pattern

Keep revisiting the same old arguments? Here’s why conflicts get stuck on repeat – according to a family psychotherapist.

Lily Smith

2 September 20261 September 2026

Family & parenting / Mental health

The childhood experiences that can leave you doubting yourself as an adult

Psychologist Dr Emma Kavanagh explains how parents with strong controlling or antagonistic traits can influence a child’s sense of reality, self-trust and identity — and why understanding these patterns can help adults make sense of their past. The relationship between a parent and child shapes some of our earliest beliefs about love, trust and who […]

Sally Saunders

7 August 20266 August 2026

Family & parenting / Mental health

Why being the Golden Child can be just as bad as being the Scapegoat: The hidden impact of narcissistic family roles

Being treated as the family favourite might seem like a blessing, while becoming the family scapegoat can feel like a curse. But psychologists say both experiences can leave lasting emotional wounds, shaping self-worth, relationships and identity well into adulthood. Many adults spend years wondering why they struggle to trust themselves. Why criticism feels devastating, they […]

Sally Saunders

13 June 202612 June 2026