Family

Family issues for women in midlife are distinct from the earlier challenges. Parenting teens brings a host of concerns, ranging from wrangling your almost-adult into doing chores to more serious problems like eating disorders and self-harming. And we often care for older family members as well. You’ll find stories and advice here that relate to the real problems we experience now.

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Thinking about splitting up? Divorce advice for midlife

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Noon Icon: Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates had an impressive career in tech before her life as a philanthropist and campaigner. Now is her next stage.

Saying goodbye to the family home

After the pandemic, Jane Green and her husband were left with an empty family home. Here's how she moved on

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Sibling advocacy: How I learned to speak up for my brother

Speaking up for disabled siblings is an important role that women in midlife assume more and more often. Kate Spicer tells her story

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The reality of coping with anorexia

One mother reveals what the unvarnished truth of parenting a child with anorexia

How to talk to children about consent

Get advice from parenting expert Alicia Drummond on how to talk to children and teens about consent

My mad life: Caring for an autistic teenager

Midlife for Sarah Shackleton revolves around the needs of her autistic son

What mums can't do (according to their daughters)

You've heard of U and non-U. As the mother of a teen, you should know about Mum and Non-Mum

The joy of lockdown with teenagers (really)

A year of lockdown with children was difficult -- but it provided unexpected benefits for Clover Stroud and her teenager

We moved to Spain. Then got divorced. Should I stay or should I go?

Jane Mitchell spent 16 years as a homemaker. Divorce left her wondering who she was...

How my husband fell apart during lockdown

Amanda Easter suffers the side-effects of the pandemic

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